--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the Palm Springs area?" description: "In Palm Springs, California, Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control (8.6 out of 10) and Dewey Pest & Termite Control (8.4) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/palm-springs" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/palm-springs.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the Palm Springs 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 7 pest control companies with a location on file in the Palm Springs area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control (8.6 out of 10), Dewey Pest & Termite Control (8.4 out of 10) and Lloyd Pest & Termite Control (8.3 out of 10). ## How the Palm Springs area companies rank Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Cathedral City, Indio, La Quinta, Rancho Mirage, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Thousand Palms and Bermuda Dunes (Riverside 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. Locations on file in the Palm Springs area: Palm Desert and La Quinta. (sources [17](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13609112699785905204), [43](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8001347671468902832), [96](https://locations.trulynolen.com/ca)) [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. [Dewey Pest & Termite Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control.md): #22 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.4 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (7.5/10). Google: 4.7 average from 10,348 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the Palm Springs area: Thousand Palms. (sources [4](https://deweypest.com/location/palm-springs/), [16](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16759763524861315971)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/dewey-pest-and-termite-control/records.md) - 3. [Lloyd Pest & Termite Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lloyd-pest-and-termite-control.md): #32 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.3 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: customer satisfaction (9.2/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A. Google: 4.8 average from 3,222 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 2 complaints in the last three years. Location on file in the Palm Springs area: Desert Hot Springs. (sources [16](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5548900502487958636), [38](https://www.lloydpest.com/all-locations/)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lloyd-pest-and-termite-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/lloyd-pest-and-termite-control/legit.md) - 4. [Western Exterminator](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/western-exterminator.md): #75 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.7 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.8/10). Weakest: licensing and compliance (8.0/10). Complaint record and sales and contract fairness: N/A. Google: 4.7 average from 14,029 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade; its complaint count isn’t tied to its West locations. Location on file in the Palm Springs area: Thousand Palms. (sources [21](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=345427546207682840)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/western-exterminator.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/western-exterminator/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/western-exterminator/records.md) - 5. [PURCOR Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/purcor-pest-solutions.md): #107 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.3 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (5.0/10). Google: 4.9 average from 12,683 western US reviews. Its BBB profiles show 13 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files; grades vary by branch. Location on file in the Palm Springs area: Palm Desert. (sources [51](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6985366451338718844)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/purcor-pest-solutions.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/purcor-pest-solutions/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/purcor-pest-solutions/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/purcor-pest-solutions/records.md) - 6. [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 Palm Springs area: Thousand Palms. (sources [62](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12313940233178437229)) [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) - 7. [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 Palm Springs area: Thousand Palms. (sources [89](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12881121970849557278)) [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) - [Western Exterminator vs. Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/western-exterminator-vs-orkin.md) - [Truly Nolen Pest & Termite Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/truly-nolen-pest-and-termite-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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