Is Northwest Exterminating legit?
As of November 5, 2026, Northwest Exterminating holds a current company pesticide license in Arizona. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 4 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 7.1 out of 10, #122 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.
Arizona
Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management) - adjudicated complaints: Adjudicated complaint record3
Status: No adjudicated complaints: the detail page’s 3-year complaint panel shows none, and the 5-year ComplaintSearch by business license 4410 and by name returns none · Number 4410
Arizona
Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management): Former business license of an acquired company33, 34, 35
Status: Invalid (expiry shown 05/31/2024 in the business search) · Number 5767 · Expires 05/31/2024
Arizona
Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management): Former business license of an acquired company36, 37
Status: Invalid (expiry shown 05/31/2023 in the business search) · Number 5184 · Expires 05/31/2023
Arizona
Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management): Former business license of an acquired company38, 39
Status: Invalid (expiry shown 05/31/2024 in the business search) · Number 5667 · Expires 05/31/2024
Better Business Bureau record
What customers say
Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved.
Google
3,499 reviews across 3 western US listings, averaging 4.8 out of 5 (weighted by review count).18, 20, 22
Yelp
2.2 out of 5 from 56 reviews (Tucson, Arizona listing).26, 27
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.
No lawsuits, settlements or enforcement actions are on file.
Four other records (complaint summaries and permits) are 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.
How it ranks
#122 of 164 in the West
Handshake Score 7.1 out of 10, High confidence.
Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (8.5/10).
Pest control in Arizona
Ranked by State Score in Arizona.
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Sources
The sources cited on this page, numbered as in the full list on the Northwest Exterminating review. Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.
- 3.opm.azda.govCompany facts · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 4.bbb.orgCompany facts · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 14.bbb.orgContracts and sales · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 15.bbb.orgContracts and sales · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 18.Google — Queen Creek, Arizonagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 20.Google — Tucson, Arizonagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 22.Google — Phoenix, Arizonagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 26.Yelp — Tucson, Arizona listingyelp.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 27.Yelp — Tucson, Arizona listingyelp.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 29.BBBbbb.org · BBB · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 33.Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)opm.azda.gov · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 34.Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)nwexterminating.com · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 35.Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)bbb.org · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 36.Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)opm.azda.gov · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 37.Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)mypmp.net · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 38.Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)opm.azda.gov · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 39.Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)nwexterminating.com · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026