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title: "Is Hydra Pest Control legit?"
description: "Hydra Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Arizona. It scores 8.0 out of 10 and ranks #48 of 164 in the West."
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updated: "2026-11-05"
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# Is Hydra Pest Control legit?

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

[Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hydra-pest-control.md) · Is it legit?

**Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Hydra Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Arizona. No BBB profile is on file for it. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 8.0 out of 10, #48 of 164 in the West. Its 4 western US Google listings have 3,331 reviews averaging 5.0.

## Licenses

Company pesticide licenses in each state where it has a location, with the status the issuing agency showed on the date retrieved.

- **Arizona** Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management): Pest management business license, HYDRA PEST CONTROL LLC, 2158 N REAY LN, STE 1, THATCHER AZ 85552, phone 9284326200 (sources [2](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=9790), [4](https://hydrapest.com), [12](https://www.hydrapest.com/answers/do-i-need-a-contract-for-pest-control)) _Status: Active · Number 9790 · Expires 05/31/2027_
- **Cost it points** Minor administrative penalty: AZDA case 101180: pesticide misuse at Safford school sites (business and QP Administrative Warning; three applicators $100 each) (sources [30](https://opm.azda.gov/Assets/Orders/2154.pdf), [31](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=9790#complaints), [32](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php#RespName=HYDRA), [33](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php#LicNo=31513)) _Counted in the score: −0.5_

## Better Business Bureau record

- No BBB profile is on file. (sources [28](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_country=USA&find_text=Hydra%20Pest%20Control&find_type=Name)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hydra-pest-control.md)

## What customers say

Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved.

- **Google** 3,331 reviews across 4 western US listings, averaging 5.0 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [16](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3707796727899784218), [19](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2411887962909705217), [20](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8855838160544283310), [22](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15598475077398355329))

Review excerpts and the themes customers raise are on the company’s review page.

## Legal and regulatory record

Only resolved government actions count toward the score. Pending lawsuits, private suits and allegations are listed as such; they are allegations, not findings.

- Citation and order, case 101180 (pesticide misuse). After a Safford Unified School District representative alleged (about 09/28/2023) that herbicide applications by Hydra on 09/09/2023 and 09/16/2023 caused turf decline on athletic fields, OPM found that three Hydra certified applicators applied Mojave 70 EG at Safford schools and the district office, sites not on the product label; the order makes no finding on whether the applications caused the turf decline. For the other herbicides reviewed (Specticle Flo, Speedzone Southern), no violations were substantiated. Hydra and its QP Casey Jones were held jointly responsible because Jones chose the product and supervised the applicators. Order: Hydra Pest Control (BL 9790) and QP Casey Jones each received an Administrative Warning for violations 1-3; each of the three applicators was ordered to pay a $100.00 civil penalty ($300 in total). The order became final if no hearing was requested within 30 days; none is shown. This is the only adjudicated complaint for “HYDRA” in the 5-year complaint search. (sources [30](https://opm.azda.gov/Assets/Orders/2154.pdf), [31](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=9790#complaints), [32](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php#RespName=HYDRA), [33](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php#LicNo=31513)) _June 13, 2025 · Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management) · Enforcement · Not scored_

Two other records (complaint summaries and permits) are on its review page.

## Does it sell door to door?

- Yes: the research record documents the company selling door to door. [Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hydra-pest-control.md)

## How it ranks

- **#48 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 8.0 out of 10, Medium confidence. Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: licensing and compliance (9.5/10). Complaint record and sales and contract fairness: N/A. [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hydra-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

## Pest control in Arizona

- [#7 of 37 in Arizona](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-arizona.md)

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## Related

- [Hydra Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hydra-pest-control.md)
- [Rankings by state](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)
- [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md)

## Sources

Numbered as in the full source list of [the Hydra Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hydra-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

2. [opm.azda.gov](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=9790) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
4. [hydrapest.com](https://hydrapest.com) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
12. [hydrapest.com](https://www.hydrapest.com/answers/do-i-need-a-contract-for-pest-control) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
16. [Google — Thatcher, Arizona](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3707796727899784218) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
19. [Google — Sierra Vista, Arizona](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2411887962909705217) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
20. [Google — Show Low, Arizona](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8855838160544283310) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
22. [Google — Taylor, Arizona](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15598475077398355329) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
28. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_country=USA&find_text=Hydra%20Pest%20Control&find_type=Name) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026
30. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/Assets/Orders/2154.pdf) — opm.azda.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
31. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=9790#complaints) — opm.azda.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
32. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php#RespName=HYDRA) — opm.azda.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
33. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php#LicNo=31513) — opm.azda.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026

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