Is Moxie Pest Control legit?

Licenses

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

• Washington

  No company pesticide license record on file.

• Oregon

  No company pesticide license record on file.

• Arizona

  Arizona Department of Agriculture (Pest Management Division / Office of Pest Management): Business License^{67, 68}

  Status: Active · Number 8952 · Expires 05/31/2027

• Arkansas

  No company pesticide license record on file.

• California

  Structural Pest Control Board (Department of Consumer Affairs): Company Registration⁶⁹

  Status: Active · Number 7786 · Expires 12/31/2035

• Colorado

  Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA): Commercial Applicator⁶²

  Status: Current (search shows only current valid licenses) · Number 14321 · Expires 12/31/2026

• Minnesota

  Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA): Structural Pest Control Company License⁵⁹

  Status: Current (license period 01/01/2026–12/31/2026) · Number 20215742 · Expires 12/31/2026

• Missouri

  Missouri licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.

• Nevada

  Nevada Department of Agriculture (Pest Control Section): Pest Control Business License⁶³

  Status: Listed on the 2026 roster (report dated Sept. 2, 2026) with 12 licensed operators · Number 7013 · Expires 12/31/2026

• Oklahoma

  Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) Pesticide Licensing: Pesticide License⁶¹

  Status: Current · Number 8213 · Expires 12/31/26

• Oklahoma

  Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) Pesticide Licensing: Pesticide License⁶¹

  Status: Current · Number 9699 · Expires 12/31/26

• Texas

  Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service): Commercial Business license⁵⁸

  Status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · Number 0669928 · Expires 04/30/2027

• Texas

  Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service): Commercial Business license⁵⁸

  Status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · Number 0782135 · Expires 04/30/2027

• Texas

  Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service): Commercial Business license⁵⁸

  Status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · Number 0871927 · Expires 12/31/2026

• Texas

  Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service): Commercial Business license⁵⁸

  Status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · Number 0950500 · Expires 12/31/2026

• Texas

  Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service): Commercial Business license⁵⁸

  Status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · Number 0851186 · Expires 04/30/2027

• Texas

  Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service): Commercial Business license⁵⁸

  Status: Active (current TDA Commercial Business report; columns INSURANCE_EXPIRED, LICENSE_EXPIRED dated in the future) · Number 0931710 · Expires 04/30/2027

• Utah

  Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) Pesticide Program: 4000⁶⁰

  Status: Active · Number 4000-1333 · Expires 12/31/2028

• Utah

  Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) Pesticide Program: 4000⁶⁰

  Status: Active · Number 4000-2493 · Expires 12/31/2027

Better Business Bureau record

• Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A grade and 511 complaints in the last three years.

  BBB accredited.

  99 complaints filed in the last 12 months.^{45, 47, 49, 51}

  Full BBB record

What customers say

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

• Google

  71,958 reviews across 22 western US listings, averaging 4.7 out of 5 (weighted by review count).^{16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21}

• BBB

  1.46 out of 5 from 344 reviews (HQ profile).¹¹

  Retrieved October 27, 2026

• BBB

  2.5 out of 5 from 8 reviews (Moxie Pest Control).³⁶

  Retrieved October 27, 2026

• BBB

  2.14 out of 5 from 7 reviews (Moxie Pest Control, LLC).³⁷

  Retrieved October 27, 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.

• 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.⁷²

  September 18, 2026 · U.S. District Court, D. Nebraska (8:26-cv-149) · Lawsuit · Not scored

• 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.⁵

  January 21, 2026 · U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Cir. (No. 24-4076), from D. Utah 2:21-cv-00240 · Lawsuit · Not scored

• 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.⁷¹

  February 20, 2025 · U.S. District Court, W.D. Missouri (4:25-cv-00121) · Lawsuit · Not scored

• Moxie Pest Control LP v. Moxie Service LLC: trademark infringement suit brought by Moxie; terminated Feb. 25, 2019. Private business dispute, Moxie as plaintiff.⁷⁰

  June 26, 2017 · U.S. District Court, D. Arizona (2:17-cv-02041) · 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

How it ranks

• #106 of 164 in the West

  Handshake Score 7.3 out of 10, Medium confidence.

  Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (3.0/10).

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