--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the St. Louis area?" description: "In St. Louis, Missouri, Rottler Pest Solutions (8.6 out of 10) and STL Pest Control (7.9) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/st-louis" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/st-louis.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the St. Louis 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 11 pest control companies with a location on file in the St. Louis area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are Rottler Pest Solutions (8.6 out of 10), STL Pest Control (7.9 out of 10) and Holper's Pest & Animal Solutions (7.9 out of 10). ## How the St. Louis area companies rank Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in St. Louis, St. Charles, St. Peters, O'Fallon, Wentzville, Lake St. Louis, Florissant, Chesterfield, Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Ballwin, Maryland Heights, Hazelwood, Creve Coeur, Fenton, Manchester, Ellisville, University City, Arnold and Festus (City of St. Louis and St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson counties), ordered by Handshake Score. - 1. [Rottler Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/rottler-pest-solutions.md): #14 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.6 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (9.0/10). Google: 4.9 average from 9,709 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 9 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Partial. Locations on file in the St. Louis area: Fenton, St. Louis, Wentzville, Chesterfield and Festus. (sources [16](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9064170697759624854), [17](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9986917825447325528), [19](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8586654603920433685)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/rottler-pest-solutions.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/rottler-pest-solutions/legit.md) - 2. [STL Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/stl-pest-control.md): #58 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.9 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (9.0/10). Google: 4.9 average from 3,026 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years. Locations on file in the St. Louis area: St. Louis and Fenton. (sources [3](https://apps.mda.mo.gov/moplants/PesticideApplicator/ApplicationExternalSearch.aspx), [6](https://stlpestcontrol.com/contact-us/), [15](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4321034196428619295)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/stl-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/stl-pest-control/legit.md) - 3. [Holper's Pest & Animal Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/holpers-pest-and-animal-solutions.md): #64 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 (9.0/10). Google: 4.9 average from 2,171 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 2 complaints in the last three years. Locations on file in the St. Louis area: St. Louis and Florissant. (sources [5](https://www.holperspest.com/), [6](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1888950724184234719)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/holpers-pest-and-animal-solutions.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/holpers-pest-and-animal-solutions/legit.md) - 4. [Evo Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/evo-pest-control.md): #91 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.5 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.0/10). Google: 4.9 average from 6,281 western US reviews. Its BBB profiles show 11 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files; grades vary by branch. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the St. Louis area: Ellisville. (sources [23](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1716943850270693778)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/evo-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/evo-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/evo-pest-control/cancel.md) - 5. [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. Locations on file in the St. Louis area: Fenton, St Peters and St. Louis. (sources [10](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11522335063053565498), [11](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8646354159777278062), [12](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10322953826841464826)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-out.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/bug-out/legit.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 St. Louis area: Fenton. (sources [128](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3543085498677895780)) [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. [EcoShield Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ecoshield-pest-solutions.md): #145 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 6.7 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (9.5/10). Weakest: complaint record (3.0/10). Google: 4.7 average from 93,428 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 768 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the St. Louis area: Maryland Heights. (sources [165](https://www.ecoshieldpest.com/office-locations-2024)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ecoshield-pest-solutions.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ecoshield-pest-solutions/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ecoshield-pest-solutions/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ecoshield-pest-solutions/records.md) - 8. [Pro Turf & Pro Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-turf-and-pro-pest-solutions.md): #147 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 6.7 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: complaint record (2.5/10). Google: 4.7 average from 3,095 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 19 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Door-to-door: Partial. Location on file in the St. Louis area: St. Louis. (sources [20](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16873186101443595611), [54](https://proturfpropest.com/locations/st-louis-mo/)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-turf-and-pro-pest-solutions.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-turf-and-pro-pest-solutions/legit.md) - 9. [Aptive Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aptive-pest-control.md): #150 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 6.5 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.3/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (3.5/10). Google: 4.6 average from 183,017 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 1,326 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the St. Louis area: St. Louis. (sources [79](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=7388862984725293356)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aptive-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aptive-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aptive-pest-control/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aptive-pest-control/records.md) - 10. [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 St. Louis area: St Charles. (sources [160](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2660416324145495622), [255](https://apps.mda.mo.gov/moplants/PesticideApplicator/ApplicationExternalSearch.aspx#BusinessName=*Terminix*), [337](https://www.terminix.com/exterminators/mo/st-charles-5163/)) [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) - 11. [Nomo Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/nomo-pest-solutions.md): #162 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 5.5 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: complaint record (0.5/10). Google: 4.2 average from 6,479 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows a C- grade and 93 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the St. Louis area: St. Louis. (sources [21](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9763503499631462750), [42](https://nomopestsolutions.com/schedule-service/)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/nomo-pest-solutions.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/nomo-pest-solutions/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/nomo-pest-solutions/cancel.md) ## Head-to-head comparisons - [Orkin vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/orkin-vs-terminix.md) - [Orkin vs. Aptive Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/orkin-vs-aptive-pest-control.md) - [Aptive Pest Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/aptive-pest-control-vs-terminix.md) - [Orkin vs. EcoShield Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/orkin-vs-ecoshield-pest-solutions.md) - [EcoShield Pest Solutions vs. Aptive Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/ecoshield-pest-solutions-vs-aptive-pest-control.md) - [EcoShield Pest Solutions vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/ecoshield-pest-solutions-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. 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