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title: "Moxie Pest Control Review"
description: "Moxie Pest Control has a Handshake Score of 7.3 out of 10, ranking #106 of 164 in the West. It has 71,958 Google reviews averaging 4.7."
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# Moxie 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/moxie-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/moxie-pest-control/cancel.md) · [Compare](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/moxie-pest-control-vs-ecoshield-pest-solutions.md) · [Records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/moxie-pest-control/records.md)

Moxie Pest Control ranks #106 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 7.3 out of 10.

This page draws on 84 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: #106 of 164 in the West, Handshake Score 7.3 out of 10; data confidence medium.
- Door-to-door selling: yes, per sourced sales evidence.
- Ownership: independent.
- Headquarters: Irving, Texas.
- Founded: 2001.
- Services on its record: general pest, termite, mosquito, rodent, vole, lawn care, attic insulation, commercial pest control.
- Record verified October 27, 2026.
- Legal name: Moxie Pest Control, LP.
- Website: https://moxieservices.com

## How we scored it

Handshake Score: 7.3 out of 10, #106 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%): 8.9/10
  - Google 4.71 across 71,958 West reviews
  - Other platforms 2.33/5 (BBB reviews 2.5, BBB reviews 2.1) — too few to blend
  - Blended 4.71/5
- Complaint record (weight 10%): 7.0/10
  - 511 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 97,908 (national Google review total (34 US listings); listings with their own BBB file or franchised are not in the base (11 listings)) = 5.2 per 1,000 (company-wide) → 7
- Sales and contract fairness (weight 15%): 3.0/10
  - 12-month minimum term (−1)
  - Early-cancellation fee $190 (−2)
  - Auto-renews (−0.5)
  - Mandatory arbitration / class-action waiver (−0.5)
  - Customer accounts of terms misstated at the sale (4 documented) (−2)
  - Customer accounts of reps ignoring no-soliciting signs or knocking late (7 documented) (−1)
- Licensing and compliance (weight 15%): 10.0/10
- Legal and regulatory record (weight 15%): 10.0/10
- Workplace score (weight 10%): 4.5/10
  - Employee rating 2.80/5 (Indeed 3 from 333, Glassdoor 2.6 from 338)

- Weighted average of the factors above: 7.7/10.
- Review volume 0: 71,958 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 27 of 250 other reviews · 671 employee reviews.
- Locations 0: 22 locations.
- Handshake Score: 7.3/10.

## What customers say

- Moxie Pest Control has 71,958 Google reviews across 22 West listings, averaging 4.7.
- BBB (HQ profile (Moxie Pest Control, LP, Irving Texas)…): 1.46/5, 344 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- BBB (Moxie Pest Control (Arizona) LLC, Phoenix Arizona profile…): 2.5/5, 8 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- BBB (Moxie Pest Control, LLC (Tucson) Arizona profile): 2.14/5, 7 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- BBB (Moxie Pest Control Orange County LP, Irvine California…): 2.33/5, 3 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- BBB (Moxie Pest Control (Utah), LLC, Murray Utah profile (also…): 1.5/5, 2 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- BBB (Moxie Pest Control, LLC, Edmond Oklahoma profile (Oklahoma…): 3.0/5, 2 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- BBB (Moxie Pest Control, Springdale Arkansas profile…): 1.0/5, 2 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- Trustpilot (moxieservices.com (company-wide, unclaimed)): 2.8/5, 3 reviews, retrieved October 27, 2026
- Negative themes recorded by our researchers: cancellation fees; door-to-door reps ignoring No Soliciting signs; quoted vs billed price disputes; contract/cancellation fee not explained at the door; termite bait-station costs; sales promises; No Soliciting signs ignored; cancellation fees; No Soliciting signs ignored.

## Better Business Bureau

- Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A grade and 511 complaints in the last three years.
- BBB accredited.
- Complaints filed in the last 12 months: 99.
- BBB customer reviews: 1.46/5 average from 344 reviews.
- Retrieved October 27, 2026.

## Contracts and sales practices

- Door-to-door badge: Yes.
- Sales notes: Door-to-door is a core channel in every selected state with evidence: Texas (Austin, San Antonio, Dallas), Colorado (Denver), Minnesota (Minneapolis), Nevada (Las Vegas), California (Riverside), Utah (St. George, Midvale), Arizona (Tempe, Tucson), Oklahoma (Tulsa, Oklahoma City), Arkansas (Bentonville). Summer reps are typically contracted through third-party sales companies. In BBB replies the company says its reps hold city permits and that “No Soliciting” signs apply only to unpermitted solicitors.
- Standard agreement: initial term of 12 months, then service continues (auto-renews) after the initial term until terminated; pricing may increase on 30 days’ notice before a renewal term. (counted in the score)
- Customer cancellation is through the online customer portal (not phone-only). A termination received after a renewal term starts takes effect only at the end of that subsequent term.
- Published early-termination fee: 80% of the remaining service charges for a cancellation before the end of the initial 12-month term. (counted in the score)
- Mandatory individual arbitration (AAA, Dallas County, Texas) and a class-action waiver; prevailing party recovers arbitration costs and attorneys’ fees. (counted in the score)
- Price increases allowed at renewal.
- Service page: all plans run 12 months; initial treatment plus 4–6 visits a year; free re-treatment between visits (“service guarantee”). (counted in the score)
- The website Terms of Use (dated Feb 6, 2023) separately require arbitration and a class waiver for disputes about the websites/apps and say service orders are governed by the signed customer agreement.
- Utah (St. George) company BBB reply, 06/25/2026: that customer’s signed agreement set a $190 early-cancellation fee; Moxie said it had charged $289 in error and refunded the fee. (counted in the score)
- Oklahoma company BBB reply, 10/22/2025: a $220 “early cancellation reimbursement” in the service agreement (salesperson had quoted $177). (counted in the score)
- Arkansas company BBB reply, 07/09/2025: cancellation after the 3-day right and before 12 months costs 80% of the remaining service balance (Section 11-C). (counted in the score)
- Oklahoma company BBB reply, 09/22/2025: the initial service is heavily discounted with a 1-year sign-up ($359 discounted to $59); the discount is recharged if the customer cancels the year, including inside the 3-day window once service has started.
- An Indiana customer (HQ BBB profile, 10/01/2026, outside the West) quoted their own agreement’s termination clause as a flat $299 fee, so the fee clause differs between agreements.
- Termite bait stations installed under termite agreements are not owned by the customer (HQ BBB reply, 09/16/2026); several complaints dispute termite-system costs ($1,800–$3,982).

## Licensing and registrations

- Status and expiry are as the issuing agency’s record showed them on the date retrieved.
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service) · Commercial Business license · no. 0669928 · status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · expires 04/30/2027 · note: Fort Worth branch (Tarrant County). License expires 04/30/2027; insurance on file to 03/01/2027; issued 04/01/2013; responsible applicator Joshua Swingle; categories PTLW.
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service) · Commercial Business license · no. 0782135 · status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · expires 04/30/2027 · note: San Antonio branch (Bexar County; Google listing in Converse). License expires 04/30/2027; insurance to 03/01/2027; responsible applicator Joseph I Kotowski.
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service) · Commercial Business license · no. 0871927 · status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · expires 12/31/2026 · note: Dallas branch (Dallas County; Farmers Branch listing). License expires 12/31/2026; insurance to 03/01/2027; responsible applicator Timothy Lugo.
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service) · Commercial Business license · no. 0950500 · status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · expires 12/31/2026 · note: Commercial-services DBA (Dallas County). License expires 12/31/2026; insurance to 03/01/2027; responsible applicator Ranson Weston.
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service) · Commercial Business license · no. 0851186 · status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · expires 04/30/2027 · note: Austin branch (Travis County), entity Moxie Services Austin LLC. License expires 04/30/2027; insurance to 03/01/2027; responsible applicator Elijah Gonzales.
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service) · Commercial Business license · no. 0931710 · status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · expires 04/30/2027 · note: Houston branch (Harris County), entity Moxie Services Houston. License expires 04/30/2027; insurance to 03/01/2027; responsible applicator Brandon Tobias.
- Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) · Structural Pest Control Company License · no. 20215742 · status: Current (license period 01/01/2026–12/31/2026) · expires 12/31/2026 · note: Held by Moxie Services Minnesota LLC (DBA Joshuas Pest Control) at the Eden Prairie branch address; mailing address 8404 Esters Blvd, Irving, Texas. Initial date 05/05/2020.
- Utah · Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) Pesticide Program · 4000 - Commercial Pesticide Business · no. 4000-1333 · status: Active · expires 12/31/2028 · note: AIMS public license search, program type Pesticide, company name “Moxie”. First licensed 02/08/2011; Murray branch.
- Utah · Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) Pesticide Program · 4000 - Commercial Pesticide Business · no. 4000-2493 · status: Active · expires 12/31/2027 · note: St. George branch (Washington County). First licensed 03/27/2019.
- Oklahoma · Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) Pesticide Licensing · Pesticide License (company) · no. 8213 · status: Current · expires 12/31/26 · note: AGLook company search “Moxie”. Oklahoma City branch, ZIP 73114 matches 701 NW 123rd St.
- Oklahoma · Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) Pesticide Licensing · Pesticide License (company) · no. 9699 · status: Current · expires 12/31/26 · note: Tulsa branch, ZIP 74145 matches the Google listing (5401 S Sheridan Rd).
- Colorado · Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) · Commercial Applicator (business) license; categories 110, 206, 207, 301, 302, 304 · no. 14321 · status: Current (search shows only current valid licenses) · expires 12/31/2026 · note: CDA Pesticide Applicator Search (Business tab), embedded on ag.colorado.gov/plants/pesticides/pesticide-applicator-search. Category 304 = Residential/Commercial Pest Control.
- Nevada · Nevada Department of Agriculture (Pest Control Section) · Pest Control Business License (company number on the 2026 Licensed Operators roster) · no. 7013 · status: Listed on the 2026 roster (report dated Sept. 2, 2026) with 12 licensed operators · expires 12/31/2026 · note: The PDF roster lists company license 7013 “MOXIE PEST CONTROL” against 12 operators (Aloglu, Benavidez, Cameron x2, Donaldson, Haynes, Iraeta, Kelly, Martinez, Orr, Rowlett, Whitmore); the PDF text layout does not reliably pair first names/categories with rows. BBB names Gregory James Donaldson as the Las Vegas manager.
- Missouri · Missouri Department of Agriculture (Bureau of Pesticide Control) · Pesticide Business (MOPlants USAPlants Idaho) · no. 0038QM · status: Active · note: Missouri licenses individual applicators; this MOPlants business record is shown for completeness. The same search returns “MOXIE PEST CONTROL OF MISSOURI LLC” (1251 NW Pamela Blvd, Grain Valley, USAPlants 002B93), a separately listed business that is in litigation with Moxie Pest Control, LP.
- Texas · Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (franchise tax account status; SOS registration) · Business registry: Moxie Pest Control, LP (Texas LP, SOS file 0800317696) · no. 17529166666 · status: ACTIVE (right to transact; SOS registration active since 03/18/2004)
- Texas · Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (franchise tax account status; SOS registration) · Business registry: Moxie Pest Services - Dallas, LLC (SOS file 0801749846) · no. 32050428609 · status: ACTIVE (SOS registration since 03/13/2013) · note: Holder of four of the six TDA licenses; member Timothy Headrick (2024 PIR).
- Minnesota · Minnesota Secretary of State (business filings) · Business registry: Moxie Services Minnesota LLC (domestic LLC) · status: Active
- Arizona · Arizona Department of Agriculture (Pest Management Division / Office of Pest Management) · Business License · no. 8952 · status: Active · expires 05/31/2027 · note: Record: MOXIE PEST CONTROL, 4620 E Elwood Street Ste 12, Phoenix, phone 4804002847, WWW.MOXIESERVICES.COM; qualifying parties Brian Austin Clark and Joel Durland Maynerich (categories active to 05/31/2027); one registered branch office, 3869 N. Oracle Rd., Unit B, Tucson, Active to 05/31/2027. The Mesa and Scottsdale listing addresses are not registered branch offices on this record (not treated as a violation). The same search shows older Moxie records: 8600 MOXIE PEST CONTROL (Peoria) Expired 12/31/2009; 9653 MOXIE PEST CONTROL (TUCSON), LLC Invalid 05/31/2021; 8601 MOXIE PEST SERVICES, LLC. (Tucson) Invalid 05/31/2016. Tucson now operates as a registered branch of 8952. No adjudicated complaints in the last 3 years.
- California · Structural Pest Control Board (Department of Consumer Affairs) · Company Registration (Pest & Termite Control) · no. 7786 · status: Active · expires 12/31/2035 · note: The company registration is at the Riverside listing address and is held by Moxie Pest Control Orange County Lp, the same entity as the Irvine BBB profile. Two branch offices are registered in Lake Forest; the Irvine listing address does not appear as a branch office in the snapshot (not treated as a violation). The expiry dates are as shown in the file. DPR county civil-penalty file (Sept 2024 to Sept 2026): 0 rows for “Moxie”.

## Legal and regulatory record

- Only resolved government actions count toward the score. Summaries are our researchers’ wording of the source.
- [LAWSUIT OR ALLEGATION, claims are allegations unless the summary states an outcome; not counted in the legal score] September 18, 2026 · U.S. District Court, D. Nebraska (8:26-cv-149) · lawsuit: Moxie Pest Control, LP v. Echo Pest Control, LLC: Moxie-filed suit against a Missouri pest company; a Sept. 2026 order addressed Echo’s motion to transfer venue to W.D. Missouri (a W.D. Mo. docket 4:26-cv-00981 exists). Claims not visible (paywalled). Private business dispute.
- [PENDING, allegations only (not findings); not counted in the score] January 21, 2026 · U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Cir. (No. 24-4076), from D. Utah 2:21-cv-00240 · lawsuit: Moxie (as plaintiff, Moxie Pest Control: Utah, LLC and 20+ affiliates) sued Aptive Environmental and several Aptive employees, alleging Aptive employees bribed Moxie personnel in 2019–2020 for confidential sales data used to recruit summer sales reps. The district court dismissed/granted summary judgment; the 10th Cir. revived the CFAA claim and the trade-secret claims for royalties/injunction and remanded. Private suit with Moxie as plaintiff; pending on remand; not a consumer matter.
- [LAWSUIT OR ALLEGATION, claims are allegations unless the summary states an outcome; not counted in the legal score] February 20, 2025 · U.S. District Court, W.D. Missouri (4:25-cv-00121) · lawsuit: Moxie Pest Control, LP v. Moxie Pest Control of Missouri, LLC. The CourtListener docket page does not state the claims; last known filing Oct. 14, 2026. A related 2024 case (4:24-cv-00326) was filed by Moxie Pest Control of Missouri LLC against Moxie Pest Control, LP (search snippet, Justia blocked). Private business dispute.
- [LAWSUIT OR ALLEGATION, claims are allegations unless the summary states an outcome; not counted in the legal score] June 26, 2017 · U.S. District Court, D. Arizona (2:17-cv-02041) · lawsuit: Moxie Pest Control LP v. Moxie Service LLC: trademark infringement suit brought by Moxie; terminated Feb. 25, 2019. Private business dispute, Moxie as plaintiff.
- [COMPLAINT RECORD, a count or summary of complaints, not findings; not counted in the legal score] October 27, 2026 · BBB (HQ profile, Irving Texas, multi-state) · complaint-summary: HQ BBB profile (headquarters and corporate-owned locations, incl. Texas, Colorado, Minnesota and Nevada and eastern branches): 511 complaints in 3 years, 99 in 12 months; rating A; accredited since 2013.

## Mentions, awards and claims

### Mentions

- [How businessman Jason Walton’s loss launched him on a political mission](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2024/04/11/who-is-jason-walton-us-senate-to-replace-mitt-romney-utah/) (Deseret News · April 11, 2024 · news): Profile of founder/CEO Jason Walton’s 2024 U.S. Senate run in Utah; describes Moxie’s start as an MBA project in a garage.
- [Moxie Founder and CEO Jason Walton Running for U.S. Senate](https://www.pctonline.com/news/moxie-walton-us-senate/) (PCT (pctonline.com) · April 11, 2024 · trade-press): Trade-press note on Walton’s Senate candidacy (page did not render; snippet).
- [Moxie Pest Control (2022 Top 100 Places to Work)](https://www.dallasnews.com/business/top-100/2022/11/09/moxie-pest-control/) (The Dallas Morning News · November 9, 2022 · award): Irving-based Moxie featured in the Dallas Morning News 2022 Top 100 Places to Work.
- [Moxie Pest Control, LP v. Echo Pest Control, LLC (W.D. Mo. docket 4:2026cv00981)](https://dockets.justia.com/docket/missouri/mowdce/4:2026cv00981/196446) (Justia Dockets · October 2026 · other): Docket entry naming the corporate parents of Moxie Pest Control, LP (page blocked by Cloudflare; snippet).
- [Moxie Pest Control - Worth it? : r/pestcontrol](https://www.reddit.com/r/pestcontrol/comments/1e6lt4f/moxie_pest_control_worth_it/) (Reddit r/pestcontrol · reddit): Homeowner asks whether to sign after a door-to-door Moxie pitch (location not stated; thread not readable without login).
- [Moxie Pest Control : r/doortodoorsales](https://www.reddit.com/r/doortodoorsales/comments/127pn9t/moxie_pest_control/) (Reddit r/doortodoorsales · reddit): Thread asking current/former Moxie reps about working there (snippet only).
- [Residents United against MOXIE Pest control company](https://www.facebook.com/groups/858292631737558/) (Facebook group · forum): Public Facebook group collecting resident complaints about Moxie solicitation and contracts (states vary; snippet only).

### Awards

- Top 100 Places to Work (2022) (The Dallas Morning News, 2022)
- BBB Accreditation (HQ profile, since 5/13/2013; Phoenix since 6/24/2011; Orange County since 12/6/2019; Edmond Oklahoma since 6/29/2016; Tulsa since 6/27/2023; Tucson since 3/13/2026) (BBB)

## On Reddit

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

## Locations

- States with a location on file: Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.
- Cities: Irvine, California, Riverside, California, Fort Worth, Texas, Converse, Texas, Farmers Branch, Texas, Austin, Texas, Houston, Texas, Phoenix, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Mesa, Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, Sheridan, Colorado, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Bridgeton, Missouri, Murray, Utah, St. George, Utah, Las Vegas, Nevada, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Springdale, Arkansas, Woodinville, Washington, Tigard, Oregon.

## 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 not confirmable in Washington, Oregon and Arkansas.
- Too few independent non-Google reviews to blend in (Google only).
- Some figures in the score are company-wide or national, not western US-specific.
- Verifier rated the legal and regulatory record medium (high earns a point).

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

### Gaps in the record

- Website confirmed: the live Google listings checked on October 27, 2026 show moxieservices.com, and moxieservices.com/locations lists the same branch addresses.
- California licensing: the DCA License Search uses a Cloudflare Turnstile check (not bypassed). The SPCB Company Registration and branch offices were taken from the DCA bulk licensee file instead. The bulk file omits canceled licenses and shows no disciplinary history.
- The OPM name-based ComplaintSearch is unreliable (a control search for ORKIN returned nothing); the per-company complaint panel on the detail page was used instead (no adjudicated complaints in 3 years).
- Arkansas licensing: the Pest Control Program (License Holder license) has no public lookup (verification by email per the state config). The separate Pesticide Section search (search.statesolutions.us, ASPBPEST) returned 0 results for business name “Moxie”, which does not cover structural pest control licenses.
- Missouri: Missouri licenses individuals only; the MOPlants business record is listed for completeness. The Bridgeton branch has no separate BBB file found (likely under the HQ profile; not confirmed).
- Business registries checked: Texas (Comptroller, 2 entities active) and Minnesota (SOS, active). Not checked (time/JS-only search apps): CA bizfile, Arizona eCorp, Utah and Nevada SilverFlume, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri registries.
- Riverside, California: no separate BBB profile found. The SPCB file shows the Riverside company registration is held by Moxie Pest Control Orange County Lp, the entity of the Irvine BBB profile, so the Irvine file likely covers Riverside complaints; BBB does not state this.
- Unanswered BBB complaint counts not determined for any profile (counts not shown in the summary; displayed complaints were Answered/Resolved). The HQ profile has 35+ pages of complaints; only the first page was read.
- Yelp (403), Glassdoor (Cloudflare), Facebook, Angi and Nextdoor pages not read; Reddit threads require login (snippets only). HomeAdvisor shows a “Moxie Pest Services” Irvine listing with 2 reviews (entity not confirmed; not recorded).
- Google review excerpts not collected (Maps review panel did not load in the capture). Three Google listings were checked live.
- State AG / FTC / agency enforcement: searches of the company name with “attorney general”, “settlement”, “consent order”, “class action”, “fined/violation” and state-specific queries found no government action against Moxie. One Arkansas complainant said their termite-loan dispute was resolved “through the Attorney General/GreenSky” (a consumer complaint, not an AG action).
- National Google review total for Moxie (all states) not on file, so the multi-state HQ BBB profile cannot be normalized.
- RepVue: no Moxie profile found in search results.
- Arizona and Orange County entities have local partners/members (Brian Austin Clark; Michael Fleming); the ownership split between them and the Walton holding entities is not public.
- Contract fee clauses differ between agreements: the published Additional Terms say 80% of remaining charges; company BBB replies cite $190 (Utah), $220 (Oklahoma), 80% (Arkansas), and a customer quoted $299 (Indiana).
- licensing/registry for Washington; licensing/registry for OR.
- CA DPR county civil penalties (Sept 2024 to Sept 2026) have 0 rows for “Moxie”; Arizona OPM shows no adjudicated complaints in 3 years for license 8952.
- Google review counts on the 10 listings checked live on October 27, 2026 are slightly higher than the third-party crawl (e.g. Irvine 3,892 vs 3,715; Sheridan 4,628 vs 4,580).
- Glassdoor’s 2.6 (338) comes from a search snippet of a review page dated Jun 23, 2025; the current Glassdoor figure could not be read (Cloudflare).
- Our capture of October 27, 2026 is the evidence.

### Open questions

- Glassdoor 2.6 (338) is a search-snippet figure (review page dated Jun 23, 2025) and is scored in Workplace; the Yelp snippet rule covers customer satisfaction.other only.
- Cancel fee: the published Additional Terms say 80% of remaining charges (>=50% band, -3) while company BBB replies cite flat $190 (Utah) and $220 (Oklahoma) in signed agreements.
- Washington (Woodinville) and Oregon (Tigard) licensing/registry; AR has no public company-license lookup.

## Head-to-head comparisons

- [Moxie Pest Control vs. EcoShield Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/moxie-pest-control-vs-ecoshield-pest-solutions.md)
- [Moxie Pest Control vs. Aptive Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/moxie-pest-control-vs-aptive-pest-control.md)
- [Moxie Pest Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/moxie-pest-control-vs-terminix.md)

## Common questions about Moxie Pest Control

### Is Moxie Pest Control licensed in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah?

Moxie Pest Control holds current company pesticide licenses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah; has a company pesticide license record on file in Nevada that isn’t shown as current; has no company pesticide license record on file in Washington, Oregon and Arkansas; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies. Statuses are as each state agency showed them on the date retrieved.

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

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

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

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

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

Moxie Pest Control’s company-wide BBB profile shows an A grade and 511 complaints in the last three years.

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

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

Moxie Pest Control’s own terms or statements set a 12-month minimum term and an early-cancellation fee. Customers report fee amounts such as $190. Service continues after the initial term until you cancel.

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

### How does Moxie Pest Control rank?

Moxie Pest Control ranks #106 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 7.3 out of 10 (Medium confidence). Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (3.0/10).

[How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/moxie-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) · [Moxie Pest Control vs. EcoShield Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/moxie-pest-control-vs-ecoshield-pest-solutions.md) · [Moxie Pest Control vs. Aptive Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/moxie-pest-control-vs-aptive-pest-control.md)

### Has Moxie Pest Control faced government actions?

No resolved government actions count against Moxie Pest Control in our scoring. Four 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/moxie-pest-control.md)

### Where does Moxie Pest Control have locations?

Our record lists 22 locations for Moxie Pest Control in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. It appears in our area rankings for 17 areas, listed by state on this page.

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

## Pest control by state

- [#40 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), [Austin area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/austin.md), [Fort Worth area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/fort-worth.md) and 1 more
- [#29 of 30 in Washington](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-washington.md)
- [#19 of 21 in Oregon](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-oregon.md): [Portland area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/portland.md)
- [#26 of 37 in Arizona](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-arizona.md): [Phoenix area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/phoenix.md), [Tucson area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/tucson.md)
- [#9 of 12 in Arkansas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-arkansas.md): [Northwest Arkansas](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/northwest-arkansas.md)
- [#33 of 38 in California](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-california.md): [Inland Empire](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/inland-empire.md), [Orange County](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/orange-county-ca.md)
- [#17 of 21 in Colorado](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-colorado.md)
- [#10 of 12 in Minnesota](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-minnesota.md): [Minneapolis area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/minneapolis.md)
- [#19 of 23 in Missouri](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-missouri.md)
- [#18 of 21 in Nevada](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-nevada.md): [Las Vegas area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/las-vegas.md)
- [#9 of 19 in Oklahoma](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-oklahoma.md): [Oklahoma City area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/oklahoma-city.md), [Tulsa area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/tulsa.md)
- [#12 of 25 in Utah](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-utah.md): [Salt Lake City area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/salt-lake-city.md), [St. George area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/st-george.md)

## Similar companies in Texas

- [Barefoot Mosquito & Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barefoot-mosquito-and-pest-control.md) · #38 of 58 · State Score 7.4 · [Is it legit? (Barefoot Mosquito & Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/barefoot-mosquito-and-pest-control/legit.md)
- [Impact Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/impact-pest-control.md) · #39 of 58 · State Score 7.4 · [Is it legit? (Impact Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/impact-pest-control/legit.md)
- [Fox Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control.md) · #41 of 58 · State Score 7.3 · [Is it legit? (Fox Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control/legit.md)
- [Axiom Eco-Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/axiom-eco-pest-control.md) · #42 of 58 · State Score 7.3 · [Is it legit? (Axiom Eco-Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/axiom-eco-pest-control/legit.md)

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38. [BBB — Moxie Pest Control Orange County LP, Irvine California profile](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/irvine/profile/pest-control/moxie-pest-control-orange-county-lp-1126-1000066013/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
39. [BBB — Moxie Pest Control (Utah), LLC, Murray Utah profile (also received St. George complaints)](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/murray/profile/pest-control/moxie-pest-control-utah-llc-1126-22302786/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
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54. [Moxie Pest Control, LLC (Edmond)](https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/edmond/profile/pest-control/moxie-pest-control-llc-0995-90004122) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026
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