What are the best pest control companies in the Bakersfield area?
As of November 5, 2026, we cover 7 pest control companies with a location on file in the Bakersfield area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are Advanced Integrated Pest Management (8.5 out of 10), Dewey Pest & Termite Control (8.4 out of 10) and Western Exterminator (7.7 out of 10). The area covers Kern County, California.
How the Bakersfield area companies rank
Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in Bakersfield, Oildale, Shafter, Wasco, Delano, Arvin, Lamont and Tehachapi (Kern County), ordered by Handshake Score.
1. Advanced Integrated Pest Management
#18 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.5 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional
Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (8.5/10).
Google: 5.0 average from 4,357 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years.
Location on file in the Bakersfield area: Delano.10
2. Dewey Pest & Termite Control
#22 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.4 out of 10 · High confidence
Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (7.5/10).
Google: 4.7 average from 10,348 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes.
Location on file in the Bakersfield area: Bakersfield.18
#75 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.7 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional
Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.8/10). Weakest: licensing and compliance (8.0/10). Complaint record and sales and contract fairness: N/A.
Google: 4.7 average from 14,029 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade; its complaint count isn’t tied to its West locations.
Location on file in the Bakersfield area: Bakersfield.27
#111 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.2 out of 10 · High confidence
Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.9/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.5/10).
Google: 4.7 average from 15,066 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 39 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes.
Location on file in the Bakersfield area: Bakersfield.29
#132 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 6.9 out of 10 · High confidence
Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: complaint record (1.0/10).
Google: 4.6 average from 39,044 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows 643 complaints in the last three years; grades vary by branch. Door-to-door: Yes.
Location on file in the Bakersfield area: Bakersfield.30
6. Orkin
#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 Bakersfield area: Bakersfield.59
7. Terminix
#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.
Locations on file in the Bakersfield area: Bakersfield.90, 116
Head-to-head comparisons
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.