--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the Los Angeles area?" description: "In Los Angeles, California, HomeShield Pest Control (8.6 out of 10) and Dewey Pest & Termite Control (8.4) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/los-angeles" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/los-angeles.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the Los Angeles 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 6 pest control companies with a location on file in the Los Angeles area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are HomeShield Pest Control (8.6 out of 10), Dewey Pest & Termite Control (8.4 out of 10) and Kilter Termite and Pest Control (7.9 out of 10). ## How the Los Angeles area companies rank Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Culver City, West Hollywood, Burbank, Glendale, Inglewood, Torrance, Hawthorne, Gardena, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Malibu, Calabasas and San Fernando (Los Angeles County), ordered by Handshake Score. - 1. [HomeShield Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control.md): #11 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.6 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (6.0/10). Google: 4.9 average from 18,304 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 7 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Locations on file in the Los Angeles area: Los Angeles and Manhattan Beach. (sources [13](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10028207118463254162), [29](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16301212017430291625)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/homeshield-pest-control/records.md) - 2. [Dewey Pest & Termite Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control.md): #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. Locations on file in the Los Angeles area: Santa Monica, Los Angeles and Burbank. (sources [39](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8517583473398237502), [41](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1552119596916370297), [43](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2033413908256587567)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control/records.md) - 3. [Kilter Termite and Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kilter-termite-and-pest-control.md): #63 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.9 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: customer satisfaction (8.8/10). Google: 4.8 average from 2,337 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 1 complaint in the last three years. Location on file in the Los Angeles area: Los Angeles. (sources [11](https://www.kiltertermiteandpestcontrol.com/locations/), [17](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3907291027554969124)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kilter-termite-and-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kilter-termite-and-pest-control/legit.md) - 4. [Western Exterminator](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/western-exterminator.md): #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 Los Angeles area: Los Angeles. (sources [17](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=276430365635494227), [79](https://www.westernexterminator.com/local-branches/california/los-angeles)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/western-exterminator.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/western-exterminator/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/western-exterminator/records.md) - 5. [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. Locations on file in the Los Angeles area: Los Angeles, Gardena and Torrance. (sources [51](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5053639758109167243), [70](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=518063173380852892), [88](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6006628179148579455)) [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) - 6. [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. Locations on file in the Los Angeles area: Manhattan Beach and Los Angeles. (sources [108](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1884793266642082171), [111](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9931409638486217591)) [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) - [Western Exterminator vs. Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/western-exterminator-vs-orkin.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. 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