What are the best pest control companies in the Merced area?
As of November 5, 2026, we cover 4 pest control companies with a location on file in the Merced area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are Advanced Integrated Pest Management (8.5 out of 10), Dustin Pest Control (8.1 out of 10) and Clark Pest Control (7.2 out of 10). The area covers Merced County, California.
How the Merced area companies rank
Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in Merced, Atwater, Los Banos, Livingston and Delhi (Merced County), ordered by Handshake Score.
1. Advanced Integrated Pest Management
#18 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.5 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional
Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (8.5/10).
Google: 5.0 average from 4,357 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years.
Location on file in the Merced area: Merced.14
#43 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.1 out of 10 · Medium confidence
Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (8.5/10).
Google: 4.9 average from 2,141 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years.
Location on file in the Merced area: Merced.16
#111 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.2 out of 10 · High confidence
Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.9/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.5/10).
Google: 4.7 average from 15,066 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 39 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes.
Location on file in the Merced area: Merced.89
4. 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.
Location on file in the Merced area: Merced.96
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.