--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the Lafayette area?" description: "In Lafayette, Louisiana, Fox Pest Control (7.9 out of 10), J&J Exterminating (7.8) and Arrow Termite & Pest Control (7.5) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/lafayette-la" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/lafayette-la.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the Lafayette 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 Lafayette area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are Fox Pest Control (7.9 out of 10), J&J Exterminating (7.8 out of 10) and Arrow Termite & Pest Control (7.5 out of 10). One of them sells door to door. ## How the Lafayette area companies rank Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in Lafayette, Broussard, Youngsville, Scott, Carencro, Breaux Bridge and New Iberia (Lafayette, St. Martin and Iberia parishes), ordered by Handshake Score. - 1. [Fox Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control.md): #53 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.9 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.0/10). Google: 4.7 average from 19,886 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 263 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the Lafayette area: Scott. (sources [28](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7094921341839144861), [68](https://fox-pest.com/locations/louisiana/lafayette/)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control/records.md) - 2. [J&J Exterminating](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/j-and-j-exterminating.md): #69 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.8 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: legal and regulatory record (8.0/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A. Google: 4.8 average from 3,798 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 9 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Location on file in the Lafayette area: Lafayette. (sources [12](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15458904965368731748), [28](https://www.jjext.com/locations)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/j-and-j-exterminating.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/j-and-j-exterminating/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/j-and-j-exterminating/records.md) - 3. [Arrow Termite & Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/arrow-termite-and-pest-control.md): #92 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 (5.0/10). Google: 4.8 average from 4,807 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 2 complaints in the last three years. Location on file in the Lafayette area: Broussard. (sources [19](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=18012298946899998028)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/arrow-termite-and-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/arrow-termite-and-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/arrow-termite-and-pest-control/cancel.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 Lafayette area: Scott. (sources [113](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12009615165801739414)) [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 Lafayette area: Lafayette. (sources [143](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9402931717670733220)) [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) - [Fox Pest Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/fox-pest-control-vs-terminix.md) - [Arrow Termite & Pest Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/arrow-termite-and-pest-control-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. 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