What are the best pest control companies in the Lubbock area?
As of November 5, 2026, we cover 8 pest control companies with a location on file in the Lubbock area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control (8.6 out of 10), Plunkett's Pest Control (8.2 out of 10) and Fox Pest Control (7.9 out of 10).
How the Lubbock area companies rank
Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in Lubbock, Wolfforth, Slaton, Shallowater and Idalou (Lubbock County), ordered by Handshake Score.
1. Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control
#12 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.6 out of 10 · Medium confidence
Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: customer satisfaction (9.0/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A.
Google: 4.8 average from 16,209 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows a B- grade and 29 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Partial.
#35 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.2 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional
Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (8.5/10).
Google: 4.8 average from 4,165 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 5 complaints in the last three years.
Location on file in the Lubbock area: Lubbock.33
#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.
#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 Lubbock area: Lubbock.18
#113 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.2 out of 10 · Medium confidence
Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (5.0/10).
Google: 4.7 average from 8,686 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows a B- grade and 67 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes.
6. Bug Out
#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 Lubbock area: Lubbock.15
7. 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.
8. 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.
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.