--- title: "Is Polaris Pest Control legit?" description: "Polaris Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Texas and a BBB grade of A. It scores 6.4 out of 10 and ranks #154 of 164 in the West." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control/legit" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control/legit.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # Is Polaris 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/polaris-pest-control.md) · Is it legit? · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control/cancel.md) **Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Polaris Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Texas. Its BBB profile shows an A grade and 11 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 6.4 out of 10, #154 of 164 in the West. It sells door to door. ## Licenses Company pesticide licenses in each state where it has a location, with the status the issuing agency showed on the date retrieved. - **New Mexico** New Mexico 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 [9](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv), [27](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_certified_applicator.csv)) _Status: Listed in TDA current-licenses report (active), file dated 26 Oct 2026 · Number 0967995 · Expires 12/31/2026_ ## Better Business Bureau record - Its BBB profile shows an A grade and 11 complaints in the last three years. BBB accredited since 10/15/2025. (sources [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/nm/albuquerque/profile/pest-control/polaris-pest-control-0806-99183815), [5](https://www.bbb.org/us/nm/albuquerque/profile/pest-control/greenline-pest-solutions-0806-99143068)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control.md) ## What customers say Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved. - **Google** 5,009 reviews across 2 western US listings, averaging 4.7 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [19](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12987217350360399709), [21](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17349191300239695067)) 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. 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](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control.md) ## How it ranks - **#154 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 6.4 out of 10, Medium confidence. Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (2.5/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) ## Pest control by state - [#8 of 14 in New Mexico](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-new-mexico.md): [Albuquerque area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/albuquerque.md) - [#45 of 58 in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-texas.md): [El Paso area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/el-paso.md) ## Similar companies in New Mexico - [Preventive Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/preventive-pest-control.md) · #6 of 14 · State Score 8.0 · [Is it legit? (Preventive Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/preventive-pest-control/legit.md) - [Insight Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/insight-pest-solutions.md) · #7 of 14 · State Score 7.8 · [Is it legit? (Insight Pest Solutions)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/insight-pest-solutions/legit.md) - [Bug Out](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-out.md) · #9 of 14 · State Score 7.7 · [Is it legit? (Bug Out)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-out/legit.md) - [Prime Pest and Lawn](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/prime-pest-and-lawn.md) · #10 of 14 · State Score 7.1 · [Is it legit? (Prime Pest and Lawn)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/prime-pest-and-lawn/legit.md) ## Related - [Polaris Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control.md) - [How to cancel Polaris Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control/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 Polaris Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page. 3. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/nm/albuquerque/profile/pest-control/polaris-pest-control-0806-99183815) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026 5. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/nm/albuquerque/profile/pest-control/greenline-pest-solutions-0806-99143068) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026 9. [texasagriculture.gov](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026 19. [Google — Albuquerque, New Mexico](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12987217350360399709) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 21. [Google — El Paso, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17349191300239695067) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 27. [Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control Service](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_certified_applicator.csv) — texasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026 _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control/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._