--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the New Orleans area?" description: "In New Orleans, Louisiana, Romex Pest & Termite Control (8.4 out of 10) and Fox Pest Control (7.9) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/new-orleans" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/new-orleans.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the New Orleans 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 9 pest control companies with a location on file in the New Orleans area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are Romex Pest & Termite Control (8.4 out of 10), Fox Pest Control (7.9 out of 10) and Spidexx Pest Control & Termite (7.9 out of 10). ## How the New Orleans area companies rank Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Harvey, Marrero, Gretna, Westwego, Harahan, River Ridge, Terrytown, Chalmette, Arabi, Slidell, Mandeville and Covington (Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and St. Tammany parishes), ordered by Handshake Score. - 1. [Romex Pest & Termite Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romex-pest-and-termite-control.md): #21 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.4 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.0/10). Google: 4.9 average from 35,175 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows a B grade and 90 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the New Orleans area: Slidell. (sources [40](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12861109635410268788)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romex-pest-and-termite-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romex-pest-and-termite-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romex-pest-and-termite-control/cancel.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 New Orleans area: Mandeville. (sources [27](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17036846763034747758), [67](https://fox-pest.com/locations/louisiana/mandeville/)) [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. [Spidexx Pest Control & Termite](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/spidexx-pest-control-and-termite.md): #56 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 (7.0/10). Google: 4.8 average from 6,886 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 2 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the New Orleans area: New Orleans. (sources [19](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=18331415317725493587), [47](https://www.spidexx.com/location/new-orleans-la)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/spidexx-pest-control-and-termite.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/spidexx-pest-control-and-termite/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/spidexx-pest-control-and-termite/cancel.md) - 4. [J&J Exterminating](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/j-and-j-exterminating.md): #69 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.8 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: legal and regulatory record (8.0/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A. Google: 4.8 average from 3,798 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 9 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Locations on file in the New Orleans area: New Orleans and Mandeville. (sources [15](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14831454696020766408), [18](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12530591779726077092), [28](https://www.jjext.com/locations)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/j-and-j-exterminating.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/j-and-j-exterminating/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/j-and-j-exterminating/records.md) - 5. [Arrow Termite & Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/arrow-termite-and-pest-control.md): #92 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 (5.0/10). Google: 4.8 average from 4,807 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 2 complaints in the last three years. Location on file in the New Orleans area: Slidell. (sources [13](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8832994591323860043)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/arrow-termite-and-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/arrow-termite-and-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/arrow-termite-and-pest-control/cancel.md) - 6. [Terminix NOLA](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix-nola.md): #95 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.5 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (7.5/10). Google: 4.8 average from 2,849 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 1 complaint in the last three years across its BBB files. Locations on file in the New Orleans area: Metairie and Mandeville. (sources [14](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5953476902750453702), [15](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13472214264681705894), [19](https://terminixnola.com/contact)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix-nola.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix-nola/legit.md) - 7. [LaJaunie's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control.md): #108 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.3 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (5.5/10). Google: 4.9 average from 8,091 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows a B- grade and 2 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Locations on file in the New Orleans area: New Orleans, Mandeville and Slidell. (sources [9](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17428504708221602118), [11](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7898483963305975095), [39](https://www.lajaunies.com/contact-us/)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lajaunies-pest-control/cancel.md) - 8. [JA-ROY Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ja-roy-pest-control.md): #117 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.2 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: legal and regulatory record (6.0/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A. Google: 4.8 average from 3,445 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 4 complaints in the last three years. Location on file in the New Orleans area: Covington. (sources [2](https://ja-roy.com/contact/), [13](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7349020257783770683)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ja-roy-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ja-roy-pest-control/legit.md) - 9. [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 New Orleans area: Covington. (sources [115](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16730319801839536728)) [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) ## Head-to-head comparisons - [Romex Pest & Termite Control vs. Fox Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/romex-pest-and-termite-control-vs-fox-pest-control.md) - [Romex Pest & Termite Control vs. Spidexx Pest Control & Termite](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/romex-pest-and-termite-control-vs-spidexx-pest-control-and-termite.md) - [Romex Pest & Termite Control vs. J&J Exterminating](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/romex-pest-and-termite-control-vs-j-and-j-exterminating.md) - [Fox Pest Control vs. Spidexx Pest Control & Termite](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/fox-pest-control-vs-spidexx-pest-control-and-termite.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. 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