--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the Amarillo area?" description: "In Amarillo, Texas, ClearDefense Pest Control (9.3 out of 10), EnviroGuard Pest Control (7.5) and Bug Out (7.1) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/amarillo" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/amarillo.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the Amarillo area? By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026 **Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, we cover 5 pest control companies with a location on file in the Amarillo area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are ClearDefense Pest Control (9.3 out of 10), EnviroGuard Pest Control (7.5 out of 10) and Bug Out (7.1 out of 10). The area covers Potter and Randall counties, Texas. ## How the Amarillo area companies rank Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in Amarillo and Canyon (Potter and Randall counties), ordered by Handshake Score. - 1. [ClearDefense Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/cleardefense-pest-control.md): #2 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 9.3 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: customer satisfaction (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (9.0/10). Google: 5.0 average from 10,052 western US reviews. Its BBB profiles show 0 complaints in the last three years; grades vary by branch. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the Amarillo area: Amarillo. (sources [19](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1725705002196592698)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/cleardefense-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/cleardefense-pest-control/legit.md) - 2. [EnviroGuard Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/enviroguard-pest-control.md): #90 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.5 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.0/10). Google: 4.8 average from 24,139 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A- grade and 98 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the Amarillo area: Amarillo. (sources [25](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10760672747345387793)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/enviroguard-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/enviroguard-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/enviroguard-pest-control/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/enviroguard-pest-control/records.md) - 3. [Bug Out](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-out.md): #120 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.1 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: complaint record (4.5/10). Google: 4.8 average from 4,202 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 18 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Location on file in the Amarillo area: Amarillo. (sources [16](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5199352594131213806)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-out.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-out/legit.md) - 4. [Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin.md): #140 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 6.8 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.9/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (5.0/10). Complaint record: N/A. Google: 4.7 average from 173,872 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade; the complaint counts on file conflict. Location on file in the Amarillo area: Amarillo. (sources [169](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7258803624414744879)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin/records.md) - 5. [Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix.md): #161 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 5.8 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: customer satisfaction (7.7/10). Weakest: legal and regulatory record (2.0/10). Google: 4.7 average from 89,803 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 2,903 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Partial. Location on file in the Amarillo area: Amarillo. (sources [189](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3918614984614995826)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix/records.md) ## Head-to-head comparisons - [Orkin vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/orkin-vs-terminix.md) ## How we ranked them - The Handshake Score rates each company’s whole western US operation from sourced public records: customer reviews, BBB complaints, contract terms and sales practices, licensing, and the legal and regulatory record. It isn’t a score for the branches in this area alone. A location on file means our research found a branch or listing there. It doesn’t show which addresses a company serves; check with the company. [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md) ## More areas in Texas - [Best pest control in the Houston area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/houston.md) - [Best pest control in the San Antonio area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-antonio.md) - [Best pest control in the Pearland area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/pearland.md) - [Best pest control in the Killeen area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/killeen.md) - [Best pest control in the Tyler area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/tyler.md) - [Best pest control in the Beaumont area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/beaumont.md) - [Best pest control in the Waco area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/waco.md) - [Best pest control in the El Paso area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/el-paso.md) ## Related - [The best pest control companies in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-texas.md) - [Pest control in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control.md) - [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md) _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/amarillo. Every page on this site has one: add `.md` to the path or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. Site guide for agents: https://handshakereviews.com/llms.txt._