--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the St. Paul area?" description: "In St. Paul, Minnesota, Rove Pest Control (8.7 out of 10), Greenix Pest Control (8.0) and Valor Pest Solutions (7.8) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/st-paul" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/st-paul.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the St. Paul 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 6 pest control companies with a location on file in the St. Paul area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are Rove Pest Control (8.7 out of 10), Greenix Pest Control (8.0 out of 10) and Valor Pest Solutions (7.8 out of 10). Three of them sell door to door. ## How the St. Paul area companies rank Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in St. Paul, Maplewood, Roseville, Shoreview, White Bear Lake, Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Oakdale, Stillwater, Eagan, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Lakeville, Inver Grove Heights, Hastings, Rosemount, Farmington, Mendota Heights, South St. Paul and West St. Paul (Ramsey, Washington and Dakota counties), ordered by Handshake Score. - 1. [Rove Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/rove-pest-control.md): #9 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.7 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: customer satisfaction (9.5/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A. Google: 4.9 average from 7,066 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 1 complaint in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes. Locations on file in the St. Paul area: St Paul, Oakdale and Lakeville. (sources [3](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rove-pest-control-joins-forces-with-greenix-pest-control-302491572.html), [4](https://www.rovepestcontrol.com/locations/minnesota/), [15](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1653064809794483983)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/rove-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/rove-pest-control/legit.md) - 2. [Greenix Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/greenix-pest-control.md): #44 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.0 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: complaint record (5.0/10). Google: 4.7 average from 12,957 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 626 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the St. Paul area: St Paul. (sources [11](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8819905831701003597)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/greenix-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/greenix-pest-control/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/greenix-pest-control/records.md) - 3. [Valor Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions.md): #70 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.8 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (6.5/10). Google: 4.9 average from 3,147 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A grade and 2 complaints in the last three years. Locations on file in the St. Paul area: St Paul and Woodbury. (sources [10](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=592797115878720467), [12](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2100293018936208784), [26](https://valorpestsolutions.com/locations)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions/legit.md) - 4. [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. Locations on file in the St. Paul area: White Bear Lake and St Paul. (sources [122](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=11330961167584838138), [123](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1623750448693547027)) [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) - 5. [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. Paul area: Oakdale. (sources [48](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=883086351404995812)) [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) - 6. [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. Locations on file in the St. Paul area: Oakdale and Lakeville. (sources [152](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17664793514178507818), [153](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1244199832773303657)) [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) - [Greenix Pest Control vs. Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/greenix-pest-control-vs-orkin.md) - [Greenix Pest Control vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/greenix-pest-control-vs-terminix.md) - [Orkin vs. EcoShield Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/orkin-vs-ecoshield-pest-solutions.md) - [EcoShield Pest Solutions vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/ecoshield-pest-solutions-vs-terminix.md) - [Greenix Pest Control vs. EcoShield Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/greenix-pest-control-vs-ecoshield-pest-solutions.md) - [Rove Pest Control vs. Greenix Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/rove-pest-control-vs-greenix-pest-control.md) - [Rove Pest Control vs. Valor Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/rove-pest-control-vs-valor-pest-solutions.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. [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md) ## More areas in Minnesota - [Best pest control in the Minneapolis area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/minneapolis.md) - [Best pest control in the Rochester area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/rochester-mn.md) ## Related - [The best pest control companies in Minnesota](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-minnesota.md) - [Pest control in Minnesota](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control.md) - [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md) _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/st-paul. Every page on this site has one: add `.md` to the path or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. 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