--- title: "Is Mantis Pest Solutions legit?" description: "Mantis Pest Solutions holds a current company pesticide license in Kansas and a BBB grade of A+. It scores 7.9 out of 10 and ranks #59 of 164 in the West." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/mantis-pest-solutions/legit" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/mantis-pest-solutions/legit.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # Is Mantis Pest Solutions 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/mantis-pest-solutions.md) · Is it legit? **Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Mantis Pest Solutions holds a current company pesticide license in Kansas. Its 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, #59 of 164 in the West (provisional). ## Licenses Company pesticide licenses in each state where it has a location, with the status the issuing agency showed on the date retrieved. - **Kansas** Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), Pesticide and Fertilizer Program: Pesticide Business License (sources [22](https://portal.kda.ks.gov/pestfert/publicsearch/business/pbl)) _Status: Licensed, categories 3 and 7 (KDA shows no status column; a category with a future expiry means licensed for the year) · Number PBL 7050 · Expires 12/31/2026 (categories 3 and 7)_ - **Missouri** Missouri licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up. - **Nebraska** Nebraska licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up. ## Better Business Bureau record - Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 1 complaint in the last three years. Not BBB accredited. (sources [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/ks/overland-park/profile/pest-control/mantis-pest-solutions-0714-1000008552)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/mantis-pest-solutions.md) ## What customers say Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved. - **Google** 2,759 reviews across 6 western US listings, averaging 4.9 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [10](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9584992491673462757), [11](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16692890834928469318), [12](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4348103261814833670), [13](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9345896286098383101), [14](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17658459284253326737), [15](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5248178873772937737)) - **Other** 4.9 out of 5 from 493 reviews (Overland Park, Kansas). (sources [18](https://reviews.birdeye.com/mantis-pest-solutions-156230176305002)) _Retrieved October 28, 2026_ - **HomeAdvisor** 4.7 out of 5 from 25 reviews (Lee’s Summit, Missouri). (sources [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/ks/overland-park/profile/pest-control/mantis-pest-solutions-0714-1000008552), [16](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.MantisPestSolutions.43238352.html), [17](https://mantispestsolutions.com/blog/posts/tag/homeadvisor/)) _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 lawsuits, settlements or enforcement actions are on file. One other record (complaint summaries and permits) is on its review page. ## Does it sell door to door? - N/A: the research didn’t establish door-to-door selling. It isn’t proof that the company never knocks. [Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/mantis-pest-solutions.md) ## How it ranks - **#59 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 7.9 out of 10, Low confidence (provisional). Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (7.5/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/mantis-pest-solutions.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) ## Pest control by state - [#8 of 23 in Missouri](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-missouri.md): [Kansas City area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/kansas-city.md), [Springfield area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/springfield-mo.md) - [#4 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), [Wichita area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/wichita.md) - **Nebraska**: [Omaha area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/omaha.md) ## Similar companies in Missouri - [Bug Zero](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-zero.md) · #6 of 23 · State Score 9.0 · [Is it legit? (Bug Zero)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-zero/legit.md) - [Palisade Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/palisade-pest-control.md) · #7 of 23 · State Score 8.6 · [Is it legit? (Palisade Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/palisade-pest-control/legit.md) - [Bulwark Exterminating](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bulwark-exterminating.md) · #9 of 23 · State Score 8.5 · [Is it legit? (Bulwark Exterminating)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bulwark-exterminating/legit.md) - [Presto-X Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/presto-x-pest-control.md) · #10 of 23 · State Score 8.5 · [Is it legit? (Presto-X Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/presto-x-pest-control/legit.md) ## Related - [Mantis Pest Solutions review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/mantis-pest-solutions.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 Mantis Pest Solutions review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/mantis-pest-solutions.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page. 3. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ks/overland-park/profile/pest-control/mantis-pest-solutions-0714-1000008552) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026 10. [Google — Lee’s Summit, Missouri](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9584992491673462757) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 11. [Google — Springfield, Missouri](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16692890834928469318) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 12. [Google — Overland Park, Kansas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4348103261814833670) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 13. [Google — Wichita, Kansas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9345896286098383101) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 14. [Google — Lawrence, Kansas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17658459284253326737) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 15. [Google — Gretna, Nebraska](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5248178873772937737) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 16. [HomeAdvisor — Lee’s Summit, Missouri](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.MantisPestSolutions.43238352.html) — homeadvisor.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026 17. [HomeAdvisor — Lee’s Summit, Missouri](https://mantispestsolutions.com/blog/posts/tag/homeadvisor/) — mantispestsolutions.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026 18. [Other — Overland Park, Kansas (Birdeye page mirroring Google reviews)](https://reviews.birdeye.com/mantis-pest-solutions-156230176305002) — reviews.birdeye.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026 22. [Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), Pesticide and Fertilizer Program](https://portal.kda.ks.gov/pestfert/publicsearch/business/pbl) — portal.kda.ks.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026 _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/companies/mantis-pest-solutions/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._