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Bulwark Exterminating vs. Presto-X Pest Control

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Bulwark Exterminating ranks #1 of 164 and Presto-X Pest Control ranks #19 of 164 in the West, with Handshake Scores of 9.3 and 8.5 out of 10. Both have locations on file in Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Bulwark Exterminating also has locations in Washington, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, and Presto-X Pest Control in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.

This comparison sets their verified records side by side: the five scored factors, review platforms, BBB, contract terms, licensing and legal record. It draws no conclusion beyond the scores. The small numbers link to each fact’s source, and each company’s full review has the rest.

At a glance

#1 of 164 in the West

Bulwark Exterminating9.3/10

Handshake Score. #1 of 164 in the West

#19 of 164 in the West

Presto-X Pest Control8.5/10

Handshake Score · Provisional. #19 of 164 in the West

Bulwark Exterminating and Presto-X Pest Control at a glance
Bulwark ExterminatingPresto-X Pest Control
Rank#1 of 164 in the West#19 of 164 in the West
ConfidenceMediumLow
Provisional scoreNoYes
Door-to-door salesPartial8, 9, 10, 11N/Asee record
OwnershipIndependent3, 5, 6, 7SubsidiaryParent: Rentokil Initial plc (through Rentokil North America, Inc.)5, 6, 7, 8, +1
HeadquartersMesa, Arizona2, 3, 4Wyomissing, Pennsylvania3, 4
States on fileWashington, Arizona, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah27 locationsArkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming20 locations
Record verifiedOctober 27, 2026November 2, 2026

Our research

How they score

The Handshake Score is a weighted average of five factors, each scored from 0 to 10 from verified records. The percentage beside each factor is its weight. Each score links to the deductions behind it on the company’s review.

Handshake Score factors: Bulwark Exterminating and Presto-X Pest Control
Bulwark ExterminatingPresto-X Pest Control
Customer satisfaction 35%9.69.3
Bulwark Exterminating scores higher on customer satisfaction (9.6 vs. 9.3).
Complaint record 10%10.010.0
Tied on complaint record (10.0 each).
Sales and contract fairness 15%8.5N/A
Bulwark Exterminating scores 8.5 on sales and contract fairness; Presto-X Pest Control isn’t scored on it.
Licensing and compliance 15%10.010.0
Tied on licensing and compliance (10.0 each).
Legal and regulatory record 15%10.010.0
Tied on legal and regulatory record (10.0 each).
Handshake Score9.3/108.5/10
Bulwark Exterminating has the higher Handshake Score (9.3 vs. 8.5).

Presto-X Pest Control had no usable inputs for sales and contract fairness, so that factor was left out of its score and its remaining weights were scaled up to 100%.

Workplace

We rate how companies treat employees from employee-review sites and wage-and-hour records. A workplace score is computed and carries 10% of the Handshake Score when there are at least 20 employee reviews on file (otherwise excluded and remaining weights renormalized).

Workplace scores: Bulwark Exterminating and Presto-X Pest Control
Bulwark ExterminatingPresto-X Pest Control
Workplace score6.5N/A
Bulwark Exterminating has a workplace score of 6.5; Presto-X Pest Control isn’t rated.

Review platforms

Google figures cover each company’s western US listings; the average is weighted by each listing’s review count. Ratings and counts are as each site showed them on the date retrieved.

Google reviews: Bulwark Exterminating and Presto-X Pest Control
Bulwark ExterminatingPresto-X Pest Control
Google listings in the West2119
Google reviews31,7533,331
Google average4.94.8

Bulwark Exterminating 34 review profiles

Review profiles recorded for Bulwark Exterminating
Platform and scopeRatingReviewsSource
GoogleHouston, Texas4.9/55,048View
GoogleSchertz, Texas4.9/54,723View
GoogleAustin, Texas4.9/53,853View
GoogleCorpus Christi, Texas4.8/5412View
GoogleRound Rock, Texas4.8/5275View
GooglePeoria, Arizona4.9/52,398View
GoogleMesa, Arizona4.9/52,142View
GoogleMesa, Arizona4.9/51,187View
GoogleArizona4.9/51,099View
GooglePrescott, Arizona4.6/5147View
GoogleArizona5.0/5144View
GoogleSalt Lake City, Utah4.9/52,504View
GoogleSt. George, Utah4.9/5632View
GoogleLas Vegas, Nevada4.9/51,444View
GoogleNorth Las Vegas, Nevada5.0/51,337View
GoogleMesquite, Nevada5.0/5469View
BBBcompany-wide4.94/51,135View
Trustpilotcompany-wide2.9/518View
HomeAdvisorMesa, Arizona4.9/52,303View
HomeAdvisorSalt Lake City, Utah4.9/51,699View
AngiSt. George, Utah4.9/5739View
AngiDallas, Texas4.8/5852View
AngiShow Low, Arizona4.9/51,230View
AngiAustin, Texas4.6/5414View
OtherConsumerAffairs, company-wide4.9/53,261View
Facebookcompany-wide—113View
NextdoorHouston, Texas——View
GoogleTacoma, Washington4.8/51,899View
GoogleWashington—0View
GoogleKansas City, Missouri4.9/5650View
GoogleAlbuquerque, New Mexico4.9/5589View
GoogleTulsa, Oklahoma4.9/5746View
GoogleOklahoma4.9/555View
Googlenational: all US Google listings of the Bulwark Exterminating brand, used only as the complaint base4.9/545,797see record

Presto-X Pest Control 22 review profiles

Review profiles recorded for Presto-X Pest Control
Platform and scopeRatingReviewsSource
GoogleLa Vista, Nebraska4.9/5349View
GoogleLincoln, Nebraska4.9/5248View
GoogleGrand Island, Nebraska4.9/5216View
GoogleCheyenne, Wyoming4.6/5169View
GoogleFort Smith, Arkansas4.9/5157View
GoogleNorth Little Rock, Arkansas4.9/559View
GoogleConway, Arkansas5.0/53View
GoogleDenver, Colorado4.8/5488View
GoogleRifle, Colorado5.0/558View
GoogleHiawatha, Iowa4.9/5236View
GoogleDes Moines, Iowa4.8/5174View
GoogleMason City, Iowa4.3/57View
GoogleWichita, Kansas5.0/533View
GoogleSikeston, Missouri4.9/5232View
GoogleSpringfield, Missouri4.8/5172View
GoogleRiverside, Missouri4.6/566View
GoogleOklahoma City, Oklahoma4.7/597View
GoogleSioux Falls, South Dakota4.7/5114View
GoogleHouston, Texas4.7/5276View
GoogleSan Antonio, Texas4.8/5184View
BBBcompany-wide, multi-brand: Rentokil North America, Inc. headquarters profile1.61/597View
BBBLincoln, Nebraska: Presto-X Pest Control, 5734 Seward Ave——View

Better Business Bureau

Bulwark Exterminating. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 35 complaints in the last three years.

Presto-X Pest Control. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files.

BBB records: Bulwark Exterminating and Presto-X Pest Control
Bulwark ExterminatingPresto-X Pest Control
BBB gradeA+3, 9, 50, 51, +5A+3, 34, 35, 36, +8
AccreditedYes, since 5/18/2000No
Complaints, last 3 years35, company-wide0, across 3 BBB files
BBB customer reviews4.94/5 average from 1,135 reviews1.61/5 average from 97 reviews
Profile scopeCompany-wide. The Mesa, Arizona HQ file covers “headquarters and its corporate-owned locations”; the BBB branch files checked for Austin, Houston, Schertz and Corpus Christi (Texas) and North Las Vegas (Nevada) show the same 35 complaints and 4.94 / 1,135 reviews, and Peoria, Flagstaff, Prescott (Arizona), St. George and Salt Lake City (Utah) are address listings on the HQ file. The HQ total therefore pools Texas, Arizona, Utah and Nevada and non-West states (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico and Washington). Only Tucson, Arizona has its own complaint record (1 complaint).Scored: the three Presto-X BBB files that carry their own complaint records, Houston Texas, Des Moines Iowa and Springfield Missouri (profiles[2..4]): 0 complaints in 3 years on all three, over the 622 Google reviews of the three listings they cover (Houston 276, Des Moines 174, Springfield 172). Brands with their own files and a mirrored headquarters file were treated as Bug Out was.
RetrievedOctober 27, 2026November 2, 2026
Profiles

Contract terms

Terms as recorded from the linked sources.

Bulwark Exterminating 10 terms

  • Company-stated initial term: in a 12/28/2023 BBB response the company said the customer’s signed service agreement committed to an initial full year of service.12

  • Company-stated renewal and cancellation terms (termite warranty agreement): the warranty renewed month to month after its term, and either party may cancel with 30 days’ written notice (BBB response 04/10/2024).12

  • Company-stated renewal (termite warranty, Tucson BBB file): after the prepaid extension ends, coverage moves to a $14.85 monthly renewal fee (BBB response 02/16/2026).13

  • Company cancellation instructions: call Customer Support (described as quickest), or download the formal cancellation request form and submit it as the form instructs; customers are told to check their service agreement for cancellation policies or possible fees.14

  • The posted cancellation form is a three-business-day Notice of Cancellation, canceled by mailing or delivering written notice to a Dallas, Texas PO box.11

  • Money-back guarantee scope per the company (BBB response 04/11/2024): a refund of the most recent service charge, not the payment history.12

  • Consumer-reported early-cancellation fee of $300 after a door-to-door sale (one first-hand BBB complaint, 10/10/2025; state not shown).9

  • Company-described warranty billing: warranty-program services are billed in monthly installments rather than per visit (BBB response 01/28/2026).15

  • New-home complimentary service: per the company, it carries a 60-day retreatment warranty and no obligation to continue regular service (BBB response 05/28/2025).15

  • Customer-reported payment option (Las Vegas Google review): month-to-month payments or paying upfront.16

Presto-X Pest Control 3 terms

  • PestFree365+ is the residential plan: “a year round pest protection plan for your home” covering 39+ common pests; the page publishes no price, minimum term, renewal, cancellation or arbitration terms.11

  • Promotion: $50 off a new PestFree365+ plan with code SAVE50 (company promotion, not a contract term).5

  • The only legal page on the site is a “Legal statement” covering use of the website (copyright, accuracy, no investment offer). It contains no service agreement, cancellation, renewal or arbitration terms, so the service-contract terms are unpublished.2

Licensing and registrations

Status and expiry dates are shown exactly as the issuing agency’s record showed them on the date retrieved.

Bulwark Exterminating 12 records (Texas 7, Arizona 1, Utah 2, Nevada 2)

Licenses and registrations for Bulwark Exterminating
StateAuthority and typeNumberStatusExpiresSource
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial Business license (TPCL 0566941; Harris County; Houston branch)0566941Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report04/30/202757
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial Business license (TPCL 0566944; Travis County; Austin branch)0566944Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report04/30/202757
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial Business license (TPCL 0566942; Guadalupe County; Schertz / San Antonio branch)0566942Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report04/30/202757
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial Business license (TPCL 0715854; Nueces County; Corpus Christi branch)0715854Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report04/30/202757
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial Business license (TPCL 0996159; Dallas County; Dallas branch, issued 05/19/2026)0996159Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report05/31/202757
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial Business license (TPCL 0566943; UNKNOWN County; county shown as UNKNOWN COUNTY; operator Adam T Seever)0566943Listed on TDA’s Structural Pest Control “Current Licenses” Commercial Business report04/30/202757
ArizonaArizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division (Office of Pest Management license search, opm.azda.gov)Pest management business license (Bulwark Exterminating, LLC.; five qualifying parties; registered branch offices Peoria #3, Queen Creek #11, Taylor #8, Tucson #10)5632Active05/31/20274, 58
UtahUtah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Pesticide Program4000 - Commercial Pesticide Business (“BULWARK EXTERMINATING (STG)”, St. George)4000-467Active12/31/202859
UtahUtah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Pesticide Program4000 - Commercial Pesticide Business (“BULWARK EXTERMINATING LLC(SLC)”, Salt Lake City)4000-1943Active12/31/202659
NevadaNevada Department of Agriculture, Pest Control Section (Plant Industry - Pest Control Program licensed operator report)Pest Control Business License (company license number 5253, Bulwark Exterminating LLC); 35 licensed operators listed under it, primary principal Camron J. Davis (operator license 202105)5253Listed on the 2026 Licensed Operators report (report dated September 2, 2026)12/31/202660
TexasTexas Comptroller of Public Accounts (franchise tax account status / Texas SOS registration)Business registration: foreign LLC (state of formation Arizona); Texas SOS file 070497432318609502317Right to transact business: ACTIVE; SOS registration: ACTIVENot shown61
NevadaNevada Secretary of State (business entity search)Business registration: Foreign Limited-Liability Company, entity no. LLC4830-2001NV20011049862ActiveNot shown62

Presto-X Pest Control 17 records (Texas 2, Colorado 3, Missouri 5, Kansas 1, Iowa 2, Oklahoma 1, Nebraska 1, Wyoming 1, South Dakota 1)

Licenses and registrations for Presto-X Pest Control
StateAuthority and typeNumberStatusExpiresSource
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial Business License (TPCL); county Harris; categories PTLWCS as shown in the CSV0590486Current (listed on TDA current-licenses report, file dated 2 Nov 2026)January 31, 20278
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial Business License (TPCL); county Bexar; categories PTLWCS as shown in the CSV0688559Current (listed on TDA current-licenses report, file dated 2 Nov 2026)February 28, 20278
ColoradoColorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Plant Industry Division, Pesticide Applicator ProgramCommercial applicator business record; categories include 304 Residential/Commercial Pest Control, 301 Wood Destroying Organism, 110 Public Health Pest ControlBusinessId 13620Listed (CDA shows current valid licenses only)December 31, 202653
ColoradoColorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Plant Industry Division, Pesticide Applicator ProgramCommercial applicator business record (out of state); categories 110, 301, 302, 304BusinessId 13624Listed (CDA shows current valid licenses only)December 31, 202653
MissouriMissouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide Control (MOPlants Pesticide Business/Applicator Search)Pesticide Business (agency business-location record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies)USAPlants ID 002G00Pesticide Business (Active)Not shown54
MissouriMissouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide Control (MOPlants Pesticide Business/Applicator Search)Pesticide Business (agency business-location record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies)USAPlants ID 0032M3Pesticide Business (Active)Not shown54
MissouriMissouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide Control (MOPlants Pesticide Business/Applicator Search)Pesticide Business (agency business-location record)USAPlants ID 0001G1Pesticide Business (Active)Not shown54
KansasKansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), Pesticide and Fertilizer ProgramPesticide business license; categories 3, 6, 7PBL 100467Listed on the KDA public business searchDecember 31, 20269
IowaIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide BureauCommercial applicator company license (IDALS company lookup)01932-000Listed with expiration December 31, 2026December 31, 202655
IowaIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide BureauCommercial applicator company license (IDALS company lookup)11094-001Listed with expiration December 31, 2026December 31, 202655
OklahomaOklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF), Pesticide Licensing (AGLook)Pesticide License (business)4933Listed; expiration date in the future (the lookup shows no status text)December 31, 202656
NebraskaNebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), Pesticide ProgramIndividual commercial applicators only; NDA issues no business licenses for structural pest controlNot shownNo company license record exists to look upNot shown57
ColoradoColorado Secretary of State, Business Entities (open data, Business Entities in Colorado)Business registry: foreign profit corporation, PennsylvaniaNot shownGood StandingNot shown58
MissouriMissouri Secretary of State, Business Services (business entity search)Business registry: Gen. Business - For Profit (Foreign)Charter F00883227Good StandingNot shown59
MissouriMissouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide Control (MOPlants Pesticide Business/Applicator Search)Pesticide Business (agency business-location record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies)USAPlants ID 004G4WPesticide Business (Active)Not shown54
WyomingWyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA), Pesticide ProgramIndividual commercial applicators only; no company license record exists to look upNot shownNo company license record exists to look upNot shown60
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), Pesticide Applicators and DealersIndividual commercial applicators only; no company license record exists to look upNot shownNo company license record exists to look upNot shown61

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