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title: "The Best Pest Control Companies in Iowa"
description: "Midwest Pest Control leads Iowa’s 14 ranked pest control companies by State Score, at 9.3 out of 10. Miller Pest Solutions (9.2) follows."
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updated: "2026-11-05"
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# The Best Pest Control Companies in Iowa

By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026

**Answer:** In the October 11, 2026 State Score run, the highest-ranked pest control companies in Iowa are Midwest Pest Control (9.3 out of 10), Miller Pest Solutions (9.2) and Presto-X Pest Control (8.9), by State Score. It counts Iowa evidence where the record has it: Google reviews and pesticide licenses, plus the company’s whole record for the rest.

Each company’s factors are marked in-state (only Iowa evidence counted) or company-wide (the company’s whole record). [How state scores work](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review#state-scores) · [Best pest control by state](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

## Everything we ranked in Iowa

Handshake Scores cover a company’s whole operation, not only Iowa, and include the location deduction.

| Rank | Company | State Score | Customer satisfaction | Complaint record | Sales and contract fairness | Licensing and compliance | Legal and regulatory record | Workplace | Google reviews in Iowa | Locations in Iowa | Headquarters | Ownership | Handshake Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| #1 of 14 in Iowa (Top pick) | [Midwest Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/midwest-pest-control.md) | 9.3/10 | 9.8 (in-state) | 8.5 (in-state) | N/A | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 5.0 average, 2,057 reviews | 2 | Omaha, Nebraska | Independent | Handshake Score 8.4, #24 of 164 in the West |
| #2 of 14 in Iowa (Runner-up) | [Miller Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/miller-pest-solutions.md) | 9.2/10 | 9.6 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | 8.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.9 average, 1,659 reviews | 2 | Clive, Iowa | Independent | Handshake Score 8.1, #42 of 164 in the West |
| #3 of 14 in Iowa (Also great) | [Presto-X Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/presto-x-pest-control.md) | 8.9/10 | 9.4 (in-state) | 10.0 (in-state) | N/A | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.9 average, 410 reviews | 3 | Wyomissing, Pennsylvania | Subsidiary | Handshake Score 8.5, #19 of 164 in the West |
| #4 of 14 in Iowa | [Spidexx Pest Control & Termite](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/spidexx-pest-control-and-termite.md) | 8.8/10 | 9.2 (in-state) | 10.0 (in-state) | 7.0 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.8 average, 1,471 reviews | 1 | Urbandale, Iowa | Independent | Handshake Score 7.9, #56 of 164 in the West |
| #5 of 14 in Iowa | [Fenix Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fenix-pest-control.md) | 8.4/10 | 9.0 (in-state) | 7.0 (company-wide) | 7.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.8 average, 4,179 reviews | 5 | West Des Moines, Iowa | Independent | Handshake Score 7.8, #67 of 164 in the West |
| #6 of 14 in Iowa | [Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md) | 8.4/10 | 9.6 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | 8.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.9 average, 207 reviews | 1 | Fridley, Minnesota | Independent | Handshake Score 8.2, #35 of 164 in the West |
| #7 of 14 in Iowa | [Evo Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/evo-pest-control.md) | 8.0/10 | 10.0 (in-state) | 8.5 (company-wide) | 4.0 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 5.0 average, 497 reviews | 2 | Lindon, Utah | Independent | Handshake Score 7.5, #91 of 164 in the West |
| #8 of 14 in Iowa | [Greenix Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/greenix-pest-control.md) | 7.5/10 | 6.3 (in-state) | 5.0 (company-wide) | 9.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.8 average, 2,606 reviews | 3 | Orem, Utah | PE-backed | Handshake Score 8.0, #44 of 164 in the West |
| #9 of 14 in Iowa | [Fox Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fox-pest-control.md) | 7.3/10 | 6.8 (in-state) | 7.0 (company-wide) | 4.0 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | 6.0 (company-wide) | 4.5 average, 1,521 reviews | 3 | Logan, Utah | Subsidiary | Handshake Score 7.9, #53 of 164 in the West |
| #10 of 14 in Iowa | [Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin.md) | 6.6/10 | 6.8 (in-state) | N/A | 5.0 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 7.5 (company-wide) | 5.0 (company-wide) | 4.6 average, 6,590 reviews | 6 | Atlanta, Georgia | Subsidiary | Handshake Score 6.8, #140 of 164 in the West |
| #11 of 14 in Iowa | [Nomo Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/nomo-pest-solutions.md) | 6.5/10 | 6.8 (in-state) | 5.0 (in-state) | 4.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.2 average, 604 reviews | 1 | Orem, Utah | Independent | Handshake Score 5.5, #162 of 164 in the West |
| #12 of 14 in Iowa | [Pro Turf & Pro Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/pro-turf-and-pro-pest-solutions.md) | 5.7/10 | 5.3 (in-state) | 2.5 (company-wide) | 7.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.2 average, 185 reviews | 1 | Belton, Missouri | PE-backed | Handshake Score 6.7, #147 of 164 in the West |
| #13 of 14 in Iowa | [Aptive Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aptive-pest-control.md) | 5.6/10 | 4.3 (in-state) | 7.0 (company-wide) | 3.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 5.5 (company-wide) | 5.3 (company-wide) | 4.6 average, 2,792 reviews | 3 | Provo, Utah | PE-backed | Handshake Score 6.5, #150 of 164 in the West |
| #14 of 14 in Iowa | [Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix.md) | 4.0/10 | 1.9 (in-state) | 3.0 (company-wide) | 7.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 2.0 (company-wide) | 4.5 (company-wide) | 4.1 average, 662 reviews | 2 | Memphis, Tennessee | Subsidiary | Handshake Score 5.8, #161 of 164 in the West |

## Why the top companies rank here

### #1 of 14 in Iowa: Midwest Pest Control

- Customer satisfaction: 9.8 (in-state). Google 4.96 across 2,057 Iowa reviews; Blended 4.96/5.
- Complaint record: 8.5 (in-state). 1 BBB complaint in 3 yrs ÷ 2,057 (Iowa Google review total) = 0.5 per 1,000 → 10; 1 of 1 complaints unanswered (−1.5).
- Sales and contract fairness: N/A. Sales & contract factor not scored: no contract terms or sales-conduct findings in the record; remaining weights renormalized.
- Licensing and compliance: 10.0 (in-state). No deductions in the record for this factor.
- Legal and regulatory record: 10.0 (company-wide). No deductions in the record for this factor.
- Weighted average of the factors above: 9.7/10.
- Review volume 0: 2,057 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 0 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- State Score: 9.3/10.

### #2 of 14 in Iowa: Miller Pest Solutions

- Customer satisfaction: 9.6 (in-state). Google 4.90 across 1,659 Iowa reviews; Other platforms 4.00/5 (BBB reviews 4.0 company-wide) — too few to blend; Blended 4.90/5.
- Complaint record: 10.0 (company-wide). No Iowa BBB profile on file: the company-wide complaint record is used; 2 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 2,614 (West Google review total across the 6 listings in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska (1,657 + 2 + 4 + 602 + 348 + 1)) = 0.8 per 1,000 → 10.
- Sales and contract fairness: 8.5 (company-wide). 12-month minimum term (−1); Auto-renews (−0.5).
- Licensing and compliance: 10.0 (in-state). No deductions in the record for this factor.
- Legal and regulatory record: 10.0 (company-wide). No deductions in the record for this factor.
- Weighted average of the factors above: 9.6/10.
- Review volume 0: 1,659 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 5 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- State Score: 9.2/10.

### #3 of 14 in Iowa: Presto-X Pest Control

- Customer satisfaction: 9.4 (in-state). Google 4.86 across 410 Iowa reviews; Blended 4.86/5.
- Complaint record: 10.0 (in-state). 0 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 174 (Des Moines Presto-X Google reviews, the listing the Des Moines BBB file covers) = 0.0 per 1,000 → 10.
- Sales and contract fairness: N/A. Sales & contract factor not scored: no contract terms or sales-conduct findings in the record; remaining weights renormalized.
- Licensing and compliance: 10.0 (in-state). No deductions in the record for this factor.
- Legal and regulatory record: 10.0 (company-wide). No deductions in the record for this factor.
- Weighted average of the factors above: 9.7/10.
- Review volume −0.4: 410 of 756 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 0 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- State Score: 8.9/10.

## How we ranked

The State Score runs from 0 to 10 with the same factors and weights as the Handshake Score. For each factor, when a company’s research record ties evidence to Iowa, only the Iowa evidence counts and the table marks the factor In-state. When it can’t, the factor uses the company’s whole record and is marked Company-wide. Licensing and the legal record can be marked In-state + company-wide: Iowa records count together with federal and multi-state ones.

The review-volume and verification-depth adjustment from the overall score applies too, with its thresholds scaled to the size of Iowa’s Google review market on file compared with the Pacific Northwest’s, where the thresholds were set. How many states, or how many locations, a company has doesn’t change its State Score.

To be ranked, a company needs a location on file in Iowa and at least 100 Google reviews on its Iowa listings.

Ties are broken by in-state Google review volume. A factor with no usable inputs is left out and the other weights are scaled up, exactly as in the overall score. The Handshake Score on each company’s page rates its whole operation in the region it is scored in and also takes points off a company with fewer than 10 locations of its own, which a State Score doesn’t.

This ranking covers the companies we’ve researched and verified in Iowa. It isn’t every pest control company in Iowa, and we may add more.

### Where the evidence comes from in Iowa

- Customer satisfaction: in-state for every ranked company.
- Complaint record: in-state for 4 companies, company-wide for 9 companies.
- Sales and contract fairness: company-wide for every ranked company.
- Licensing and compliance: in-state for every ranked company.
- Legal and regulatory record: company-wide for every ranked company.
- Workplace: company-wide for every ranked company.

This ranking uses State Score state-1.0 (based on 1.5.0 (rules v1.0.7, confidence v1.2.1)). [How state scores work](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review#state-scores).

## Cities in Iowa

- [Des Moines area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/des-moines.md): 12 companies
- [Cedar Rapids area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/cedar-rapids.md): 6 companies
- [Davenport area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/davenport.md): 4 companies

## Check a license in Iowa

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Pesticide Bureau. [Official license lookup](https://agriculture-iowa.my.salesforce-sites.com/lookup)

Licensed: Companies (Commercial applicator license (Company License))

## File a complaint

Iowa Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division. [Consumer complaint form](https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/for-consumers/file-a-consumer-complaint/)

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## Common questions

### What is the best pest control company in Iowa?

In the October 11, 2026 State Score run, Midwest Pest Control ranks first in Iowa by State Score (9.3 out of 10), followed by Miller Pest Solutions (9.2) and Presto-X Pest Control (8.9).

[Midwest Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/midwest-pest-control.md) · [Miller Pest Solutions review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/miller-pest-solutions.md) · [Presto-X Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/presto-x-pest-control.md)

### How is the Iowa State Score different from the Handshake Score?

The Handshake Score on each company’s page rates its whole operation in the region it is scored in. The Iowa ranking uses the State Score, which counts Iowa evidence where the record has it (Google reviews and pesticide licenses) and the company’s whole record for the rest. A company needs at least 100 Google reviews on its Iowa listings to be ranked here.

[How state scores work](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md) · [Best pest control by state](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

### Which pest control companies have the most Google reviews in Iowa?

On their Iowa listings: Orkin (6,590 reviews, 4.6 average), Fenix Pest Control (4,179 reviews, 4.8 average) and Aptive Pest Control (2,792 reviews, 4.6 average).

[Orkin: customer reviews](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin.md) · [Fenix Pest Control: customer reviews](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/fenix-pest-control.md) · [Aptive Pest Control: customer reviews](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aptive-pest-control.md)

### Does this list every pest control company in Iowa?

No. This ranking covers the companies we’ve researched and verified in Iowa. It isn’t every pest control company in Iowa, and we may add more.

[How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md)

### Can companies pay for a better rating?

No. We independently review every company we cover. Companies can’t pay to change their ratings.

[How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md)

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