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title: "Is Prime Pest and Lawn legit?"
description: "Prime Pest and Lawn holds current licenses in all 5 states that license companies. It scores 6.9 out of 10 and ranks #133 of 164 in the West."
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# Is Prime Pest and Lawn 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/prime-pest-and-lawn.md) · Is it legit? · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/prime-pest-and-lawn/cancel.md) · [Records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/prime-pest-and-lawn/records.md)

**Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Prime Pest and Lawn holds current company pesticide licenses in 5 states. Its BBB profile shows a B grade and 97 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. No resolved government actions count against it. Its Handshake Score is 6.9 out of 10, #133 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; record labeled Office of Pest Management): Pest management business license (sources [53](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=10556)) _Status: Active · Number 10556_
- **Colorado** Colorado Department of Agriculture (Pesticide Applicator Program): Commercial Applicator business license, categories 206, 207, 304, 307 (sources [54](https://cda.state.co.us/PesticideApplicatorSearch/Business?BusinessId=19022)) _Status: Current (CDA search shows only current valid licenses) · Number BusinessId 19022 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **New Mexico** New Mexico licenses individual pesticide applicators, not companies, so there is no company license to look up.
- **Oklahoma** Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (AGLook): Pesticide License (sources [55](https://accessodaff.ag.ok.gov/share/YQCkhPWhwK/company-overview?company_id=51432), [56](https://accessodaff.ag.ok.gov/share/YQCkhPWhwK/company-search?name=Prime)) _Status: Active (unexpired categories 3A, 7A) · Number 10379 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service): Commercial business license (sources [52](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Active (listed in TDA’s report of current licenses, file dated 26 Oct 2026) · Number 0928475 · Expires March 31, 2027_
- **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service): Commercial business license (sources [52](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Active (listed in TDA’s report of current licenses, file dated 26 Oct 2026) · Number 0936384 · Expires November 30, 2027_
- **Utah** Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (Pesticide Program, AIMS public license search): 4000 (sources [2](https://agbusiness.utah.gov/s/publiclicense)) _Status: Active (expiration date 12/31/2026 not yet passed) · Number 4000-2652 · Expires December 31, 2026_
- **Cost it points** Minor administrative penalty: Arizona Dept. of Agriculture OPM citation and order, case 101212: Prime Pest and Lawn SW, LLC operated in Tucson without a business license or qualifying party; $500 civil penalty (BL 10556) (sources [68](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php), [69](https://opm.azda.gov/Assets/Orders/2214.pdf)) _Counted in the score: −0.5_

## Better Business Bureau record

- Its BBB profile shows a B grade and 97 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Not BBB accredited. (sources [5](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/salt-lake-city/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-and-lawn-llc-1126-90028790), [18](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/salt-lake-city/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-and-lawn-llc-1126-90028790/complaints), [43](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_country=USA&find_text=Prime%20Pest%20and%20Lawn&page=1&sort=Relevance), [44](https://www.bbb.org/us/nm/las-cruces/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-and-lawn-las-cruces-0806-99180181)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/prime-pest-and-lawn.md)

## What customers say

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

- **Google** 8,915 reviews across 12 western US listings, averaging 4.8 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [14](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8248022286677563396#reviews-relevant), [23](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2959293838767873085#reviews-relevant), [24](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15609107543022270013), [25](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15609107543022270013#reviews-lowest-rating), [26](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15757068349266110121), [27](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16253839690332467005))
- **BBB** 1.69 out of 5 from 35 reviews (HQ file, Salt Lake City Utah). (sources [19](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/salt-lake-city/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-and-lawn-llc-1126-90028790/customer-reviews)) _Retrieved October 27, 2026_
- **BBB** 1.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews (Wolfforth/Lubbock, Texas file). (sources [21](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/wolfforth/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-and-lawn-0875-91352728/customer-reviews)) _Retrieved October 27, 2026_
- **BBB** 1.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews (Blythewood/Columbia, South Carolina file). (sources [41](https://www.bbb.org/us/sc/blythewood/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-lawn-0663-34351737/customer-reviews)) _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.

- Citation and order, case 101212: OPM found Prime Pest and Lawn SW, LLC provided pest management services in Tucson (e.g. a 4/30/2025 treatment with insecticides, a rodenticide and herbicides) without an OPM business license or registered qualifying party; a manager said the company had applied and did not know Arizona rules differed from New Mexico. The company obtained the license during the investigation. Order: $500 civil penalty against Prime Pest and Lawn, LLC, BL #10556 (failure to pay would suspend the license). Adjudicated 08/12/2025; final unless a hearing was requested within 30 days (no hearing record seen). (sources [68](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php), [69](https://opm.azda.gov/Assets/Orders/2214.pdf)) _August 12, 2025 · Arizona Department of Agriculture, Office of Pest Management (Pest Management Division) · Enforcement · Not scored_

Six other records (complaint summaries and permits) are 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/prime-pest-and-lawn.md)

## How it ranks

- **#133 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 6.9 out of 10, High confidence. Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (3.0/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/prime-pest-and-lawn.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

## Pest control by state

- [#49 of 58 in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-texas.md): [Austin area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/austin.md), [El Paso area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/el-paso.md)
- [#34 of 37 in Arizona](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-arizona.md): [Tucson area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/tucson.md)
- [#20 of 21 in Colorado](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-colorado.md): [Colorado Springs area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/colorado-springs.md)
- [#10 of 14 in New Mexico](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-new-mexico.md): [Las Cruces area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/las-cruces.md)
- [#18 of 19 in Oklahoma](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-oklahoma.md)
- [#16 of 25 in Utah](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-utah.md): [Salt Lake City area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/salt-lake-city.md), [Ogden area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/ogden.md)

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- [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 Prime Pest and Lawn review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/prime-pest-and-lawn.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

2. [agbusiness.utah.gov](https://agbusiness.utah.gov/s/publiclicense) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
5. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/salt-lake-city/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-and-lawn-llc-1126-90028790) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026
14. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8248022286677563396#reviews-relevant) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
18. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/salt-lake-city/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-and-lawn-llc-1126-90028790/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
19. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ut/salt-lake-city/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-and-lawn-llc-1126-90028790/customer-reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
21. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/wolfforth/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-and-lawn-0875-91352728/customer-reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
23. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2959293838767873085#reviews-relevant) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026
24. [Google — El Paso, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15609107543022270013) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
25. [Google — El Paso, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15609107543022270013#reviews-lowest-rating) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
26. [Google — Texas (service-area listing, no address; pin 33.578, -101.891)](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15757068349266110121) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
27. [Google — Austin, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16253839690332467005) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
41. [BBB — Blythewood/Columbia, South Carolina file (outside the 24 covered states; context only)](https://www.bbb.org/us/sc/blythewood/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-lawn-0663-34351737/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
43. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_country=USA&find_text=Prime%20Pest%20and%20Lawn&page=1&sort=Relevance) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026
44. [Prime Pest and Lawn Las Cruces (branch of HQ)](https://www.bbb.org/us/nm/las-cruces/profile/pest-control/prime-pest-and-lawn-las-cruces-0806-99180181) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026
52. [Texas Department of Agriculture (Structural Pest Control Service)](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv) — texasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
53. [Arizona Department of Agriculture (Pest Management Division; record labeled Office of Pest Management)](https://opm.azda.gov/Co_detail.php?sBuss=10556) — opm.azda.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
54. [Colorado Department of Agriculture (Pesticide Applicator Program)](https://cda.state.co.us/PesticideApplicatorSearch/Business?BusinessId=19022) — cda.state.co.us · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
55. [Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (AGLook)](https://accessodaff.ag.ok.gov/share/YQCkhPWhwK/company-overview?company_id=51432) — accessodaff.ag.ok.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
56. [Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (AGLook)](https://accessodaff.ag.ok.gov/share/YQCkhPWhwK/company-search?name=Prime) — accessodaff.ag.ok.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026
68. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Office of Pest Management (Pest Management Division)](https://opm.azda.gov/ComplaintSearch.php) — opm.azda.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026
69. [Arizona Department of Agriculture, Office of Pest Management (Pest Management Division)](https://opm.azda.gov/Assets/Orders/2214.pdf) — opm.azda.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026

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