--- title: "Is Northwest Exterminating legit?" description: "Northwest Exterminating holds a current company pesticide license in Arizona. It scores 7.1 out of 10 and ranks #122 of 164 in the West." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/northwest-exterminating/legit" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/northwest-exterminating/legit.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # Is Northwest Exterminating 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/northwest-exterminating.md) · Is it legit? · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/northwest-exterminating/cancel.md) **Answer:** 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 record (sources [3](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=4410)) _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 company (sources [33](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=5767), [34](https://www.nwexterminating.com/preventative-pest-control), [35](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/queen-creek/profile/pest-control/northwest-exterminating-company-inc-1126-9001309)) _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 company (sources [36](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=5184), [37](https://www.mypmp.net/contractors-termite-pest-control-merges-with-northwest-exterminating/)) _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 company (sources [38](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=5667), [39](https://www.nwexterminating.com/titan-pest-control)) _Status: Invalid (expiry shown 05/31/2024 in the business search) · Number 5667 · Expires 05/31/2024_ ## Better Business Bureau record - Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 4 complaints in the last three years. BBB accredited since 10/18/2024. (sources [4](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/tucson/profile/pest-control/northwest-exterminating-company-inc-1286-1549), [14](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/tucson/profile/pest-control/northwest-exterminating-company-inc-1286-1549/customer-reviews), [15](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/tucson/profile/pest-control/northwest-exterminating-company-inc-1286-1549/complaints), [29](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/phoenix/profile/pest-control/northwest-exterminating-company-inc-1126-6000384/complaints)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/northwest-exterminating.md) ## 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). (sources [18](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11882525582487875452), [20](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16867174010602496547), [22](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=146333011060678538)) - **Yelp** 2.2 out of 5 from 56 reviews (Tucson, Arizona listing). (sources [26](https://www.yelp.com/biz/northwest-exterminating-tucson-2), [27](https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Pest+Control&find_loc=Tucson%2C+AZ)) _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. [Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/northwest-exterminating.md) ## 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). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/northwest-exterminating.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) ## Pest control in Arizona - [#20 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) ## Similar companies in Arizona - [Greenleaf Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/greenleaf-pest-control.md) · #18 of 37 · State Score 8.2 · [Is it legit? 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(HomeTeam Pest Defense)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/hometeam-pest-defense/legit.md) ## Related - [Northwest Exterminating review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/northwest-exterminating.md) - [How to cancel Northwest Exterminating](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/northwest-exterminating/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 Northwest Exterminating review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/northwest-exterminating.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page. 3. [opm.azda.gov](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=4410) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026 4. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/tucson/profile/pest-control/northwest-exterminating-company-inc-1286-1549) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026 14. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/tucson/profile/pest-control/northwest-exterminating-company-inc-1286-1549/customer-reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026 15. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/tucson/profile/pest-control/northwest-exterminating-company-inc-1286-1549/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026 18. [Google — Queen Creek, Arizona](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11882525582487875452) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 20. [Google — Tucson, Arizona](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16867174010602496547) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 22. [Google — Phoenix, Arizona](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=146333011060678538) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 26. [Yelp — Tucson, Arizona listing](https://www.yelp.com/biz/northwest-exterminating-tucson-2) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 27. [Yelp — Tucson, Arizona listing](https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Pest+Control&find_loc=Tucson%2C+AZ) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 29. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/phoenix/profile/pest-control/northwest-exterminating-company-inc-1126-6000384/complaints) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026 33. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=5767) — opm.azda.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026 34. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://www.nwexterminating.com/preventative-pest-control) — nwexterminating.com · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026 35. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://www.bbb.org/us/az/queen-creek/profile/pest-control/northwest-exterminating-company-inc-1126-9001309) — bbb.org · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026 36. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=5184) — opm.azda.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026 37. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://www.mypmp.net/contractors-termite-pest-control-merges-with-northwest-exterminating/) — mypmp.net · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026 38. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=5667) — opm.azda.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026 39. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management)](https://www.nwexterminating.com/titan-pest-control) — nwexterminating.com · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026 _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/companies/northwest-exterminating/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._