Rottler Pest Solutions vs. Blue Beetle Pest Control
Rottler Pest Solutions ranks #14 of 164 and Blue Beetle Pest Control ranks #31 of 164 in the West, with Handshake Scores of 8.6 and 8.3 out of 10. Both have locations on file in Kansas and Missouri.
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
#31 of 164 in the West
Blue Beetle Pest Control8.3/10Handshake Score · Provisional. #31 of 164 in the West
| Rottler Pest Solutions | Blue Beetle Pest Control | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | #14 of 164 in the West | #31 of 164 in the West |
| Confidence | Medium | Low |
| Provisional score | No | Yes |
| Door-to-door sales | Partial10, 11, 12 | N/A4 |
| Ownership | Independent4, 5, 6, 7, +2 | Independent1 |
| Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri5 | Kansas City, Missouri2 |
| States on file | Kansas and Missouri12 locations | Kansas and Missouri7 locations |
| Record verified | October 27, 2026 | October 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.
| Rottler Pest Solutions | Blue Beetle Pest Control | |
|---|---|---|
| Customer satisfaction 35% | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| Rottler Pest Solutions scores higher on customer satisfaction (9.6 vs. 9.5). | ||
| Complaint record 10% | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Tied on complaint record (10.0 each). | ||
| Sales and contract fairness 15% | 9.0 | N/A |
| Rottler Pest Solutions scores 9.0 on sales and contract fairness; Blue Beetle Pest Control isn’t scored on it. | ||
| Licensing and compliance 15% | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Tied on licensing and compliance (10.0 each). | ||
| Legal and regulatory record 15% | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Tied on legal and regulatory record (10.0 each). | ||
| Handshake Score | 8.6/10 | 8.3/10 |
| Rottler Pest Solutions has the higher Handshake Score (8.6 vs. 8.3). | ||
Blue Beetle 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).
| Rottler Pest Solutions | Blue Beetle Pest Control | |
|---|---|---|
| Workplace score | 7.3 | N/A |
| Rottler Pest Solutions has a workplace score of 7.3; Blue Beetle 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.
| Rottler Pest Solutions | Blue Beetle Pest Control | |
|---|---|---|
| Google listings in the West | 11 | 7 |
| Google reviews | 9,709 | 3,994 |
| Google average | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Rottler Pest Solutions 16 review profiles
| Platform and scope | Rating | Reviews | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoogleFenton, Missouri | 4.9/5 | 1,714 | View |
| GoogleSt. Louis, Missouri | 4.9/5 | 1,617 | View |
| GoogleSpringfield, Missouri | 4.9/5 | 1,466 | View |
| GoogleWentzville, Missouri | 4.9/5 | 1,191 | View |
| GoogleChesterfield, Missouri | 4.9/5 | 1,148 | View |
| GoogleRiverside, Missouri | 4.9/5 | 921 | View |
| GoogleSt. Louis, Missouri | 4.6/5 | 508 | View |
| GoogleJoplin, Missouri | 5.0/5 | 428 | View |
| GoogleColumbia, Missouri | 4.9/5 | 354 | View |
| GoogleFestus, Missouri | 5.0/5 | 312 | View |
| GoogleOverland Park, Kansas | 5.0/5 | 50 | View |
| BBBSt. Louis HQ file | 1.0/5 | 2 | View |
| AngiROTTLER PEST CONTROL COMPANY, St. Louis, Missouri 63114 | — | 0 | View |
| YelpColumbia, Missouri | — | — | View |
| YelpSt. Louis, Missouri | — | — | View |
| Googlenational: all US Google listings of the Rottler Pest Solutions brand, used only as the complaint base | 4.89/5 | 10,415 | see record |
Blue Beetle Pest Control 12 review profiles
| Platform and scope | Rating | Reviews | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoogleLeawood, Kansas | 4.8/5 | 1,477 | View |
| GoogleOverland Park, Kansas | 4.9/5 | 807 | View |
| GoogleOverland Park, Kansas | 5.0/5 | 21 | View |
| GoogleKansas City, Missouri | 5.0/5 | 879 | View |
| GoogleKansas City, Missouri | 4.8/5 | 645 | View |
| GoogleLee’s Summit, Missouri | 4.8/5 | 106 | View |
| GooglePlatte Woods, Missouri | 4.9/5 | 59 | View |
| YelpKansas City metro | — | 56 | View |
| BBBKansas City, Missouri headquarters file | 1.0/5 | 1 | View |
| OtherReviews widget on bluebeetlepest.com | 4.8/5 | 1,475 | View |
| AngiBlue Beetle Pest Management LLC profile 85566910 | 5.0/5 | 9 | View |
| HomeAdvisorBlue Beetle Pest Management LLC profile 85566910 | 5.0/5 | 9 | View |
Better Business Bureau
Rottler Pest Solutions. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 9 complaints in the last three years.
Blue Beetle Pest Control. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 1 complaint in the last three years.
| Rottler Pest Solutions | Blue Beetle Pest Control | |
|---|---|---|
| BBB grade | A+4, 13 | A+17 |
| Accredited | Yes, since 1997-07-28 | No |
| Complaints, last 3 years | 9, company-wide | 1 |
| BBB customer reviews | 1.0/5 average from 2 reviews | 1.0/5 average from 1 review |
| Profile scope | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Retrieved | October 28, 2026 | October 28, 2026 |
| Profiles |
Contract terms
Terms as recorded from the linked sources.
Rottler Pest Solutions 7 terms
Company states the ant (6/year) program it was complaining about carries no 6-year contract and no early termination fee: ‘we do not have a contract that lasts 6 years for ants and there’s no early termination fees with this agreement.’ (Rottler’s BBB reply dated 08/12/2024.)13
Company states there is no cancellation fee on its bed bug program (BBB reply dated 03/13/2024), and refunded the last service charge.13
A separate signed ‘program agreement’ exists but is not published: Rottler’s BBB reply cites an attached ‘program agreement’ and says it ‘went over the agreement together’ with the customer. Renewal, cancellation channel, minimum term and dispute terms are therefore not read from any company-published text.13
Year-round programs: Signature Plus (10 visits per year) and Signature (6 visits per year), each with free return visits between scheduled services (the ‘Rottler Promise’).14
One-time services are offered; pricing is quoted per property and no price list is published. A $250,000 Termite Damage Warranty is offered to qualifying customers with an active termite protection plan.15
BBB profile states a money-back guarantee: if Rottler cannot control the pest problem it will make things right or refund the cost of that service visit.4
No service agreement, terms of service or cancellation policy is published on rottler.com (the FAQ has no cancellation or renewal entry, and the site’s only terms pages are the privacy policy and an SMS terms page). Auto-renewal, cancellation channel, arbitration, minimum term and the standard-plan cancellation fee are not stated in any company-published text. The company’s own Facebook posts (search snippets only, not opened: ‘no long term commitments; you can cancel any time’ and ‘no lock-in contracts’) are recorded in claims and not scored.15
Absence finding. The FAQ lists questions on services, pricing, guarantees and support; none covers cancellation, renewal or contract length.
Blue Beetle Pest Control 3 terms
Recurring residential plans are priced per month: Happy Home Minimum from $39/mo (exterior treatment every 6 months, 2 emergency callbacks a year), Happy Home Program from $59/mo (every 4 months, unlimited callbacks), Happy Home Premium/VIP from $127/mo (adds mosquito and termite).1
The Owner’s Guarantee: pests that return are re-serviced at no added cost. This is the company’s own claim.5
The site’s Terms & Conditions page covers only the website and SMS/email messaging for ‘Blue Beetle Pest management LLC’. It states no service-agreement term: no minimum term, renewal, cancellation method or fee, or arbitration clause. The Happy Home pages and FAQ are silent on them too.2
Licensing and registrations
Status and expiry dates are shown exactly as the issuing agency’s record showed them on the date retrieved.
Rottler Pest Solutions 13 records (Kansas 1, Missouri 12)
| State | Authority and type | Number | Status | Expires | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), Pesticide and Fertilizer ProgramPesticide Business License (categories 3 Ornamental and Turf, 6 Right-of-Way, 7 Industrial, Institutional, Structural and Health-Related) | 6836 | Current (categories 3, 6 and 7 listed with expiry 12/31/2026) | December 31, 2026 | 32 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies) | 00005X (USAPlants Idaho) | Active | Not shown | 33 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies) | 00041X (USAPlants Idaho) | Active | Not shown | 33 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies) | 000420 (USAPlants Idaho) | Active | Not shown | 33 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies) | 000421 (USAPlants Idaho) | Active | Not shown | 33 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies) | 000422 (USAPlants Idaho) | Active | Not shown | 33 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies) | 000584 (USAPlants Idaho) | Active | Not shown | 33 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies) | 0021XW (USAPlants Idaho) | Active | Not shown | 33 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies) | 0021YK (USAPlants Idaho) | Active | Not shown | 33 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies) | 0036XF (USAPlants Idaho) | Active | Not shown | 33 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies) | 004018 (USAPlants Idaho) | Active | Not shown | 33 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), Bureau of Pesticide ControlPesticide Business (agency business record; Missouri licenses individual applicators, not companies) | 004DKD (USAPlants Idaho) | Active | Not shown | 33 |
| Missouri | Missouri Secretary of State, Business ServicesGen. Business - For Profit (Domestic) corporation: ROTTLER PEST CONTROL COMPANY | 00258906 (charter number) | Good Standing | Not shown | 2 |
Blue Beetle Pest Control 3 records (Kansas 1, Missouri 2)
| State | Authority and type | Number | Status | Expires | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | Kansas Department of AgriculturePesticide Business License (PBL) | 5314 | Current (no status column; categories listed with a 12/31/2026 expiry) | December 31, 2026 | 19 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of AgriculturePesticide Business | 0000K1 | Active | Not shown | 20 |
| Missouri | Missouri Secretary of State, Business ServicesLimited Liability Company (Domestic), charter LC0532404 | LC0532404 | Active | Not shown | 21 |
Legal and regulatory record
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.
Rottler Pest Solutions 4 records
Legal and regulatory score: 10.0/10. Records counted in it: none.
October 28, 2026 · Complaint summaryUsed in complaint record
BBB Serving Greater Missouri & Southern Illinois, St. Louis HQ file (headquarters and corporate-owned locations)
BBB rating A+, accredited since 7/28/1997. 9 complaints in the last 3 years, 4 in the last 12 months; every complaint shown has a business response. Themes: missed appointments and unfinished work (trap and soffit job, $1,700 paid), billing after cancellation, a no-show service that was billed, bed bug program expectations, ineffective mole treatment, and two customers who described a program (‘$129 biweekly’ and ‘6/year’) as a 6-year contract (Rottler’s reply to the second says there is no 6-year contract and no early termination fee). Most are marked Resolved and several customers wrote that the reply satisfied them. No pattern-of-complaints alert or government-action notice shown.13
October 28, 2026 · Complaint summaryShown only
BBB of Midwest Plains, Riverside, Missouri file
A separate BBB file for the Riverside (Kansas City) office, A+, accredited since 12/22/2023. Its complaints page repeats the HQ totals (9 in 3 years, 4 in 12 months) but lists none, so it mirrors the St. Louis file and adds no separate complaints.34
October 18, 2024 · OtherShown only
City of St. Louis Comptroller, Internal Audit Section (Lambert International Airport contract)
Internal audit of the airport’s pest-control service agreement with Rottler Pest Control Solutions (period 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2023, contract price $123,600). The 11-page PDF has no text layer; read as page images. Conclusion (page 3): the contractor ‘fully complied with the contract agreement terms and conditions’ and invoice billings were consistent; the one improvement point concerns the airport’s monitoring of the work. A clean vendor audit, not a regulatory action.37
October 18, 2016 · OtherShown only
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District (appeal from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission)
Appellate order captioned Parr v. Rottler Pest Control Co., 505 S.W.3d 342 (No. ED 103923, filed October 18, 2016). It is a former employee’s appeal from the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission’s decision disqualifying him from unemployment benefits; Rottler and the Division of Employment Security were respondents and the court affirmed the Commission. A private unemployment-benefits matter, not a government action against Rottler, not a wage-and-hour case; not scored.35
Blue Beetle Pest Control 1 record
Legal and regulatory score: 10.0/10. Records counted in it: none.
December 4, 2023 · Complaint summaryUsed in complaint record
Missouri (BBB of Midwest Plains)
BBB shows 1 complaint in the last 3 years and 0 in the last 12 months, filed December 4, 2023 as ‘Service or Repair Issues’ and showing status Answered. The complainant alleges that furniture was damaged during a bed-bug treatment, that a prepaid treatment was later called unnecessary, and that payments kept being taken from her account after she fired the company. The company’s December 14, 2023 reply disputes the damage and the account of events; the complainant’s December 15, 2023 answer is on the page. These are allegations posted on BBB, not findings. The complaint does not allege that a term, price or cancellation condition was misstated at the sale. The BBB profile covers the headquarters and corporate-owned locations.22
Keep reading
- Rottler Pest Solutions review#14 of 164 in the West
- Blue Beetle Pest Control review#31 of 164 in the West
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- Is Blue Beetle Pest Control legit?Licenses, BBB record and legal history
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