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Bulwark Exterminating vs. Sureguard Lawn & Pest

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Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk

Bulwark Exterminating ranks #1 of 164 and Sureguard Lawn & Pest ranks #3 of 164 in the West, with Handshake Scores of 9.3 and 9.0 out of 10. Both have locations on file in Texas. Bulwark Exterminating also has locations in Washington, Arizona, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah.

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

#3 of 164 in the West

Sureguard Lawn & Pest9.0/10

Handshake Score. #3 of 164 in the West

Bulwark Exterminating and Sureguard Lawn & Pest at a glance
Bulwark ExterminatingSureguard Lawn & Pest
Rank#1 of 164 in the West#3 of 164 in the West
ConfidenceMediumMedium
Provisional scoreNoNo
Door-to-door salesPartial8, 9, 10, 11N/Asee record
OwnershipIndependent3, 5, 6, 7PE-backedParent: Perennial Services Group (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), backed by Tenex Capital Management and Brentwood Associates2, 3, 4, 5
HeadquartersMesa, Arizona2, 3, 4Venus, Texas1
States on fileWashington, Arizona, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah27 locationsTexas17 locations
Record verifiedOctober 27, 2026October 27, 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 Sureguard Lawn & Pest
Bulwark ExterminatingSureguard Lawn & Pest
Customer satisfaction 35%9.69.6
Tied on customer satisfaction (9.6 each).
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; Sureguard Lawn & Pest 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 Score9.3/109.0/10
Bulwark Exterminating has the higher Handshake Score (9.3 vs. 9.0).

Sureguard Lawn & Pest 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 Sureguard Lawn & Pest
Bulwark ExterminatingSureguard Lawn & Pest
Workplace score6.5N/A
Bulwark Exterminating has a workplace score of 6.5; Sureguard Lawn & Pest 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 Sureguard Lawn & Pest
Bulwark ExterminatingSureguard Lawn & Pest
Google listings in the West2112
Google reviews31,7535,375
Google average4.94.9

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

Sureguard Lawn & Pest 20 review profiles

Review profiles recorded for Sureguard Lawn & Pest
Platform and scopeRatingReviewsSource
GoogleDallas, Texas4.9/51,870View
GoogleVenus, Texas4.9/51,294View
GoogleLewisville, Texas4.9/51,178View
GoogleWaco, Texas5.0/5623View
GoogleMidlothian, Texas4.8/5348View
GoogleTexas4.8/541View
GoogleTexas5.0/58View
GoogleTexas4.2/55View
GoogleSeagoville, Texas4.0/54View
GoogleWaxahachie, Texas5.0/52View
GoogleMesquite, Texas5.0/51View
GoogleGrand Prairie, Texas4.0/51View
GoogleDuncanville, Texas—0View
GoogleDallas, Texas—0View
GoogleAddison, Texas—0View
GoogleRichland Hills, Texas—0View
BBBMidlothian, Texas1.0/51View
BBBWaco, Texas—0View
FacebookWaco, Texas—0View
OtherBirdeye profile “Sureguard Termite & Pest Services”, Dallas, Texas4.9/52,562View

Better Business Bureau

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

Sureguard Lawn & Pest. Its BBB profile shows a NR grade and 0 complaints in the last three years.

BBB records: Bulwark Exterminating and Sureguard Lawn & Pest
Bulwark ExterminatingSureguard Lawn & Pest
BBB gradeA+3, 9, 50, 51, +5NR35, 38
AccreditedYes, since 5/18/2000No
Complaints, last 3 years35, company-wide0
BBB customer reviews4.94/5 average from 1,135 reviews1.0/5 average from 1 review
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).Texas only: headquarters file (Midlothian, with a Red Oak branch address) plus a separate Waco file; both cover Texas locations only
RetrievedOctober 27, 2026October 27, 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

Sureguard Lawn & Pest 9 terms

  • Lawn care: the company says its lawn care programs require no long-term contract.8

  • Pest control: perimeter service is sold as a recurring plan, typically quarterly; no minimum term, renewal, cancellation method or fee is published.9

  • Re-service between scheduled visits depends on the customer’s service agreement; the agreement itself is not published.9, 10

  • The site’s TDA Consumer Information Sheet states a 72-hour right to cancel a contract made through home solicitation (state-required notice).11

  • The site’s “Terms and Conditions” page covers website use and SMS messaging only; it has no service-contract, renewal, cancellation or arbitration terms.12

  • A BBB reviewer (April 2026) says the company would not honor a prepaid 5-year contract ($1,900) sold by a business it had acquired.13

  • A Google reviewer (about 6 years before October 27, 2026) says they asked many times for a written termite contract after a verbal estimate and never received one.14

  • A Waco Reddit user reports bi-monthly service at about $50 per month (former Hero Pest Control customer).15

  • Instagram promotion: 50% off the initial service with sign-up for a recurring service plan.16

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

Sureguard Lawn & Pest 6 records (Texas 6)

Licenses and registrations for Sureguard Lawn & Pest
StateAuthority and typeNumberStatusExpiresSource
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial business license (structural pest control)0709507Active (listed in TDA’s current Commercial Business license report, file dated 26 Oct 2026)12/31/202640
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial business license (structural pest control)0929791Active (listed in TDA’s current Commercial Business license report, file dated 26 Oct 2026)02/28/202740
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial business license (structural pest control)0956269Active (listed in TDA’s current Commercial Business license report, file dated 26 Oct 2026)03/31/202740
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial business license (structural pest control)0943051Active (listed in TDA’s current Commercial Business license report, file dated 26 Oct 2026)08/31/202740
TexasTexas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control ServiceCommercial business license (structural pest control)0943052Active (listed in TDA’s current Commercial Business license report, file dated 26 Oct 2026)08/31/202740
TexasTexas Comptroller of Public Accounts (franchise tax account status; Texas SOS registration status)Texas domestic LLC registration (Sureguard Lawn & Pest, LLC)SOS file 0802109351SOS registration ACTIVE; right to transact business ACTIVENot shown2, 41

Only resolved government actions count toward the legal and regulatory score. Pending lawsuits, allegations and private matters are listed but not scored. Summaries are our researchers’ wording of the source; allegations are allegations, not findings.

Bulwark Exterminating 3 records

Legal and regulatory score: 10.0/10. Records counted in it: none.

  • October 27, 2026 · Complaint summaryUsed in complaint record

    BBB Mountain West & Pacific Southwest (Mesa, Arizona HQ file; covers HQ and corporate-owned locations)

    35 BBB complaints in the last 3 years and 11 in the last 12 months on the HQ file, which the Texas (Austin, Houston, Schertz, Corpus Christi), Nevada, Utah and Arizona branch listings roll up to. All 30 complaints displayed (12/27/2023–10/14/2026) show Answered or Resolved. Types: service/repair 13, billing 9, order 3, product 2, sales/advertising 2, customer service 1. Recurring themes: billing after cancellation or for unwanted add-ons, accounts sent to collections and then cleared by the company, missed or undocumented services, and disputes over what a signature or free new-home service committed the customer to.9

  • October 27, 2026 · Complaint summaryShown only

    BBB Serving Southern Arizona (Tucson file)

    Separate Tucson BBB file (opened 11/18/2025, A+, accredited since 11/26/2025): 1 complaint in the last 3 years (02/09/2026, termite-warranty billing, Resolved after the company confirmed the prepaid coverage); 0 customer reviews.13

  • October 27, 2026 · Complaint summaryShown only

    Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division

    The Arizona pest-management license record for Bulwark Exterminating, LLC. (license 5632) lists no adjudicated complaints in the last 3 years.4

Sureguard Lawn & Pest 2 records

Legal and regulatory score: 10.0/10. Records counted in it: none.

  • October 27, 2026 · Complaint summaryUsed in complaint record

    Texas (BBB serving North Central Texas, headquarters file)

    BBB headquarters file “Sureguard Termite Pest Svc” (Midlothian; opened 8/12/2016): 0 complaints, Not Rated, not accredited, 1 customer review (1/5).36

  • October 27, 2026 · Complaint summaryUsed in complaint record

    Texas (BBB Heart of Texas, Waco file)

    BBB file “Sureguard Lawn & Pest - Waco” (opened 2/5/2026): 0 complaints, rating A- (time in business), not accredited, 0 reviews.39

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