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title: "Is Preventive Pest Control (Houston) legit?"
description: "Preventive Pest Control (Houston) holds a current company pesticide license in Texas. It scores 7.5 out of 10 and ranks #93 of 164 in the West."
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updated: "2026-11-05"
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# Is Preventive Pest Control (Houston) 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/preventive-pest-control-houston.md) · Is it legit?

**Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Preventive Pest Control (Houston) holds a current company pesticide license in Texas. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 3 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 7.5 out of 10, #93 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.

- **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial business license (sources [3](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv), [4](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/preventive-pest-control-houston-0915-90016669), [16](https://preventivepesthouston.com)) _Status: Listed in TDA current-licenses report (active), file dated 26 Oct 2026 · Number 0569758 · Expires 04/30/2027_
- **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial business license (sources [3](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Listed in TDA current-licenses report (active), file dated 26 Oct 2026 · Number 0787195 · Expires 06/30/2027_

## Better Business Bureau record

- Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 3 complaints in the last three years. BBB accredited. (sources [4](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/preventive-pest-control-houston-0915-90016669), [6](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/preventive-pest-control-0915-31003672), [39](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_country=USA&find_text=Preventive%20Pest%20Control&find_loc=Houston%2C%20TX&find_type=Name&page=1)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/preventive-pest-control-houston.md)

## What customers say

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

- **Google** 4,482 reviews across 3 western US listings, averaging 4.8 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [25](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16298972439111723999), [26](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16298972439111723999#reviews-lowest-rating), [27](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17738978221915414540), [28](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17738978221915414540#reviews-relevant), [29](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9741039177533419296), [30](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9741039177533419296#reviews-relevant))
- **Thumbtack** 5.0 out of 5 from 26 reviews (Houston, Texas profile). (sources [35](https://www.thumbtack.com/tx/houston/exterminators/preventive-pest-control/service/499032232099749896)) _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.

- Demerey v. Preventive Pest Control Houston LLC (Harris County District Court): a private personal-injury motor-vehicle suit filed 07/17/2014 against Preventive Pest Control Houston LLC, Preventive Pest Control Logsdon LLC and an individual. The docket shows a plaintiff’s notice of nonsuit with prejudice on 12/22/2015; case closed. Private suit, no government action; not consumer-practice related. Not scored. (sources [41](https://unicourt.com/case/tx-hrd-demerey-edmund-jr-vs-preventive-pest-control-houston-llc-430736)) _July 17, 2014 · Harris County District Court, Texas · Lawsuit · Not scored_

Two other records (complaint summaries and permits) are on its review page.

## Does it sell door to door?

- Partial: door-to-door selling is documented, but only for part of how the company sells or only in the past. [Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/preventive-pest-control-houston.md)

## How it ranks

- **#93 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 7.5 out of 10, High confidence. Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: customer satisfaction (9.2/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/preventive-pest-control-houston.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

## Pest control in Texas

- [#25 of 58 in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-texas.md): [Houston area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/houston.md), [The Woodlands area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/the-woodlands.md)

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## Related

- [Preventive Pest Control (Houston) review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/preventive-pest-control-houston.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 Preventive Pest Control (Houston) review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/preventive-pest-control-houston.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

3. [texasagriculture.gov](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
4. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/preventive-pest-control-houston-0915-90016669) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
6. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/preventive-pest-control-0915-31003672) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
16. [preventivepesthouston.com](https://preventivepesthouston.com) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
25. [Google — Houston, Texas (12009 Almeda Genoa Rd)](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16298972439111723999) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
26. [Google — Houston, Texas (12009 Almeda Genoa Rd)](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16298972439111723999#reviews-lowest-rating) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
27. [Google — Houston, Texas (10050 W Gulf Bank Rd)](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17738978221915414540) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
28. [Google — Houston, Texas (10050 W Gulf Bank Rd)](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17738978221915414540#reviews-relevant) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
29. [Google — The Woodlands, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9741039177533419296) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
30. [Google — The Woodlands, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9741039177533419296#reviews-relevant) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
35. [Thumbtack — Houston, Texas profile](https://www.thumbtack.com/tx/houston/exterminators/preventive-pest-control/service/499032232099749896) — thumbtack.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
39. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_country=USA&find_text=Preventive%20Pest%20Control&find_loc=Houston%2C%20TX&find_type=Name&page=1) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026
41. [Harris County District Court, Texas](https://unicourt.com/case/tx-hrd-demerey-edmund-jr-vs-preventive-pest-control-houston-llc-430736) — unicourt.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026

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