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title: "Hawx Pest Control Review"
description: "Hawx Pest Control has a Handshake Score of 6.7 out of 10, ranking #146 of 164 in the West. It has 34,861 Google reviews averaging 4.5."
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# Hawx Pest Control Review

By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026 · Verified October 27, 2026

Review · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hawx-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hawx-pest-control/cancel.md) · [Compare](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/hawx-pest-control-vs-terminix.md) · [Records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hawx-pest-control/records.md)

Hawx Pest Control ranks #146 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 6.7 out of 10.

This page draws on 63 public sources retrieved October 27, 2026, and the record was verified on October 27, 2026. The sources are listed at the end.

## At a glance

- Rank and score: #146 of 164 in the West, Handshake Score 6.7 out of 10; data confidence medium.
- Door-to-door selling: yes, per sourced sales evidence.
- Ownership: PE-backed, parent PCM Growth.
- Headquarters: Ogden, Utah.
- Founded: 2013.
- Services on its record: general pest, termite, mosquito, rodent, bed bug, ant, commercial pest control.
- Record verified October 27, 2026.
- Legal name: Hawx Services, LLC.
- Website: https://hawxpestcontrol.com

## How we scored it

Handshake Score: 6.7 out of 10, #146 of 164 in the West. Each factor is scored from 0 to 10; every point added or taken away is listed with the fact behind it.

- Customer satisfaction (weight 35%): 7.5/10
  - Google 4.53 across 34,861 West reviews
  - Other platforms 1.61/5 (BBB reviews 1.1 company-wide, Trustpilot 1.9 company-wide, HomeAdvisor 4.2)
  - Blended 4.37/5: 94.5% Google, 5.5% other platforms (479 other-platform reviews, 1.4% of the 34,861 Google reviews; the full 40% needs 10%, 3,487)
- Complaint record (weight 10%): 3.0/10
  - 851 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 70,663 (national Google review total: 26 US listings) = 12.0 per 1,000 (company-wide) → 3
- Sales and contract fairness (weight 15%): 4.0/10
  - 12-month minimum term (−1)
  - Early-cancellation fee $175 (−2)
  - Auto-renews (−0.5)
  - Phone-only cancellation (−0.5)
  - Customer accounts of terms misstated at the sale (3 documented) (−2)
- Licensing and compliance (weight 15%): 8.0/10
  - Minor administrative penalty: Solano County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-48-2024-055 (SPCB PR 7723, 3 CCR 6738) ($250, September 17, 2024) (−0.5)
  - Minor administrative penalty: San Bernardino County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-36-2025-073 (DPR PCB 41346, 3 CCR 6738) ($250, November 13, 2024) (−0.5)
  - Minor administrative penalty: San Bernardino County Agricultural Commissioner civil penalty, NOPA EA-36-2025-143 (SPCB PR 7723, 3 CCR 6678) ($250, May 14, 2025) (−0.5)
  - Minor administrative penalty: TDA case 00047639, license 0881442 (Tarrant County): working without an apprentice license, administrative penalty ($1,000, October 27, 2025) (−0.5)
- Legal and regulatory record (weight 15%): 10.0/10
- Workplace score (weight 10%): 5.3/10
  - Employee rating 3.10/5 (Indeed 3.1 from 236)

- Weighted average of the factors above: 6.7/10.
- Review volume 0: 34,861 Google reviews.
- Verification depth 0: 479 other reviews · 236 employee reviews.
- Locations 0: 14 locations.
- Handshake Score: 6.7/10.

## What customers say

- Hawx Pest Control has 34,861 Google reviews across 14 West listings, averaging 4.5.
- BBB (company-wide (HQ profile incl. corporate-owned locations)): 1.06/5, 385 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- Trustpilot (company-wide (hawxpestcontrol.com)): 1.9/5, 13 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- HomeAdvisor (company-wide (‘Hawx - Salt Lake City’ profile filed under…): 4.2/5, 323 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- HomeAdvisor (‘Hawx - Houston’ profile (filed under Ogden, Utah…): 4.2/5, 318 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- HomeAdvisor (‘Hawx Pest Control’ profile filed under Ogden, Utah (1069…): 4.2/5, 272 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- HomeAdvisor (Austin, Texas profile (‘Hawx Pest Control’, HomeAdvisor…): 4.2/5, 81 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- Yelp (Sacramento, California): rating not shown, 457 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- Yelp (Walnut, California): rating not shown, 163 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- Yelp (Riverside, California): rating not shown, 641 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- Negative themes recorded by our researchers: cancellation fees and promises made at the sale (previous-provider fee, easy cancellation); cancellation fees; billing after cancellation; missed or ineffective services.

## Better Business Bureau

- Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A- grade and 851 complaints in the last three years.
- BBB accredited since 2019-10-16.
- BBB customer reviews: 1.06/5 average from 385 reviews.
- Retrieved October 27, 2026.

## Contracts and sales practices

- Door-to-door badge: Yes.
- Sales notes: Hawx sells residential plans through summer door-to-door sales teams (internship listing, Indeed reviews) as well as by phone; customers in California, Texas, Utah and Louisiana describe reps at the door. Los Angeles County’s 2024 suit alleges illegal high-pressure door-to-door tactics (pending, not a finding).
- Company statement (BBB response, 10/19/2026): the customer prepaid the first 12 months; after that initial term the agreement continued month-to-month under the agreement terms. Read as a 12-month initial term that continues until canceled. (counted in the score)
- Company statement (BBB response, 10/05/2026): an early termination fee applies if the agreement is canceled before the term is fulfilled, explained in a ‘welcome video’; the complainant reports the fee as $199. The company does not state the amount. (counted in the score)
- Company statement (BBB response, 08/25/2026): the account ‘would have needed to be canceled by phone’ to be closed, after the customer had sent a written cancellation; the complainant says the contract allows cancellation in writing. (counted in the score)
- Company statement (BBB response, 09/09/2026): general pest control is a quarterly service billed in monthly installments.
- Company statement (BBB response, 08/20/2026): a longtime customer signed a March 2024 addendum extending the agreement three years for a locked-in rate; the early termination fee was applied when it was not fulfilled.
- Website Terms of Use (last updated June 17, 2022): disputes related to the Terms of Use go to binding AAA arbitration with a class-action waiver; Utah law. The terms cover use of the website; the residential service agreement itself is not published.
- Houston, Texas Google reviewer (first-hand, ~Aug 2026): charged a $199 early-termination payment after canceling shortly after signing. (counted in the score)
- Houston, Texas Google reviewer (first-hand, ~Jul 2026): signed up by phone for what she asked to be a one-time treatment, found a 12-month contract and was told she owed 175 on canceling. (counted in the score)
- Los Angeles County (2024 complaint, allegations only): automatically renewing long-term contracts, no simple cancellation method, and a punitive cancellation fee.

## Licensing and registrations

- Status and expiry are as the issuing agency’s record showed them on the date retrieved.
- Utah · Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · 4000 - Commercial Pesticide Business · no. 4000-1752 · status: Active · expires December 31, 2028
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture · Commercial Business (categories PT) · no. 0781208 · status: Active (listed in TDA current-licenses report) · expires April 30, 2027
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture · Commercial Business (categories PT) · no. 0881438 · status: Active (listed in TDA current-licenses report) · expires April 30, 2027
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture · Commercial Business (categories PT) · no. 0881442 · status: Active (listed in TDA current-licenses report) · expires April 30, 2027
- Louisiana · Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry · Structural Place of Business Permit · no. 00209Z · status: Active (as of the April 20, 2026 list) · expires June 30, 2026 · note: LDAF has no web lookup; this is its published PDF list of Place of Business permits revised April 20, 2026. The listed expiry (6/30/2026) has passed; whether the permit was renewed could not be checked (no newer list found), so current status is unverified. Not a confirmed lapse.
- California · Structural Pest Control Board · Company Registration (Pest & Termite Control) · no. 7723 · status: Active · expires December 31, 2035 · note: The company registration and the Walnut branch office are at the Walnut listing address; the Sacramento branch office is at the Sacramento listing address. The Chatsworth and Riverside-area listings have no branch office in the snapshot (not treated as a violation). Expiry dates are as shown in the file (placeholder-style values per the data README).
- Texas · Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (franchise tax account status; Texas Secretary of State registration) · Foreign LLC (formed in Utah); Texas SOS file 0802935019 · no. 32066242721 · status: Right to transact business: ACTIVE; SOS registration ACTIVE (effective 02/13/2018)
- Louisiana · Louisiana Secretary of State (commercial division) · Limited Liability Company · no. 44830558K · status: Active; annual report In Good Standing (last filed 2/5/2026); registered 3/7/2022

## Legal and regulatory record

- Only resolved government actions count toward the score. Summaries are our researchers’ wording of the source.
- [PENDING, allegations only (not findings); not counted in the score] August 17, 2026 · US District Court, E.D. Cal. · lawsuit: Bell v. Hawx Services, LLC: putative TCPA class action over unwanted sales calls. On Aug 17, 2026 the court found the claims adequately pleaded and denied a motion to strike the class allegations; the case was about two years old. Private suit, pending; not scored.
- [Not counted in the legal score; cited as evidence for licensing and compliance] October 27, 2025 · Texas (Texas Department of Agriculture, Structural Pest Control Service) · enforcement: TDA enforcement case 00047639 against TPCL 0881442 (Hawx Services LLC dba Hawx Pest Control, Tarrant County business license): violation ‘Working without an apprentice license’; agency action ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY, $1,000.00; date final 10/27/2025. Minor administrative penalty.
- [Not counted in the legal score; cited as evidence for licensing and compliance] May 14, 2025 · San Bernardino County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · enforcement: County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, San Bernardino County: NOPA EA-36-2025-143 against “HAWX PEST CONTROL, INC.” ; structural (SCP); incident date May 14, 2025; California Code of Regulations Title 3, section 6678; final fine $250. Minor administrative penalty.
- [Not counted in the legal score] January 6, 2025 · California (Los Angeles County Superior Court, 23STCV12811) · settlement: Waters et al. v. Hawx Services, LLC et al. (also captioned Behrman v. Hawx Pest Control Inc.): employment class action against Hawx Services, LLC and Hawx Pest Control Inc. (court category “Other Employment Complaint Case”, practice area Labor and Employment), filed June 5, 2023. Preliminary approval of a class action settlement was granted in January 2025; a final-approval hearing was set for September 3, 2025 (a tentative ruling for that date is listed, its text not visible). The specific claims (e.g. whether wage-and-hour) and the final outcome were not visible on the free docket summary.
- [Not counted in the legal score; cited as evidence for licensing and compliance] November 13, 2024 · San Bernardino County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · enforcement: County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, San Bernardino County: NOPA EA-36-2025-073 against “HAWX PEST CONTROL, INC.” (PCB 41346 = the DPR Pest Control Business license of Hawx Pest Control Inc); structural (SCP); incident date November 13, 2024; California Code of Regulations Title 3, section 6738; final fine $250. Minor administrative penalty.
- [Not counted in the legal score; cited as evidence for licensing and compliance] September 17, 2024 · Solano County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list · enforcement: County agricultural commissioner civil penalty, Solano County: NOPA EA-48-2024-055 against “HAWX PEST CONTROL, INC”; structural (SCP); incident date September 17, 2024; California Code of Regulations Title 3, section 6738; final fine $250. Minor administrative penalty.
- [LAWSUIT OR ALLEGATION, claims are allegations unless the summary states an outcome; not counted in the legal score] August 28, 2024 · California (Los Angeles County Superior Court) · lawsuit: Los Angeles County Counsel sued Hawx Services, LLC on behalf of the People of the State of California, alleging high-pressure door-to-door sales, ‘bait-and-switch’ sign-ups into automatically renewing contracts, no simple cancellation method, punitive cancellation fees and charging for services not provided. Seeks an injunction, restitution and civil penalties up to $2,500 per violation. No settlement, judgment or dismissal was found (allegations only; not scored).
- [LAWSUIT OR ALLEGATION, claims are allegations unless the summary states an outcome; not counted in the legal score] July 17, 2024 · US District Court, M.D. Fla. (8:2024cv01694) · lawsuit: Esposito v. Hawx, LLC d/b/a Hawx Pest Control, LLC (Florida, outside the West). Nature and outcome not verified: Justia docket page blocked by a Cloudflare check; recorded from the search result only.
- [LAWSUIT OR ALLEGATION, claims are allegations unless the summary states an outcome; not counted in the legal score] October 14, 2021 · unknown (classaction.org newswire) · lawsuit: Putative class action alleging Hawx placed more than 100 robocalls (collection calls) to a consumer after she asked it to stop. Private suit; not scored.
- [COMPLAINT RECORD, a count or summary of complaints, not findings; not counted in the legal score] October 27, 2026 · BBB (Mountain West & Pacific Southwest; HQ profile covering corporate-owned locations nationwide) · complaint-summary: BBB HQ profile for Hawx Services, LLC (Ogden, Utah): A- rating, accredited since 10/16/2019, 851 complaints in the last 3 years and 123 in the last 12 months, covering HQ and corporate-owned locations (branch profiles in Walnut California and Houston Texas roll up to the same count).

## Mentions, awards and claims

### Mentions

- [LA County Sues Hawx Services Pest Control Alleging Illegal High-Pressure Sales Tactics and Charging for Services Not Provided](https://lacounty.gov/2024/08/28/la-county-sues-hawx-pest-control-alleging-illegal-high-pressure-sales-tactics-and-unfair-business-practices/) (County of Los Angeles (press release) · August 28, 2024 · news): County Counsel’s consumer-protection suit against Hawx Services, LLC over door-to-door sales, auto-renewing contracts and cancellation fees.
- [Los Angeles County Files Lawsuit Against Hawx Pest Control For Alleged Deceptive Business Practices](https://hoodline.com/2024/08/los-angeles-county-files-lawsuit-against-hawx-pest-control-for-alleged-deceptive-business-practices/) (Hoodline · August 30, 2024 · news): Local news coverage of the county’s lawsuit.
- [WATCHED LIKE HAWX: Hawx Services, LLC Stuck In TCPA Class Action Over Unwanted Pest Control Calls](https://natlawreview.com/article/watched-hawx-hawx-services-llc-stuck-tcpa-class-action-over-unwanted-pest-control) (National Law Review (Troutman Amin) · August 27, 2026 · trade-press): Legal commentary on the Bell v. Hawx TCPA class action in the Eastern District of California, which survived motions at the pleadings stage.
- [Hawx Pest Control Hit with Class Action Over Alleged Collection Calls](https://www.classaction.org/news/category/hawx-llc) (ClassAction.org · October 14, 2021 · news): Newswire item on a 2021 robocall class action against Hawx.
- [Hawx Pest Control Soliciting (r/ElkGrove)](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElkGrove/comments/1uf00y5/hawx_pest_control_soliciting) (Reddit · reddit): Elk Grove, California resident says a Hawx rep ignored a no-soliciting sign and rang and knocked.
- [Experiences with Hawx pest control? - Elk Grove, California](https://nextdoor.com/p/nwCk5B7pmrC7) (Nextdoor · forum): Elk Grove neighbors comparing notes; one says others they asked rated Hawx poorly.
- [Hawx Services Celebrates Serving 14 States Across Nationwide](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/10/14/3166138/0/en/hawx-services-celebrates-serving-14-states-across-nationwide.html) (GlobeNewswire (company press release) · October 14, 2025 · other): Company press release on its footprint, technology and One Tree Planted partnership (company claims).
- [Hawx Services, LLC - asset profile](https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/asset/hawx-services-llc/436432) (Preqin · directory): Private-markets database lists PCM Growth as current investor and the company stage as buyout.

## On Reddit

- Reddit hasn’t been searched for this company yet.

## Locations

- States with a location on file: Arizona, California, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas and Utah.
- Cities: Riverside, California, Sacramento, California, Chatsworth, California, Walnut, California, Houston, Texas, Grand Prairie, Texas, San Antonio, Texas, Haltom City, Texas, Ogden, Utah, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Peoria, Arizona, Olivette, Missouri.

## What we couldn’t verify

Overall confidence in this score: Medium, 6 of 11 points. [How confidence is set](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review#confidence).

What keeps it from rating higher:

- Company pesticide license or agency business record not confirmable in Arizona and Missouri.
- Some figures in the score are company-wide or national, not western US-specific.
- Verifier rated the licensing medium (high earns a point).
- Verifier rated the legal and regulatory record medium (high earns a point).

Verifier’s confidence by section: Identity high; Licensing medium; Legal and regulatory medium; Customer reviews high; BBB high; Employee reviews medium; Mentions medium; Sales model high.

### Gaps in the record

- Scope: researched for the selected states California, Texas, Utah and Louisiana. Hawx also has offices in two other covered states: Arizona and Missouri.
- California: the DCA License Search is gated by a Turnstile check. The Chatsworth and Riverside-area listings have no SPCB branch office in that snapshot (not a confirmed violation). SPCB disciplinary decisions (separate PDFs) were not searched.
- Business registry: Utah Division of Corporations entity search is gated by a Cloudflare Turnstile check, so Hawx Services, LLC’s Utah status was not read (BBB shows incorporated 3/2/2015; Texas Comptroller shows state of formation Utah). California Secretary of State (bizfile) not checked.
- Louisiana Place of Business permit 00209Z: the newest LDAF list found is dated April 20, 2026 and shows expiry 6/30/2026; current renewal status unverified (LDAF has no web lookup).
- Texas: TDA current-license report shows commercial business licenses in Bexar, Harris and Tarrant counties only. The Grand Prairie office (Dallas County ZIP 75051) and the Austin-area service-area listing have no county-matched license in the report; TDA requires a license per business location, but a missing match is not a confirmed violation (a branch may operate under another location’s license or the report may lag). Not scored.
- Los Angeles County v. Hawx Services (filed August 28, 2024): outcome not found (County Counsel and DCBA pages show nothing further; one targeted search, no result). Treated as pending.
- Waters v. Hawx Services (LASC 23STCV12811): class settlement preliminarily approved Jan 2025; final approval and the nature of the claims (wage-and-hour or otherwise) not visible on Trellis’s free summary. Not counted as a resolved wage case.
- Esposito v. Hawx, LLC (M.D. Fla.): Justia docket blocked by a Cloudflare check; nature/outcome unknown.
- No state AG, FTC, UDAF, LDAF or SPCB enforcement action against Hawx was found in our searches. The TDA report covers only a rolling 12 months; SPCB and LDAF disciplinary lists were not searched page by page.
- BBB: national HQ profile only (branch profiles roll up into it); BBB shows no unanswered-complaint total. All 30 complaints on pages 1-3 have a business response (statuses Resolved or Answered).
- Complaint record not attributable: the BBB complaint total (851, 3 yrs) covers corporate-owned locations in ~14 states; no national Google review total for Hawx is on file, so the complaint rate cannot be normalized.
- Yelp (Sacramento 457, Walnut 163, Riverside 641 reviews) blocked (HTTP 403); counts from search-result titles only, ratings unknown. Glassdoor blocked; rating from search snippet. RepVue: no Hawx profile found. Facebook, Angi, Thumbtack and ConsumerAffairs pages not read (ConsumerAffairs press-and-hold human-verification check).
- Reddit pages blocked by a human-verification check; Reddit items rest on search snippets.
- Google review text: Google Maps shows only a limited set of reviews without sign-in (about 3-5 per view); excerpts were read from those views and from Google’s review-topic filters, not the full review sets.
- Residential service agreement not published; contract terms come from company BBB responses, the website Terms of Use and customer reports.
- Works Pest Control Fort Worth (Haltom City) listing links to hawxpestcontrol.com; no Hawx page explains the name (possible acquired brand). Kept as a Hawx listing.
- Searches: 40 of 40 used.
- licensing/registry for Arizona
- licensing/registry for Missouri
- Search-snippet items (Reddit r/ElkGrove, Nextdoor, Yelp counts and the Sacramento Yelp excerpt, Glassdoor rating, Esposito docket) could not be opened as pages (human-verification checks); they are kept as context and are not scored. Justia returned HTTP 403 on re-check.
- Waters v. Hawx (LASC 23STCV12811): the September 3, 2025 final-approval tentative ruling is listed on Trellis but its text is not visible without a subscription.
- Our capture was used.

### Open questions

- California licenses are held by Hawx Pest Control Inc (SPCB PR 7723, DPR PCB 41346), a corporation distinct from Hawx Services, LLC; their corporate relationship is not documented (both are Waters co-defendants; LA County says Hawx Services does business across CA as Hawx Pest Control).
- Los Angeles County v. Hawx Services (filed August 28, 2024): no outcome found; a settlement or judgment would be a legal and regulatory record consumer-gov action (-3).
- Waters v. Hawx (LASC 23STCV12811): if final approval was granted and the claims are wage-and-hour, it would be a Workplace wage case (-1).
- LDAF Place of Business permit 00209Z (Baton Rouge) showed expiry 6/30/2026 on the April 2026 list; current status unverified.
- Arizona (Peoria) and Missouri (Olivette) licensing and registry.
- Grand Prairie (Dallas County) and the Austin-area Texas listing have no county-matched TDA business license; Chatsworth and Riverside-area California listings have no SPCB branch office in the snapshot. Not scored.

## Head-to-head comparisons

- [Hawx Pest Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/hawx-pest-control-vs-terminix.md)

## Common questions about Hawx Pest Control

### Is Hawx Pest Control licensed in Arizona, California, Louisiana, Texas and Utah?

Hawx Pest Control holds current company pesticide licenses in California, Texas and Utah; is listed active in Louisiana on a state list dated April 2026, renewal not confirmed; has no company pesticide license record on file in Arizona; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies. Statuses are as each state agency showed them on the date retrieved.

[Licensing record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hawx-pest-control.md) · [Is Hawx Pest Control legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hawx-pest-control/legit.md)

### Does Hawx Pest Control sell door to door?

Yes. The research record documents Hawx Pest Control selling door to door.

[Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hawx-pest-control.md)

### What is Hawx Pest Control’s BBB rating?

Hawx Pest Control’s company-wide BBB profile shows an A- grade and 851 complaints in the last three years.

[BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hawx-pest-control.md)

### Does Hawx Pest Control charge a cancellation fee?

Hawx Pest Control’s own terms or statements set a 12-month minimum term and an early-cancellation fee. Customers report fee amounts such as $175. Service continues after the initial term until you cancel. Canceling is by phone only.

[How to cancel Hawx Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hawx-pest-control/cancel.md)

### How does Hawx Pest Control rank?

Hawx Pest Control ranks #146 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 6.7 out of 10 (Medium confidence). Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: complaint record (3.0/10).

[How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hawx-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) · [Hawx Pest Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/hawx-pest-control-vs-terminix.md)

### Has Hawx Pest Control faced government actions?

No resolved government actions count against Hawx Pest Control in our scoring. Nine other lawsuit or regulatory records are listed but not scored; pending cases and allegations are not findings.

[Legal and regulatory record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hawx-pest-control.md)

### Where does Hawx Pest Control have locations?

Our record lists 14 locations for Hawx Pest Control in Arizona, California, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas and Utah. It appears in our area rankings for 10 areas, listed by state on this page.

[Locations](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hawx-pest-control.md)

## Pest control by state

- [#50 of 58 in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-texas.md): [Houston area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/houston.md), [San Antonio area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-antonio.md), [Fort Worth area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/fort-worth.md), [Dallas area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/dallas.md)
- [#36 of 37 in Arizona](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-arizona.md): [Phoenix area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/phoenix.md)
- [#35 of 38 in California](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-california.md): [Inland Empire](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/inland-empire.md), [Sacramento area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/sacramento.md), [San Gabriel Valley](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-gabriel-valley.md)
- [#11 of 13 in Louisiana](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-louisiana.md): [Baton Rouge area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/baton-rouge.md)
- [#20 of 23 in Missouri](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-missouri.md)
- [#22 of 25 in Utah](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-utah.md): [Ogden area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/ogden.md)

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## Sources

63 distinct pages, numbered in the order they appear in the record. Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

1. [Company website](https://hawxpestcontrol.com) — hawxpestcontrol.com · Company facts
2. [coraweb.sos.la.gov](https://coraweb.sos.la.gov/commercialsearch/CommercialSearchDetails.aspx?CharterID=1650037_0C2C0AAA4A) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
3. [hawxpestcontrol.com](https://hawxpestcontrol.com/about/partnerships-awards/) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
4. [hawxpestcontrol.com](https://hawxpestcontrol.com/about/history/) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
5. [preqin.com](https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/asset/hawx-services-llc/436432) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
6. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/ogden/profile/pest-control/hawx-services-llc-1126-90014287) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
7. [careerservices.hsutx.edu](https://careerservices.hsutx.edu/companies/hawx-services/jobs/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
8. [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Hawx-Pest-Control-1/reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
9. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/ogden/profile/pest-control/hawx-services-llc-1126-90014287/complaints?page=2) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
10. [lacounty.gov](https://lacounty.gov/2024/08/28/la-county-sues-hawx-pest-control-alleging-illegal-high-pressure-sales-tactics-and-unfair-business-practices/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
11. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7001241221290741717) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
12. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16380416209041403960) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
13. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15435358532888375291) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
14. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=18408227000511794714) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
15. [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/ElkGrove/comments/1uf00y5/hawx_pest_control_soliciting) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
16. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/ogden/profile/pest-control/hawx-services-llc-1126-90014287/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
17. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/ogden/profile/pest-control/hawx-services-llc-1126-90014287/complaints?page=3) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
18. [hawxpestcontrol.com](https://hawxpestcontrol.com/terms-conditions/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
19. [Google — Riverside, California (service-area listing, no address; pin 34.039, -117.296)](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5855457530038366092) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
20. [Google — Sacramento, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13648378303610159284) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
21. [Google — Chatsworth, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1508651038403269953) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
22. [Google — Walnut, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8864827203032622609) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
23. [Google — Grand Prairie, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12844490138830620714) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
24. [Google — Texas (service-area listing, no address; pin 30.536, -97.808)](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7784474333337454) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
25. [Google — Texas (service-area listing, no address; pin 29.836, -95.461)](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5997091267858448184) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
26. [Google — Haltom City, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14477495103422998274) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
27. [BBB — company-wide (HQ profile incl. corporate-owned locations)](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/ogden/profile/pest-control/hawx-services-llc-1126-90014287/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
28. [Trustpilot — company-wide (hawxpestcontrol.com)](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/hawxpestcontrol.com) — trustpilot.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
29. [HomeAdvisor — company-wide (‘Hawx - Salt Lake City’ profile filed under Ogden, Utah; same review list as the ‘Hawx - Houston’ profile)](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.HawxSaltLakeCity.162918279.html) — homeadvisor.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
30. [HomeAdvisor — ‘Hawx - Houston’ profile (filed under Ogden, Utah; duplicate of the pooled list)](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.HawxHouston.162916685.html) — homeadvisor.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
31. [HomeAdvisor — ‘Hawx Pest Control’ profile filed under Ogden, Utah (1069 South Stewart Drive)](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.HawxPestControl.124465956.html) — homeadvisor.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
32. [HomeAdvisor — Austin, Texas profile (‘Hawx Pest Control’, HomeAdvisor Texas > Austin)](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.HAWXPESTCONTROL.65546095.html) — homeadvisor.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
33. [Yelp — Sacramento, California](https://www.yelp.com/biz/hawx-pest-control-sacramento-4) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
34. [Yelp — Walnut, California](https://m.m.yelp.com/biz/hawx-pest-control-walnut/) — m.m.yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
35. [Yelp — Riverside, California](https://m.yelp.com/biz/hawx-pest-control-riverside-riverside) — m.yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
36. [Yelp — Riverside, California](https://m.yelp.com/biz/hawx-pest-control-riverside-riverside?start=80) — m.yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
37. [Google — Peoria, Arizona](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8004005444251392159) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
38. [Google — Olivette, Missouri](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16041213698393336268) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
39. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/walnut/profile/pest-control/hawx-services-llc-1216-1643747) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026
40. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/hawx-pest-control-0915-90053273) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026
41. [Utah Department of Agriculture and Food](https://agbusiness.utah.gov/s/publiclicense?program=Pesticide&name=Hawx) — agbusiness.utah.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
42. [Texas Department of Agriculture](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv) — texasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
43. [Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry](https://assets.ctfassets.net/pc5e1rlgfrov/tjVKL2ygRWREmMpyaP0kh/9610757631562338f96719e2e5d2fbf7/POB_List_04_20_2026_ADA.pdf) — assets.ctfassets.net · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
44. [Structural Pest Control Board](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9) — dca.box.com · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
45. [Structural Pest Control Board](https://apps.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/license/pdf/Businesses.csv) — apps.cdpr.ca.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
46. [Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (franchise tax account status; Texas Secretary of State registration)](https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/account-status/search#name=HAWX%20SERVICES&result=0) — comptroller.texas.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
47. [California (Los Angeles County Superior Court)](https://hoodline.com/2024/08/los-angeles-county-files-lawsuit-against-hawx-pest-control-for-alleged-deceptive-business-practices/) — hoodline.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026
48. [US District Court, E.D. Cal.](https://natlawreview.com/article/watched-hawx-hawx-services-llc-stuck-tcpa-class-action-over-unwanted-pest-control) — natlawreview.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026
49. [California (Los Angeles County Superior Court, 23STCV12811)](https://trellis.law/case/23stcv12811/jason-waters-vs-hawx-services-llc) — trellis.law · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026
50. [unknown (classaction.org newswire)](https://www.classaction.org/news/category/hawx-llc) — classaction.org · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026
51. [US District Court, M.D. Fla. (8:2024cv01694)](https://dockets.justia.com/docket/florida/flmdce/8:2024cv01694/430066) — dockets.justia.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026
52. [Solano County Agricultural Commissioner (California); DPR county civil-penalty list](https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cac_admin_civil_penalties-092024_092026.xlsx) — cdpr.ca.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026
53. [Texas (Texas Department of Agriculture, Structural Pest Control Service)](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_enforcement.xls) — texasagriculture.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026
54. [Glassdoor (employee reviews)](https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Hawx-Pest-Control-Reviews-E1923036.htm) — glassdoor.com · Workplace · retrieved October 27, 2026
55. [Glassdoor (employee reviews)](https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Hawx-Pest-Control-EI_IE1923036.11,28.htm) — glassdoor.com · Workplace · retrieved October 27, 2026
56. [Experiences with Hawx pest control? - Elk Grove, California](https://nextdoor.com/p/nwCk5B7pmrC7) — nextdoor.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 27, 2026
57. [Hawx Services Celebrates Serving 14 States Across Nationwide](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/10/14/3166138/0/en/hawx-services-celebrates-serving-14-states-across-nationwide.html) — globenewswire.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 27, 2026
58. [hawxpestcontrol.com](https://hawxpestcontrol.com/) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 27, 2026
59. [hawxpestcontrol.com](https://hawxpestcontrol.com/about/) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 27, 2026
60. [hawxpestcontrol.com](https://hawxpestcontrol.com/about/press/) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 27, 2026
61. [hawxpestcontrol.com](https://hawxpestcontrol.com/locations/arizona/) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 27, 2026
62. [hawxpestcontrol.com](https://hawxpestcontrol.com/locations/missouri/) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 27, 2026
63. [Riverside, California location](https://hawxpestcontrol.com/locations/california/riverside-pest-control/) — hawxpestcontrol.com · Locations · retrieved October 27, 2026

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