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Midwest Pest Control vs. Greenix Pest Control

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Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk

Midwest Pest Control ranks #24 of 164 and Greenix Pest Control ranks #44 of 164 in the West, with Handshake Scores of 8.4 and 8.0 out of 10. Both have locations on file in Iowa and Nebraska. Greenix Pest Control also has locations in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri 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

#24 of 164 in the West

Midwest Pest Control8.4/10

Handshake Score · Provisional. #24 of 164 in the West

#44 of 164 in the West

Greenix Pest Control8.0/10

Handshake Score · Provisional. #44 of 164 in the West

Midwest Pest Control and Greenix Pest Control at a glance
Midwest Pest ControlGreenix Pest Control
Rank#24 of 164 in the West#44 of 164 in the West
ConfidenceLowLow
Provisional scoreYesYes
Door-to-door salesPartial6Yes5, 6
OwnershipIndependent5PE-backedParent: Gridiron Capital2, 3, 4
HeadquartersOmaha, Nebraska3Orem, Utah2
States on fileIowa and Nebraska3 locationsIowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Utah18 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: Midwest Pest Control and Greenix Pest Control
Midwest Pest ControlGreenix Pest Control
Customer satisfaction 35%9.97.5
Midwest Pest Control scores higher on customer satisfaction (9.9 vs. 7.5).
Complaint record 10%8.55.0
Midwest Pest Control scores higher on complaint record (8.5 vs. 5.0).
Sales and contract fairness 15%N/A9.5
Greenix Pest Control scores 9.5 on sales and contract fairness; Midwest 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 Score8.4/108.0/10
Midwest Pest Control has the higher Handshake Score (8.4 vs. 8.0).

Midwest 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: Midwest Pest Control and Greenix Pest Control
Midwest Pest ControlGreenix Pest Control
Workplace scoreN/AN/A
Neither company has a workplace score.

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: Midwest Pest Control and Greenix Pest Control
Midwest Pest ControlGreenix Pest Control
Google listings in the West318
Google reviews6,72712,957
Google average5.04.7

Midwest Pest Control 3 review profiles

Review profiles recorded for Midwest Pest Control
Platform and scopeRatingReviewsSource
GoogleAnkeny, Iowa5.0/51,189View
GoogleCedar Rapids, Iowa4.9/5868View
GoogleOmaha, Nebraska5.0/54,670View

Greenix Pest Control 22 review profiles

Review profiles recorded for Greenix Pest Control
Platform and scopeRatingReviewsSource
GoogleNew Hope, Minnesota4.7/53,545View
GoogleSt Paul, Minnesota4.6/5899View
GoogleSt Cloud, Minnesota4.5/531View
GoogleGrimes, Iowa4.8/52,101View
GoogleDes Moines, Iowa4.8/5292View
GoogleAmes, Iowa4.7/5213View
GoogleOmaha, Nebraska4.6/51,409View
GoogleLincoln, Nebraska4.6/577View
GoogleOverland Park, Kansas4.7/51,665View
GoogleTopeka, Kansas4.7/571View
GoogleKansas City, Kansas4.7/568View
GoogleLawrence, Kansas4.6/550View
GoogleIndependence, Missouri4.7/5830View
GoogleKansas City, Missouri4.8/537View
GoogleCenterville, Utah4.7/51,279View
GoogleOgden, Utah4.7/5195View
GoogleSalt Lake City, Utah4.6/5192View
GoogleOrem, Utah3.7/53View
BBBBBB customer reviews on the pooled Greenix file2.97/5584View
ThumbtackGreenix Pest Control - Omaha, Nebraska4.7/538View
HomeAdvisorGreenix Pest Control, Shawnee/Overland Park, Kansas—0View
Googlenational: all US Google listings of the Greenix Pest Control brand, used only as the complaint base4.72/598,658see record

Better Business Bureau

Midwest Pest Control. Its BBB profiles show 2 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files; grades vary by branch.

Greenix Pest Control. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 626 complaints in the last three years.

BBB records: Midwest Pest Control and Greenix Pest Control
Midwest Pest ControlGreenix Pest Control
BBB gradeA+ (Omaha profile); C (Ankeny profile)4, 13A+9, 33, 36, 38
AccreditedNoYes
Complaints, last 3 years2, across 2 BBB files626, company-wide
BBB customer reviewsNot shown2.97/5 average from 584 reviews
Profile scopeTwo separate BBB files, neither accredited: Omaha, Nebraska (BBB of Midwest Plains, 14225 Dayton Cir STE 10, file opened 2/8/2022) and Ankeny, Iowa (BBB serving Greater Iowa, Quad Cities, and Siouxland Region, 1479 NE 69th Pl Ste 82, file opened 7/29/2024). No BBB file was found for Cedar Rapids. Other BBB “Midwest Pest Control” files (Agency Missouri, Dearborn Missouri, Aberdeen South Dakota) and Midwest Legacy Pest Control (Lincoln Nebraska) belong to different businesses.Not recorded
RetrievedOctober 28, 2026November 2, 2026
Profiles

Contract terms

Terms as recorded from the linked sources.

Midwest Pest Control 4 terms

  • Home Defense Basic plan advertised from $39/month, with an initial fee (“Initial Fee Applies”); Home Defense Plus Rodent and Plus Yard from $43/month; Platinum from $47/month. No term, renewal, cancellation or arbitration terms are published on the site.7

  • Company guarantee: free re-treatment if the customer is unhappy.7

  • Company’s own BBB reply (Omaha profile, 02/14/2024) describes a 2021 contract for five paid services (an initial service plus four quarterly services) and says the account was closed with a “contractual early-termination fee” and sent to collection; the fee amount and the contract term in months are not stated. The reply offers the service agreement on request.6

  • $50 off the first application with a Home Defense package and a $100 referral credit, both shown with an expiry of 10/31/2026.8

Greenix Pest Control 7 terms

  • Company-stated (website Terms of Use, section 3 “Recurring Services”, effective 7 Nov 2025; the section covers the pest-control service, not website use): recurring service continues until canceled and may renew automatically. Also company-stated in its BBB reply of 09/14/2026: services continue on a non-contractual basis until the customer notifies Greenix to discontinue.6, 7

  • Company-stated cancellation method: “contacting Greenix directly”; effective once a representative confirms; “may be subject to terms in the service agreement”. Not phone-only wording. The fee, minimum term and any arbitration clause sit in the separate signed service agreement, which is not published.7

  • The Terms of Use only govern use of the website (governing law Utah; disputes in Utah County courts). They contain no arbitration or class-waiver clause for service contracts, and the signed service agreement is not published, so the arbitration term is unknown.7

  • Advertised pricing: general pest, rodent control and termite prevention “Starting at $49.99/mo”; tick, flea and mosquito “Starting at $79.99/mo”; “pricing based on home size”.8

  • Guarantee: 48-hour service and free re-service between seasonal visits. BBB profile (Grimes, Iowa branch page) says free retreatments between quarterly services, and the last paid service is refunded if two retreatments fail (quarterly plans only).8, 9

  • Customer-reported, location not stated, pooled headquarters file: a complaint dated 10/10/2026 says the signed agreement was a “mandatory 12-month subscription at $69.99 per month plus tax” with a $299 early termination fee, and that a later agreement showed an initial term of “0 months” and a $249 cancellation fee. Not scored: no West location in the text.4

  • Customer-reported, pooled headquarters file: three more first-page complaints (Sept-Oct 2026) describe a $299 cancellation fee and one a $399 fee, one after a single service visit. Pages 2-4 add more $249, $299 and $300 fee reports and 12- and 18-month term reports. Only one of these reports is tied to a West state: the 09/29/2026 Minnesota complaint ($299 plus tax).4

Licensing and registrations

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

Midwest Pest Control 4 records (Iowa 3, Nebraska 1)

Licenses and registrations for Midwest Pest Control
StateAuthority and typeNumberStatusExpiresSource
IowaIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide BureauCompany license listed in the IDALS company lookup (license type column not shown); Midwest Pest Control LLC, Omaha Nebraska, listed as an out-of-state licensee10192-001Current (expires December 31, 2026; lookup shows only an expiration date)December 31, 20262
IowaIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide BureauCompany license listed in the IDALS company lookup (license type column not shown)11523-001Current (expires December 31, 2026; lookup shows only an expiration date)December 31, 20262
IowaIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide BureauCompany license listed in the IDALS company lookup (license type column not shown)11524-001Current (expires December 31, 2026; lookup shows only an expiration date)December 31, 20262
NebraskaNebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), Pesticide ProgramNo company license exists in Nebraska; NDA licenses individual commercial applicators onlyNot shownNot applicable (individual-only state). Applicator last-name search “Perkes” (Commercial) returned no records; this does not show the owners are unlicensed (license may sit under a technician or another name).Not shown16, 17

Greenix Pest Control 11 records (Minnesota 2, Iowa 4, Kansas 1, Utah 1, Missouri 2, Nebraska 1)

Licenses and registrations for Greenix Pest Control
StateAuthority and typeNumberStatusExpiresSource
MinnesotaMinnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Pesticide & Fertilizer ManagementStructural Pest Control Company20191493Active (listed with Unexpired Licenses Only checked; EXPIRES December 31, 2026)December 31, 202640, 41
IowaIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide BureauCommercial applicator license (company license), 00-Commercial Applicator/Not Aerial; Grimes (Polk County)09055-000Current (expiration date in the future; lookup shows no status word)December 31, 202642
IowaIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide BureauCommercial applicator license (branch suffix -001), Omaha Nebraska address (“Out of State - 00”)10582-001Current (expiration date in the future)December 31, 202642
IowaIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide BureauCommercial applicator license (branch suffix -001), Overland Park address (“Out of State - 00”)10752-001Current (expiration date in the future)December 31, 202642
IowaIowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Pesticide BureauCommercial applicator license (branch suffix -001), New Hope address (“Out of State - 00”)10760-001Current (expiration date in the future)December 31, 202642
KansasKansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), Pesticide and Fertilizer ProgramPesticide Business License: “Greenix Pest Control / Rise Pest Control / Greenix c/o Greenix Holdings LLC”, 4331 Merriam Dr, Overland Park (second address 355 W University Pkwy, Orem Utah)PBL 100253Licensed, categories 3 and 7 (KDA shows no status column; categories with a future expiry mean licensed for the year)12/31/2026 (categories 3 and 7)43
UtahUtah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), Pesticide ProgramCommercial Pesticide Business (4000)4000-2160Active (AIMS Status column; expiration date 12/31/2028 is in the future)12/31/202844
MissouriMissouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies)003CCX (USAPlants Idaho)Pesticide Business (Active)Not shown45
NebraskaNebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), Pesticide ProgramNo company license exists for ground pest control; only individual commercial applicators are licensedNot shownNot applicable (individual licenses only; employer is not shown in the Kelly Solutions lookup, so no applicator was tied to Greenix)Not shown46
MinnesotaMinnesota Secretary of State, Business FilingsBusiness registry: Greenix Holdings, LLC, Limited Liability Company (Foreign)Not shownActive (search results list the Minnesota business name and the home business name, both Active)Not shown47
MissouriMissouri Secretary of State, Business ServicesBusiness registry: GREENIX HOLDINGS, LLC, Limited Liability Company (Foreign)FL001701752 (charter no.)Active (created 11/16/2023; registered agent CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Company)Not shown48

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.

Midwest Pest Control 3 records

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

  • October 28, 2026 · Complaint summaryUsed in complaint record

    Nebraska

    BBB Omaha profile (BBB of Midwest Plains): 1 complaint in the last 3 years (dated 02/05/2024, service issue), 0 in the last 12 months; status Answered, rating A+. A power of attorney alleged an 88-year-old woman was solicited at her door in 2021 and later sent to collection after canceling; the company says she signed a contract and offered to withdraw the collection if the unpaid invoice was paid.6

  • October 28, 2026 · Complaint summaryUsed in complaint record

    Iowa

    BBB Ankeny, Iowa profile (BBB serving Greater Iowa, Quad Cities, and Siouxland Region; file opened 7/29/2024): 1 complaint in the last 3 years (dated 07/22/2024), 0 in the last 12 months, status Unanswered, rating C for failure to respond. A reply from a different company, Midwest Pest Management of Ankeny, says the complaint concerns it, not the Midwest Pest Control profile it was filed against; BBB still lists it as unanswered. BBB’s record (this profile, whose address and phone are this company’s Ankeny office) is kept as shown.14

  • October 28, 2026 · Complaint summaryShown only

    Nebraska and Iowa

    No attorney general, pesticide-regulator, FTC or court action against Midwest Pest Control was found. Nebraska AG and Iowa AG publish no per-company complaint data; IDALS publishes no enforcement list; NDA publishes no enforcement list; Nebraska JUSTICE court search is paid ($17 per search) and was not used; federal OSHA establishment search is behind human verification. Searches for attorney general, lawsuit, settlement and consent order returned no results about this company (leads only).16

Greenix Pest Control 3 records

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

  • November 2, 2026 · Complaint summaryShown only

    BBB (pooled corporate file)

    626 complaints in 3 years and 186 in 12 months on the pooled headquarters file (grade A+, accredited); West branch pages show the same totals. Pattern or alert notices: none shown on the pages read.4

  • November 2, 2026 · EnforcementShown only

    Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Utah, Missouri and Nebraska pesticide regulators

    No enforcement action, penalty or license discipline was found. Minnesota, Iowa, Utah, Kansas and Missouri do not publish enforcement lists (state source guides), so this is an absence in what is public, not proof of none. State AG, FTC and court searches (searches) returned nothing about Greenix.44

  • June 22, 2026 · Complaint summaryShown only

    Local news, South Bend, Indiana (outside the West)

    WNDU reports residents saying Greenix door-to-door salespeople ignored “no soliciting” signs and would not leave; Greenix did not return calls. Context for the sales model only; not West-tied.5

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