--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the Tyler area?" description: "In Tyler, Texas, ABC Home & Commercial Services (8.8 out of 10) and J&J Exterminating (7.8) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/tyler" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/tyler.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the Tyler 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 Tyler area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are ABC Home & Commercial Services (8.8 out of 10), J&J Exterminating (7.8 out of 10) and EnviroGuard Pest Control (7.5 out of 10). The area covers Smith County, Texas. ## How the Tyler area companies rank Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in Tyler, Whitehouse, Lindale and Bullard (Smith County), ordered by Handshake Score. - 1. [ABC Home & Commercial Services](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/abc-home-and-commercial-services.md): #4 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.8 out of 10 · High confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (7.5/10). Google: 4.8 average from 21,186 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 27 complaints in the last three years. Location on file in the Tyler area: Tyler. (sources [31](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9370556788236650702)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/abc-home-and-commercial-services.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/abc-home-and-commercial-services/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/abc-home-and-commercial-services/records.md) - 2. [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. Location on file in the Tyler area: Tyler. (sources [25](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17972128102038773897), [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) - 3. [EnviroGuard Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/enviroguard-pest-control.md): #90 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 (4.0/10). Google: 4.8 average from 24,139 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A- grade and 98 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the Tyler area: Tyler. (sources [71](https://www.envirogpc.com/)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/enviroguard-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/enviroguard-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/enviroguard-pest-control/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/enviroguard-pest-control/records.md) - 4. [Innovative Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/innovative-pest-control.md): #98 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.5 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: licensing and compliance (9.0/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A. Google: 4.9 average from 2,259 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years. Location on file in the Tyler area: Tyler. (sources [3](https://ipcpest.com/about-us/), [4](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/tyler/profile/pest-control/innovative-pest-control-llc-1075-6000085), [12](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4823994808913902132)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/innovative-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/innovative-pest-control/legit.md) - 5. [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 Tyler area: Tyler. (sources [156](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17401756328395959697)) [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) - 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 Tyler area: Tyler. (sources [186](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9693021100345900190), [208](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=748449040965638877)) [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) ## 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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