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title: "Is Plunkett's Pest Control legit?"
description: "Plunkett's Pest Control holds current company pesticide licenses in 3 states. It scores 8.2 out of 10 and ranks #35 of 164 in the West."
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# Is Plunkett's Pest Control 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/plunketts-pest-control.md) · Is it legit? · [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)

**Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Plunkett's Pest Control holds current company pesticide licenses in 3 states; 3 more aren’t confirmed as current. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it. Handshake Score: 8.2 out of 10, #35 of 164 in the West (provisional).

## Licenses

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

- **Arkansas** No company pesticide license record on file.
- **California** No company pesticide license record on file.
- **Iowa** Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide Bureau: Company license (sources [44](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup)) _Status: Listed with expiration December 31, 2026 (lookup shows no status column) · Number 02163-000 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **Kansas** Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), Pesticide and Fertilizer Program: Pesticide business license (sources [47](https://portal.kda.ks.gov/pestfert/publicsearch/business/pbl)) _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) · Number 7071 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **Minnesota** Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Pesticide & Fertilizer Management: Structural Pest Control Company license (sources [43](https://www2.mda.state.mn.us/webapp/lis/LisResults.jsp?license=&compname=plunkett&city=&countycode=****&lictype=11&sortorder=1&cmd=Download%20As%20Text)) _Status: Active (expires December 31, 2026; suspension is not shown in the lookup) · Number 20018762 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **Missouri** Missouri licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.
- **Nebraska** Nebraska licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.
- **New Mexico** New Mexico licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.
- **North Dakota** North Dakota licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.
- **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial business license (sources [45](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Current: on the TDA current-licenses report (license expiration October 31, 2027; insurance expiration January 1, 2027; renewed October 31, 2026) · Number 0795706 · Expires October 31, 2027_

## Better Business Bureau record

- 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. (sources [7](https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/columbus/profile/pest-control/plunketts-pest-control-inc-0302-3236), [41](https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/columbus/profile/pest-control/plunketts-pest-control-inc-0302-3236/complaints), [42](https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/columbus/profile/pest-control/plunketts-pest-control-inc-0302-3236/more-info)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md)

## What customers say

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

- **Google** 4,165 reviews across 26 western US listings, averaging 4.8 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [8](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14880800696091710315), [9](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5847698740427345363), [10](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7067935360832102237), [11](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15166260726906971810), [12](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9363218303533061252), [13](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=18222813888463266973))
- **Other** 4.78 out of 5 from 1,362 reviews (Fridley, Minnesota). (sources [37](https://www.experience.com/reviews/plunketts-22142813?page=21)) _Retrieved November 2, 2026_
- **BBB** 3.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews (company-wide). (sources [34](https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/columbus/profile/pest-control/plunketts-pest-control-inc-0302-3236/customer-reviews)) _Retrieved November 2, 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.

- 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. (sources [53](https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/52842347/Followell_v_Plunketts_Pest_Control,_Inc)) _March 25, 2024 · Illinois (U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois) · Lawsuit · Not scored_

One other record (complaint summaries and permits) is 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/plunketts-pest-control.md)

## How it ranks

- **#35 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 8.2 out of 10, Low confidence (provisional). 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) · [Presto-X Pest Control vs. Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/presto-x-pest-control-vs-plunketts-pest-control.md) · [Midwest Pest Control vs. Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/midwest-pest-control-vs-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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## Sources

Numbered as in the full source list of [the Plunkett's Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

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
8. [Google — Fridley, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14880800696091710315) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
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
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
37. [Other — Fridley, Minnesota (Experience.com feed)](https://www.experience.com/reviews/plunketts-22142813?page=21) — experience.com · 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
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
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

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