--- title: "Is Joshua's Pest Control legit?" description: "Joshua's Pest Control holds current company pesticide licenses in California and Kansas. It scores 7.9 out of 10 and ranks #54 of 164 in the West." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/joshuas-pest-control/legit" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/joshuas-pest-control/legit.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # Is Joshua's 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/joshuas-pest-control.md) · Is it legit? · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/joshuas-pest-control/cancel.md) **Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Joshua's Pest Control holds current company pesticide licenses in California and Kansas. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 1 complaint in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 7.9 out of 10, #54 of 164 in the West. ## Licenses Company pesticide licenses in each state where it has a location, with the status the issuing agency showed on the date retrieved. - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Company Registration (sources [20](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number PR 5021_ - **California** Structural Pest Control Board: Branch Office (sources [20](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9)) _Status: Active · Number BR 5898_ - **Kansas** Kansas Department of Agriculture: Pesticide business license (sources [21](https://portal.kda.ks.gov/pestfert/publicsearch/business/pbl)) _Status: Listed (current) on the KDA Pesticide Business Search · Number PBL 7170 · Expires December 31, 2026_ ## Better Business Bureau record - Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 1 complaint in the last three years. BBB accredited since 10/22/2012. (sources [4](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-diego/profile/pest-control/joshuas-pest-control-1126-28011381), [5](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-diego/profile/pest-control/joshuas-pest-control-1126-28011381/complaints), [18](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_country=USA&find_text=Joshua%27s%20Pest%20Control&page=1), [19](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-diego/profile/pest-control/joshuas-pest-control-1126-28011381#service-area-and-branches)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/joshuas-pest-control.md) ## What customers say Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved. - **Google** 10,544 reviews across 3 western US listings, averaging 4.7 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [12](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3900224548478732751), [14](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5604070818774063090), [15](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2240871263435701334)) - **Angi** 4.8 out of 5 from 223 reviews (San Diego, California). (sources [16](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ca/san-diego/joshua%27s-pest-control-reviews-379955.htm)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_ - **BBB** 1.44 out of 5 from 9 reviews (San Diego, California BBB file). (sources [8](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-diego/profile/pest-control/joshuas-pest-control-1126-28011381/customer-reviews)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_ 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. - No county civil-penalty rows for Joshua’s: searches for “Joshua”, PR 5021 and BR 5898 return none attributable (the only “Joshua” row is an unrelated individual in Kings County). Sister brand Mission Pest Control (PR 7935) has its own rows; they belong to Mission’s record. (sources [26](https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cac_admin_civil_penalties-092024_092026.xlsx)) _October 28, 2026 · California county agricultural commissioners (DPR civil-penalty file, incidents September 2024 to August 2026) · Enforcement · Not scored_ - Moxie Pest Control (Utah) et al. v. Nielsen et al.: Joshua’s Pest Control, L.P., Mission Pest Control and the Moxie entities sued Aptive Environmental and several Aptive employees over Aptive’s use of Moxie’s sales data (district-court cause: federal trade-secrets act, 18 U.S.C. 1836). The 10th Circuit opinion (filed January 21, 2026) affirmed and remanded. Joshua’s is a plaintiff/appellant; a private suit, not scored. (sources [3](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-24-04076/USCOURTS-ca10-24-04076-0), [24](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-utd-2_21-cv-00240), [25](https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10777645/moxie-pest-control-utah-v-nielsen/)) _January 21, 2026 · U.S. District Court, D. Utah (2:21-cv-00240) and U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Cir. (24-4076) · Lawsuit · Not scored_ One other record (complaint summaries and permits) is 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/joshuas-pest-control.md) ## How it ranks - **#54 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 7.9 out of 10, High confidence. Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (6.0/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/joshuas-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) ## Pest control by state - [#7 of 18 in Kansas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-kansas.md): [Kansas City, Kansas area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/kansas-city-kansas.md) - [#15 of 38 in California](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-california.md): [San Diego area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-diego.md) ## Similar companies in Kansas - [BugBros Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bugbros-pest-control.md) · #5 of 18 · State Score 8.6 · [Is it legit? (BugBros Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bugbros-pest-control/legit.md) - [Evo Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/evo-pest-control.md) · #6 of 18 · State Score 8.4 · [Is it legit? (Evo Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/evo-pest-control/legit.md) - [Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md) · #8 of 18 · State Score 8.2 · [Is it legit? (Plunkett's Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/legit.md) - [Alta Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/alta-pest-control.md) · #9 of 18 · State Score 7.8 · [Is it legit? (Alta Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/alta-pest-control/legit.md) ## Related - [Joshua's Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/joshuas-pest-control.md) - [How to cancel Joshua's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/joshuas-pest-control/cancel.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 Joshua's Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/joshuas-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page. 3. [govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-24-04076/USCOURTS-ca10-24-04076-0) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026 4. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-diego/profile/pest-control/joshuas-pest-control-1126-28011381) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026 5. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-diego/profile/pest-control/joshuas-pest-control-1126-28011381/complaints) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026 8. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-diego/profile/pest-control/joshuas-pest-control-1126-28011381/customer-reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026 12. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3900224548478732751) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026 14. [Google — San Diego, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5604070818774063090) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 15. [Google — Vista, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2240871263435701334) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 16. [Angi — San Diego, California](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ca/san-diego/joshua%27s-pest-control-reviews-379955.htm) — angi.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026 18. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_country=USA&find_text=Joshua%27s%20Pest%20Control&page=1) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026 19. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-diego/profile/pest-control/joshuas-pest-control-1126-28011381#service-area-and-branches) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026 20. [Structural Pest Control Board](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9) — dca.box.com · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026 21. [Kansas Department of Agriculture](https://portal.kda.ks.gov/pestfert/publicsearch/business/pbl) — portal.kda.ks.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026 24. [U.S. District Court, D. Utah (2:21-cv-00240) and U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Cir. (24-4076)](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-utd-2_21-cv-00240) — govinfo.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026 25. [U.S. District Court, D. Utah (2:21-cv-00240) and U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Cir. (24-4076)](https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10777645/moxie-pest-control-utah-v-nielsen/) — courtlistener.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026 26. [California county agricultural commissioners (DPR civil-penalty file, incidents September 2024 to August 2026)](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 28, 2026 _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/companies/joshuas-pest-control/legit. Every page on this site has one: add `.md` to the path or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. Site guide for agents: https://handshakereviews.com/llms.txt._