--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the Lubbock area?" description: "In Lubbock, Texas, Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control (8.6 out of 10) and Plunkett's Pest Control (8.2) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/lubbock" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/lubbock.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the Lubbock 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 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](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-control.md): #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. Location on file in the Lubbock area: Lubbock. (sources [8](https://www.trulynolen.com/franchise/lubbock-tx/), [31](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11157240929421586903)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-control/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-control/records.md) - 2. [Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md): #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. (sources [33](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10963816530627727245)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/records.md) - 3. [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 Lubbock area: Lubbock. (sources [22](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4113703025350549304), [61](https://fox-pest.com/locations/texas/lubbock/)) [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) - 4. [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 Lubbock area: Lubbock. (sources [18](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1080863674149213943)) [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) - 5. [Brooks Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/brooks-pest-solutions.md): #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. Location on file in the Lubbock area: Lubbock. (sources [20](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6792408839489368036), [37](https://brookspestsolutions.com/about-brooks-pest-solutions/)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/brooks-pest-solutions.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/brooks-pest-solutions/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/brooks-pest-solutions/cancel.md) - 6. [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 Lubbock area: Lubbock. (sources [15](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2004595269070256809)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-out.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-out/legit.md) - 7. [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 Lubbock area: Lubbock. (sources [176](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13254544779872120990), [218](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) [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) - 8. [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 Lubbock area: Lubbock. (sources [213](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1949941673368350072), [247](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv), [338](https://www.terminix.com/exterminators/tx/lubbock-5193/)) [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) - [Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control vs. Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-control-vs-orkin.md) - [Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-control-vs-terminix.md) - [Fox Pest Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/fox-pest-control-vs-terminix.md) - [Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control vs. Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-control-vs-plunketts-pest-control.md) - [Plunkett's Pest Control vs. Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/plunketts-pest-control-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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