--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the McAllen area?" description: "In McAllen, Texas, ABC Home & Commercial Services (8.8 out of 10), Fox Pest Control (7.9) and Brooks Pest Solutions (7.2) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/mcallen" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/mcallen.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the McAllen 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 4 pest control companies with a location on file in the McAllen area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are ABC Home & Commercial Services (8.8 out of 10), Fox Pest Control (7.9 out of 10) and Brooks Pest Solutions (7.2 out of 10). The area covers Hidalgo County, Texas. ## How the McAllen area companies rank Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, Weslaco, San Juan, Alamo, Donna, Mercedes, Hidalgo and Palmhurst (Hidalgo County), ordered by Handshake Score. - 1. [ABC Home & Commercial Services](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/abc-home-and-commercial-services.md): #4 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.8 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (7.5/10). Google: 4.8 average from 21,186 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 27 complaints in the last three years. Location on file in the McAllen area: Weslaco. (sources [34](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12929826347551642882)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/abc-home-and-commercial-services.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/abc-home-and-commercial-services/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/abc-home-and-commercial-services/records.md) - 2. [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 McAllen area: Pharr. (sources [11](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10523444740592195382), [59](https://fox-pest.com/locations/texas/mcallen/)) [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) - 3. [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 McAllen area: Edinburg. (sources [22](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11673364533521442204), [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) - 4. [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 McAllen area: Weslaco. (sources [183](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8931505969595594400)) [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 - [Fox Pest Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/fox-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. It doesn’t show which addresses a company serves; check with the company. 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