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title: "Plunkett's Pest Control Review"
description: "Plunkett's Pest Control has a Handshake Score of 8.2 out of 10, ranking #35 of 164 in the West. It has 4,165 Google reviews averaging 4.8."
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# Plunkett's 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/plunketts-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/cancel.md) · [Compare](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/plunketts-pest-control-vs-miller-pest-solutions.md) · [Records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/records.md)

Plunkett's Pest Control ranks #35 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 8.2 out of 10. The score is provisional because its confidence rating is Low; what holds it back is under “What we couldn’t verify.”

This page draws on 61 public sources retrieved between October 27, 2026 and November 2, 2026, and the record was verified on October 27, 2026. The sources are listed at the end.

## At a glance

- Rank and score: #35 of 164 in the West, Handshake Score 8.2 out of 10 (provisional: its confidence rating is Low); data confidence low.
- Door-to-door selling: not found in our research (badge “N/A”; this is not proof the company never sells door to door).
- Ownership: independent.
- Headquarters: Fridley, Minnesota.
- Founded: 1915.
- Services on its record: general pest control (residential HomeGuard program), commercial pest management, rodent control, termite control, bed bug treatment, mosquito control, wildlife / nuisance animal removal (Varment Guard division).
- Record verified October 27, 2026.
- Legal name: Plunkett's Pest Control, Inc..
- Website: https://plunketts.net

## How we scored it

Handshake Score: 8.2 out of 10, #35 of 164 in the West (provisional). Each factor is scored from 0 to 10; every point added or taken away is listed with the fact behind it.

- Customer satisfaction (weight 38.89%, nominal 35%): 9.2/10
  - Google 4.80 across 4,165 West reviews
  - Other platforms 3.00/5 (BBB reviews 3.0 company-wide) — too few to blend
  - Blended 4.80/5
- Complaint record (weight 11.11%, nominal 10%): 10.0/10
  - 5 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 6,635 (national Google review total: 43 US listings) = 0.8 per 1,000 (company-wide) → 10
- Sales and contract fairness (weight 16.67%, nominal 15%): 8.5/10
  - 12-month minimum term (−1)
  - Auto-renews (−0.5)
- Licensing and compliance (weight 16.67%, nominal 15%): 10.0/10
- Legal and regulatory record (weight 16.67%, nominal 15%): 10.0/10
- Workplace score (weight 10%): not scored (< 20 employee reviews)

- Weighted average of the factors above: 9.4/10.
- Review volume −0.8: 4,165 of 5,000 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 12 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- Locations 0: 26 locations.
- Handshake Score: 8.2/10.

## What customers say

- Plunkett's Pest Control has 4,165 Google reviews across 26 West listings, averaging 4.8.
- BBB (company-wide (BBB headquarters file for Plunkett’s Pest…): 3.0/5, 12 reviews, retrieved November 2, 2026
- Yelp (Fridley, Minnesota): rating not shown, 94 reviews, retrieved November 2, 2026
- Other (Fridley, Minnesota (Experience.com feed)): 4.78/5, 1,362 reviews, retrieved November 2, 2026
- Other (Fridley, Minnesota (Checkbook.org)): rating not shown, 171 reviews, retrieved November 2, 2026
- Negative themes recorded by our researchers: Missed or unannounced appointments and poor communication (several reviews); Technician entering or spraying without the customer’s authorization (2 reviews); Short-notice or missed scheduling after a technician left (1 review); Wildlife (squirrel) job: damage not repaid and traps left (1 review).

## Better Business Bureau

- Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 5 complaints in the last three years.
- BBB accredited since 4/17/1985 (headquarters file); Fridley branch file 8/9/2019.
- BBB customer reviews: 3.0/5 average from 12 reviews.
- Retrieved November 2, 2026.

## Contracts and sales practices

- Door-to-door badge: N/A.
- Sales notes: No door-to-door selling evidence found: no summer-sales or D2D recruiting, no permit actions, and no customer report of reps at the door in the BBB reviews or complaints read. Customers book by phone, web or technician visit. Absence of evidence only (Indeed, Glassdoor, Reddit and Facebook were not read directly). The verifier also read the Fridley BBB branch reviews: one reviewer says a different company solicited door to door; nothing links reps at the door to Plunkett’s.
- Residential HomeGuard program: the initial service agreement is for 1 year and renews at the end of the year unless the customer cancels. (counted in the score)
- HomeGuard advertised from $37/month (1,200-1,700 sq ft homes); payment by autopay, emailed link, portal, or annually in advance with a 3% discount.
- HomeGuard includes free call-backs between scheduled services.
- Company ‘Difference’ page says clients are not required to sign anything for interior service at a distance; estimates, service reports and receipts are sent electronically. (Wording dates from the COVID-era page; it sits beside the 1-year HomeGuard agreement.)
- Satisfaction guarantee quoted on the BBB profile: the company redoes service at no additional cost if a customer is not satisfied.
- HomeGuard FAQ: ‘Can I cancel my HomeGuard service?’ is answered that the plan renews annually and can be canceled any time after the first year with no penalties. This confirms the 12-month initial term and annual auto-renewal; it does not address canceling inside the first year. (counted in the score)

## Licensing and registrations

- Status and expiry are as the issuing agency’s record showed them on the date retrieved.
- Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Pesticide & Fertilizer Management · Structural Pest Control Company license · no. 20018762 · status: Active (expires December 31, 2026; suspension is not shown in the lookup) · expires December 31, 2026 · note: One statewide company license held at the Fridley address; it covers the Edina, Mankato, Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Worthington and Rochester branches (MDA licenses the company, not each office). Insurance/bond not shown in the lookup.
- Iowa · Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide Bureau · Company license (IDALS lookup lists it by company; license type not shown) · no. 02163-000 · status: Listed with expiration December 31, 2026 (lookup shows no status column) · expires December 31, 2026
- Texas · Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service · Commercial business license (categories PTLWC) · no. 0795706 · status: Current: on the TDA current-licenses report (license expiration October 31, 2027; insurance expiration January 1, 2027; renewed October 31, 2026) · expires October 31, 2027 · note: Web.archive captures of the same report in 2025 show the same license number (continuous). Tx-enforcement ‘Plunkett’ returns 0 rows.
- Missouri · Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide Control · Pesticide Business record (agency business record; Missouri licenses individuals) · no. 0003NJ, 0034K5, 004FKA, 004X1H, 004X1M, 004X1N (USAPlants IDs) · status: Active (6 records) · note: The search results do not say which Missouri office each record belongs to; the six records are tied to the company by name and its Minnesota mailing address.
- Kansas · Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), Pesticide and Fertilizer Program · Pesticide business license (PBL) · no. 7071 · status: Listed as a current PBL: categories 3, 5, 6 and 7, each expiring 12/31/2026 (KDA Pesticide Business Search for ‘Plunkett’, November 2, 2026; the lookup shows no separate status column) · expires December 31, 2026
- Colorado · Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Plant Industry Division · Commercial applicator license (out-of-state business, Fridley Minnesota) · no. BusinessId 17022 · status: Listed as current (lookup shows only valid licenses); expires December 31, 2026 · expires December 31, 2026
- South Dakota · South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), Pesticide Program · Individual commercial applicator licenses only (no business license in South Dakota) · status: Company-field search ‘Plunkett’ lists 128 items; active rows include Plunketts Pest Control Inc applicators, e.g. license 50791, Big Stone City South Dakota, expires Mar 31 2028
- North Dakota · North Dakota Department of Agriculture / NDSU Extension (individual certification only) · Individual certification only (North Dakota issues no business license) · status: Not looked up (individual-only state; the NDSU applicator search shows no employer)
- North Dakota · North Dakota Secretary of State (business registry, FirstStop) · Business registration (foreign corporation) · no. 0000042164 · status: Active / Good Standing (filed 08/20/1993)
- Minnesota · Minnesota Secretary of State (business registry) · Business registration (domestic business corporation) · status: Active / In Good Standing (renewal due 12/31/2027). History shows administrative dissolutions on 3/13/2018 and 2/20/2020, each followed by reinstatement (3/20/2018 and 3/11/2020), both more than 5 years ago.
- Nebraska · Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) · Individual commercial applicators only (Nebraska issues no structural pest control business license) · status: Not looked up (individual-only state; no company record exists)
- New Mexico · New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) · Pesticide Business record (agency business record state) · status: Not looked up (NMDA lookup terms restrict commercial use)
- California · Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB), Department of Consumer Affairs · Company Registration · status: Not verified: no match for ‘Plunkett’ in the SPCB licensee snapshot (October 1, 2026; canceled registrations are omitted, so a miss proves nothing), no CDPR/county penalty rows, and no California page on plunketts.net.
- Arkansas · Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Pest Control Program · License Holder (business license) · status: Not verified: structural pest control License Holder records are not publicly searchable (verification by email request only per the Department fact sheet).
- Oklahoma · Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF), Pesticide Licensing · Pesticide License (business; ODAFF AGLook company search) · no. 8333 · status: Listed with expiration 12/31/26 (AGLook shows no status column; categories not read) · expires December 31, 2026

## 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] March 25, 2024 · Illinois (U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois) · lawsuit: Followell v. Plunkett’s Pest Control, Inc., 1:24-cv-02392: Fair Labor Standards Act wage-and-hour suit by a former employee, filed March 25, 2024 and terminated September 12, 2024. The docket header does not say whether it settled, was dismissed or was adjudicated (CourtListener and Justia dockets are behind human-verification checks and were not worked around), so it is treated as an unresolved/unverified wage case, not a government action, and is not scored.
- [COMPLAINT RECORD, a count or summary of complaints, not findings; not counted in the legal score] November 2, 2026 · company-wide (BBB headquarters file) · complaint-summary: BBB: 5 complaints in the last 3 years (2 in the last 12 months), A+ rating, accredited, no pattern alert shown. Displayed complaints concern wildlife trapping service follow-up/billing (refunds issued) and a company-canceled service with a disputed refund (answered).

## Mentions, awards and claims

### Mentions

- [PCT Top 100 (2023 poster): Plunkett's ranked #18, Fridley Minnesota](https://giecdn.blob.core.windows.net/fileuploads/document/2023/05/05/top%20100%20poster.pdf) (Pest Control Technology · May 5, 2023 · trade-press): PCT’s 2023 Top 100 list of largest pest control firms puts Plunkett’s at #18 (previous year #17) with $90,000,000 revenue, 660 employees; revenue is self-reported to PCT.
- [PWIPM Minnesota, Girl Scouts Empower Girls in STEM](https://www.pctonline.com/search?q=Minnesota) (Pest Control Technology · May 3, 2024 · trade-press): PCT search-results page reports a Women in Pest Management outreach event held at Plunkett’s Fridley office with Girl Scouts.
- [Pacer docket: Followell v. Plunkett's Pest Control, Inc. (N.D. Ill. 1:24-cv-02392)](https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/52842347/Followell_v_Plunketts_Pest_Control,_Inc) (PacerMonitor · March 25, 2024 · other): Fair Labor Standards Act case filed March 25, 2024 and terminated September 12, 2024.

### Awards

- NPMA QualityPro company listing (several Plunkett’s entries, Fridley phone 763-571-7100) (NPMA QualityPro, 2026)
- QualityPro board of directors: Aly Silva Mulgrew (Plunkett’s president) is Treasurer (NPMA QualityPro, 2026)

## On Reddit

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

## Locations

- States with a location on file: Arkansas, California, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota and Texas.
- Cities: Fridley, Minnesota, Edina, Minnesota, Mankato, Minnesota, Moorhead, Minnesota, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Worthington, Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota, Springdale, Arkansas, San Francisco, California, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Emporia, Kansas, Liberal, Kansas, Salina, Kansas, Pittsburg, Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, St Joseph, Missouri, Hillsboro, Missouri, Lincoln, Nebraska, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Farmington, New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bismarck, North Dakota, Lubbock, Texas.

## What we couldn’t verify

Overall confidence in this score: Low (provisional), 2 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 Arkansas and California.
- 4,165 western US Google reviews behind customer satisfaction (10,000 or more earns full points).
- 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 customer reviews medium (high earns a point).
- Verifier rated the licensing medium (high earns a point).
- Verifier rated the legal and regulatory record medium (high earns a point).
- Verifier corrected or removed 15.7% of the items checked (10% or fewer earns a point).

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

### Gaps in the record

- Google Maps was not opened (its terms forbid automated access), so no Google review excerpts were collected. Fridley was also checked against the BBB branch file address, Farmington NM against todayshomeowner.com, and Lubbock Texas against the TDA license county.
- San Francisco, California listing: website field is plunketts.net, claimed, company-style description, but it has one photo, unusual hours, no page on plunketts.net, and no California Structural Pest Control Board record or county penalty (ca-license and ca-penalties return 0 rows; the SPCB snapshot omits canceled registrations). California licensing is unconfirmed.
- Hillsboro, Missouri listing: website field is plunketts.net, but the description and phone are not the company’s and the listing was first seen September 27, 2026. Kept; identity beyond the website field is unconfirmed.
- Rochester, Minnesota listing is named ‘Varment Guard Wildlife Services’ (the company’s wildlife division, which BBB lists as a related business). Not included: three Google listings on the domain varmentguard.com.
- Company-site location pages: plunketts.net times out in an automated browser, so pages were fetched with plain HTTP GET (robots.txt allows /service-area, /blog and the pages cited). The location pages under /service-area/ list markets and cities, not office addresses, and none mentions California. The company’s lycensed.com certification list (linked from /licenses-labels-sds) is disallowed by that site’s robots.txt (/orgs/) and was not fetched, so no company-advertised license numbers were checked; plunketts.net itself advertises no license numbers.
- Licensing not verified: Arkansas; New Mexico (not looked up; NMDA lookup terms restrict commercial use); California (not in the SPCB snapshot, which omits canceled registrations); Nebraska and North Dakota (individual-only states, not looked up); South Dakota shows individual applicators only (first results page captured, 128 items); Kansas Salina and Liberal (no PBL address of their own on PBL 7071). Business registries not read: Iowa and Kansas (CAPTCHA), Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico and South Dakota (CAPTCHA), Texas, Arkansas, California, Oklahoma and Colorado (licensing/registry for these states); only the Minnesota and North Dakota registries were read.
- Regulatory searches found nothing: local bulk files returned 0 rows for ‘Plunkett’ in the California SPCB licensee file, California county civil penalties (September 2024 to August 2026) and Texas TDA enforcement; no attorney general, FTC, EPA or state-agriculture action turned up in 17 broad web searches. Minnesota (MDA), Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, New Mexico, Arkansas and Oklahoma publish no enforcement list that was checked here (Arkansas Plant Board minutes and Colorado/other enforcement tables were not read). OSHA’s establishment search showed a human-verification check and was not used.
- Followell v. Plunkett’s (N.D. Ill. 1:24-cv-02392, FLSA, terminated September 12, 2024): only the PacerMonitor header was read (filed March 25, 2024, terminated September 12, 2024, last checked September 21, 2024); CourtListener and Justia show human-verification check pages (not worked around), so whether it settled or was dismissed is unknown and the case stays unscored. A federal case where Plunkett’s is the plaintiff (Plunkett’s Pest Control, Inc. v. McClernon, S.D. Ohio 2:25-cv-00575) was seen only in a search snippet and is not a claim against the company.
- Reviews not read directly: Yelp (94 reviews seen only in a search title), Glassdoor, Indeed (terms forbid automated access), Facebook, Nextdoor, Trustpilot, HomeAdvisor and Thumbtack (no profiles found), RepVue. No employee rating is scored; Workplace will lack the 20-review minimum from this record.
- BBB: the headquarters file’s reviews (12) and complaints (5) pool corporate-owned locations in the West and outside it (Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania), so they cannot be attributed to the 24 covered states; no state-specific BBB profile with its own counts was found. The Fridley, Minnesota branch file lists 14 reviews of its own beneath a header that repeats the HQ’s 3/5 from 12; recorded and not scored. The BBB HQ complaints page shows only 3 of the 5 complaints.
- Ownership: the company calls itself family-owned and privately held (third-generation owner and board chair Stacy O’Reilly); no outside investor was found, but no investor filing or press release ruling one out was located. BBB’s HQ file shows ‘Date of New Ownership: 2/1/2018’ with no buyer named. Dates on the company’s ‘Difference’ page (about not signing anything) appear to predate the 1-year HomeGuard agreement wording.
- Contract terms: only the residential HomeGuard page’s ‘initial service agreement is for 1 year and renews’ wording and its FAQ (‘cancel any time after the first year, no penalties’) were found. The early-cancellation fee inside the first year, the cancellation method and any arbitration or class-waiver clause are not published (the signed agreement was not seen; no Terms of Use page exists on the site map). Wildlife (Varment Guard) terms of service are mentioned in a BBB complaint but were not found online.
- The company’s own pages describe technician and client-services roles.

### Open questions

- Fridley BBB branch file lists 14 reviews (avg 4.14) under a 3/5 from 12 header. Scored as displayed (3.0 from 12, HQ). Decide whether to count the list (combined 94/26 = 3.62; would blend about 2.5%).
- Add them or not.
- San Francisco, California listing (website plunketts.net, 8 reviews, 3.4) and Hillsboro, Missouri listing (website plunketts.net, 1 review, off-template description) are kept; neither is confirmed beyond the website field.
- Followell v. Plunkett’s outcome unknown (CourtListener and Justia bot-checked); unscored. Needs a docket page showing settlement or judgment.
- Arkansas, California, New Mexico licensing and the Nebraska/North Dakota/South Dakota business registries remain unverified (licensing/registry).

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## Common questions about Plunkett's Pest Control

### Is Plunkett's Pest Control licensed in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Texas?

Plunkett's Pest Control holds current company pesticide licenses in Kansas, Minnesota and Texas; has a company pesticide license record on file in Iowa that isn’t shown as current; has no company pesticide license record on file in Arkansas and California; Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico and North Dakota license individual applicators, not companies. Statuses are as each state agency showed them on the date retrieved.

[Licensing record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md) · [Is Plunkett's Pest Control legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/legit.md)

### Does Plunkett's Pest Control sell door to door?

Our research didn’t establish that Plunkett's Pest Control sells door to door. That isn’t proof that it never knocks.

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

### What is Plunkett's Pest Control’s BBB rating?

Plunkett's Pest Control’s company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 5 complaints in the last three years.

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

### Does Plunkett's Pest Control charge a cancellation fee?

Plunkett's Pest Control’s own terms or statements set a 12-month minimum term. Service continues after the initial term until you cancel. Our record has no confirmed cancellation fee amount.

[How to cancel Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/cancel.md)

### How does Plunkett's Pest Control rank?

Plunkett's Pest Control ranks #35 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 8.2 out of 10 (Low confidence). Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (8.5/10).

[How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) · [ClearDefense Pest Control vs. Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/cleardefense-pest-control-vs-plunketts-pest-control.md) · [Palisade Pest Control vs. Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/palisade-pest-control-vs-plunketts-pest-control.md)

### Has Plunkett's Pest Control faced government actions?

No resolved government actions count against Plunkett's Pest Control in our scoring. One other lawsuit or regulatory record is listed but not scored; pending cases and allegations are not findings.

[Legal and regulatory record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md)

### Where does Plunkett's Pest Control have locations?

Our record lists 26 locations for Plunkett's Pest Control in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota and Texas. It appears in our area rankings for 11 areas, listed by state on this page.

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

## Pest control by state

- [#2 of 12 in Minnesota](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-minnesota.md): [Minneapolis area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/minneapolis.md), [Rochester area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/rochester-mn.md)
- **Arkansas**: [Northwest Arkansas](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/northwest-arkansas.md)
- **California**: [San Francisco area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-francisco.md)
- [#6 of 14 in Iowa](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-iowa.md): [Cedar Rapids area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/cedar-rapids.md)
- [#8 of 18 in Kansas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-kansas.md): [Wichita area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/wichita.md)
- **Missouri**: [Kansas City area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/kansas-city.md)
- [#6 of 15 in Nebraska](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-nebraska.md): [Lincoln area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/lincoln.md)
- [#4 of 14 in New Mexico](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-new-mexico.md): [Albuquerque area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/albuquerque.md)
- **North Dakota**: [Bismarck area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/bismarck.md)
- **Texas**: [Lubbock area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/lubbock.md)

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- [Spidexx Pest Control & Termite](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/spidexx-pest-control-and-termite.md) · #5 of 12 · State Score 8.5 · [Is it legit? (Spidexx Pest Control & Termite)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/spidexx-pest-control-and-termite/legit.md)

## Sources

61 distinct pages, numbered in the order they appear in the record. Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

1. [Company website](https://plunketts.net) — plunketts.net · Company facts
2. [mblsportal.sos.mn.gov](https://mblsportal.sos.mn.gov/Business/SearchDetails?filingGuid=96ecfaf6-9fd4-e011-a886-001ec94ffe7f) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
3. [plunketts.net](https://plunketts.net/blog/plunketts-acquires-mckinzie-pest-control-ks) — Company facts · retrieved November 2, 2026
4. [plunketts.net](https://plunketts.net/why-plunketts/the-plunketts-difference) — Company facts · retrieved November 2, 2026
5. [plunketts.net](https://plunketts.net/why-plunketts/employment) — Contracts and sales · retrieved November 2, 2026
6. [plunketts.net](https://plunketts.net/residential-pest-control/home-guard-program) — Contracts and sales · retrieved November 2, 2026
7. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/columbus/profile/pest-control/plunketts-pest-control-inc-0302-3236) — Contracts and sales · retrieved November 2, 2026
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9. [Google — Edina, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5847698740427345363) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
10. [Google — Mankato, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7067935360832102237) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
11. [Google — Moorhead, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15166260726906971810) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
12. [Google — Fergus Falls, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9363218303533061252) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
13. [Google — Worthington, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=18222813888463266973) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
14. [Google — Rochester, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14737833965037095757) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
15. [Google — Springdale, Arkansas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=980711007905782317) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
16. [Google — San Francisco, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7316734188645104157) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
17. [Google — Cedar Rapids, Iowa](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4822761688896722879) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
18. [Google — Emporia, Kansas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=18440094080629281462) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
19. [Google — Liberal, Kansas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4276130209880083581) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
20. [Google — Salina, Kansas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4472888056532660946) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
21. [Google — Pittsburg, Kansas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=18123523500513101076) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
22. [Google — Wichita, Kansas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13424476309309743962) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
23. [Google — Manhattan, Kansas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11119996774057376463) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
24. [Google — Kansas City, Missouri](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14111869955702127656) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
25. [Google — St Joseph, Missouri](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=992606511242323278) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
26. [Google — Hillsboro, Missouri](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8487177769108944454) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
27. [Google — Lincoln, Nebraska](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16895713769145210962) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
28. [Google — Nebraska (service-area listing, no address; pin 41.225, -96.205)](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15462072742603260515) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
29. [Google — Santa Fe, New Mexico](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6636860411833007606) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
30. [Google — Farmington, New Mexico](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3855881604093849288) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
31. [Google — Albuquerque, New Mexico](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10138658423641154047) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
32. [Google — Bismarck, North Dakota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3725779816330870847) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
33. [Google — Lubbock, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10963816530627727245) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
34. [BBB — company-wide (BBB headquarters file for Plunkett’s Pest Control, Inc., Columbus Ohio; covers the headquarters and corporate-owned locations, including non-Western states)](https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/columbus/profile/pest-control/plunketts-pest-control-inc-0302-3236/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved November 2, 2026
35. [BBB — company-wide (BBB headquarters file for Plunkett’s Pest Control, Inc., Columbus Ohio; covers the headquarters and corporate-owned locations, including non-Western states)](https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/columbus/profile/pest-control/plunketts-pest-control-inc-0302-3236/customer-reviews?page=2) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved November 2, 2026
36. [Yelp — Fridley, Minnesota](https://www.yelp.com/biz/plunketts-pest-control-fridley) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved November 2, 2026
37. [Other — Fridley, Minnesota (Experience.com feed)](https://www.experience.com/reviews/plunketts-22142813?page=21) — experience.com · Customer reviews · retrieved November 2, 2026
38. [Other — Fridley, Minnesota (Checkbook.org)](https://www.checkbook.org/mn/fridley/exterminators/plunkett-s-pest-control/kp5zi) — checkbook.org · Customer reviews · retrieved November 2, 2026
39. [Angi — Sioux Falls, South Dakota](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/sd/sioux-falls/pest-control.htm) — angi.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
40. [BBB — Fridley, Minnesota branch file (BBB of Minnesota and North Dakota; ID 0704-13584); the reviews listed name towns in Minnesota, Kansas and New Mexico](https://www.bbb.org/us/mn/fridley/profile/pest-control/plunketts-pest-control-inc-0704-13584/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved November 2, 2026
41. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/columbus/profile/pest-control/plunketts-pest-control-inc-0302-3236/complaints) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved November 2, 2026
42. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/columbus/profile/pest-control/plunketts-pest-control-inc-0302-3236/more-info) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved November 2, 2026
43. [Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Pesticide & Fertilizer Management](https://www2.mda.state.mn.us/webapp/lis/LisResults.jsp?license=&compname=plunkett&city=&countycode=****&lictype=11&sortorder=1&cmd=Download%20As%20Text) — www2.mda.state.mn.us · Licensing and registrations · retrieved November 2, 2026
44. [Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide Bureau](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup) — agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com · Licensing and registrations · retrieved November 2, 2026
45. [Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv) — texasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
46. [Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide Control](https://apps.mda.mo.gov/moplants/PesticideApplicator/ApplicationExternalSearch.aspx) — apps.mda.mo.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved November 2, 2026
47. [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 November 2, 2026
48. [Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Plant Industry Division](https://cda.state.co.us/PesticideApplicatorSearch/Business?Name=Plunkett) — cda.state.co.us · Licensing and registrations · retrieved November 2, 2026
49. [South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), Pesticide Program](https://apps.sd.gov/doa/cat/commercialsearch.aspx#Company=Plunkett) — apps.sd.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved November 2, 2026
50. [North Dakota Secretary of State (business registry, FirstStop)](https://firststop.sos.nd.gov/search/business#Plunkett) — firststop.sos.nd.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved November 2, 2026
51. [Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Pest Control Program](https://search.statesolutions.us/?A=ASPBPEST&AID=RS&GUID=1456D52B804648C3B2E8B657EA59106D) — search.statesolutions.us · Licensing and registrations · retrieved November 2, 2026
52. [Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF), Pesticide Licensing](https://accessodaff.ag.ok.gov/share/YQCkhPWhwK/company-search?name=Plunkett) — accessodaff.ag.ok.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved November 2, 2026
53. [Illinois (U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois)](https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/52842347/Followell_v_Plunketts_Pest_Control,_Inc) — pacermonitor.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved November 2, 2026
54. [Glassdoor (employee reviews)](https://www.glassdoor.co.nz/Reviews/Plunkett-s-Pest-Control-Reviews-E995599.htm) — glassdoor.co.nz · Workplace · retrieved November 2, 2026
55. [PCT Top 100 (2023 poster): Plunkett's ranked #18, Fridley Minnesota](https://giecdn.blob.core.windows.net/fileuploads/document/2023/05/05/top%20100%20poster.pdf) — giecdn.blob.core.windows.net · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 27, 2026
56. [PWIPM Minnesota, Girl Scouts Empower Girls in STEM](https://www.pctonline.com/search?q=Minnesota) — pctonline.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 27, 2026
57. [qualitypro.org](https://www.qualitypro.org/find-a-pro/?ZipCode=&CompanyName=Plunkett&SearchType=2) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved November 2, 2026
58. [npmaqualitypro.org](https://www.npmaqualitypro.org/about-qualitypro/board-of-directors/) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
59. [plunketts.net](https://plunketts.net/service-area/sioux-falls-sd) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 29, 2026
60. [plunketts.net](https://plunketts.net/blog/category/acquisition) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved November 2, 2026
61. [plunketts.net](https://plunketts.net/service-area) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 29, 2026

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