Is The Bugman legit?
As of November 5, 2026, The Bugman holds a current company pesticide license in California. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 7.1 out of 10, #124 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.
Better Business Bureau record
Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years.
What customers say
Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved.
Google
2,539 reviews across 1 western US listing, averaging 4.9 out of 5 (weighted by review count).12
Yelp
4.4 out of 5 from 390 reviews.17, 18
Retrieved October 28, 2026
Angi
4.9 out of 5 from 11 reviews (Anaheim, California).14
Retrieved October 28, 2026
HomeAdvisor
4.9 out of 5 from 11 reviews (Anaheim, California).15
Retrieved October 28, 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.
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?
N/A: the research didn’t establish door-to-door selling. It isn’t proof that the company never knocks.
How it ranks
#124 of 164 in the West
Handshake Score 7.1 out of 10, Medium confidence.
Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: customer satisfaction (9.6/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A.
Pest control in California
Ranked by State Score in California.
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Sources
The sources cited on this page, numbered as in the full list on the Bugman review. Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.
- 6.bbb.orgCompany facts · Retrieved October 28, 2026
- 12.Google — Anaheim, Californiagoogle.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 27, 2026
- 13.BBB — Anaheim, California BBB profile (the company’s only office)bbb.org · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 28, 2026
- 14.Angi — Anaheim, California (525 N Shepard Street profile)angi.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 28, 2026
- 15.HomeAdvisor — Anaheim, California (same Angi/HomeAdvisor profile)homeadvisor.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 28, 2026
- 17.Yelp — yelp.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 28, 2026
- 18.Yelp — yelp.com · Customer reviews · Retrieved October 28, 2026
- 20.BBBbbb.org · BBB · Retrieved October 28, 2026
- 21.Structural Pest Control Board (Department of Consumer Affairs)dca.box.com · Licensing and registrations · Retrieved October 27, 2026