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title: "The Best Pest Control Companies in Minnesota"
description: "Rove Pest Control leads Minnesota’s 12 ranked pest control companies by State Score, at 9.4 out of 10. Plunkett's Pest Control (9.1) follows."
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updated: "2026-11-05"
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# The Best Pest Control Companies in Minnesota

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 Minnesota are Rove Pest Control (9.4 out of 10), Plunkett's Pest Control (9.1) and Rainbow Pest Experts (9.0), by State Score. It counts Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota

Handshake Scores cover a company’s whole operation, not only Minnesota, 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 Minnesota | Locations in Minnesota | Headquarters | Ownership | Handshake Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| #1 of 12 in Minnesota (Top pick) | [Rove Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/rove-pest-control.md) | 9.4/10 | 9.5 (in-state) | 10.0 (in-state) | N/A | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.9 average, 7,066 reviews | 6 | Oakdale, Minnesota | PE-backed | Handshake Score 8.7, #9 of 164 in the West |
| #2 of 12 in Minnesota (Runner-up) | [Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md) | 9.1/10 | 9.3 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | 8.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.8 average, 2,664 reviews | 7 | Fridley, Minnesota | Independent | Handshake Score 8.2, #35 of 164 in the West |
| #3 of 12 in Minnesota (Also great) | [Rainbow Pest Experts](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/rainbow-pest-experts.md) | 9.0/10 | 9.6 (in-state) | 10.0 (in-state) | 7.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.9 average, 2,344 reviews | 1 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Subsidiary | Handshake Score 6.7, #148 of 164 in the West |
| #4 of 12 in Minnesota | [Valor Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions.md) | 8.9/10 | 9.6 (in-state) | 10.0 (in-state) | 6.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.9 average, 3,147 reviews | 6 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Independent | Handshake Score 7.8, #70 of 164 in the West |
| #5 of 12 in Minnesota | [Spidexx Pest Control & Termite](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/spidexx-pest-control-and-termite.md) | 8.5/10 | 8.8 (in-state) | 8.5 (in-state) | 7.0 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.7 average, 1,937 reviews | 1 | Urbandale, Iowa | Independent | Handshake Score 7.9, #56 of 164 in the West |
| #6 of 12 in Minnesota | [Greenix Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/greenix-pest-control.md) | 7.4/10 | 6.0 (in-state) | 5.0 (company-wide) | 9.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | N/A | 4.7 average, 4,475 reviews | 3 | Orem, Utah | PE-backed | Handshake Score 8.0, #44 of 164 in the West |
| #7 of 12 in Minnesota | [White Knight Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/white-knight-pest-control.md) | 6.5/10 | 7.7 (in-state) | 1.0 (company-wide) | 3.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | 5.6 (company-wide) | 4.4 average, 1,371 reviews | 1 | Buda, Texas | Independent | Handshake Score 6.9, #132 of 164 in the West |
| #8 of 12 in Minnesota | [Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin.md) | 6.0/10 | 5.4 (in-state) | N/A | 5.0 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 7.5 (company-wide) | 5.0 (company-wide) | 4.6 average, 3,856 reviews | 4 | Atlanta, Georgia | Subsidiary | Handshake Score 6.8, #140 of 164 in the West |
| #9 of 12 in Minnesota | [EcoShield Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ecoshield-pest-solutions.md) | 5.7/10 | 5.1 (in-state) | 3.0 (in-state) | 3.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 7.0 (company-wide) | 5.5 (company-wide) | 4.6 average, 11,884 reviews | 3 | Gilbert, Arizona | Independent | Handshake Score 6.7, #145 of 164 in the West |
| #10 of 12 in Minnesota | [Moxie Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/moxie-pest-control.md) | 5.7/10 | 3.1 (in-state) | 7.0 (company-wide) | 3.0 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 10.0 (company-wide) | 4.5 (company-wide) | 4.5 average, 3,413 reviews | 1 | Irving, Texas | Independent | Handshake Score 7.3, #106 of 164 in the West |
| #11 of 12 in Minnesota | [Aptive Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aptive-pest-control.md) | 5.6/10 | 4.4 (in-state) | 7.0 (company-wide) | 3.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 5.5 (company-wide) | 5.3 (company-wide) | 4.4 average, 7,123 reviews | 4 | Provo, Utah | PE-backed | Handshake Score 6.5, #150 of 164 in the West |
| #12 of 12 in Minnesota | [Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix.md) | 3.2/10 | 0.8 (in-state) | 3.0 (company-wide) | 7.5 (company-wide) | 10.0 (in-state) | 2.0 (company-wide) | 4.5 (company-wide) | 3.7 average, 564 reviews | 4 | Memphis, Tennessee | Subsidiary | Handshake Score 5.8, #161 of 164 in the West |

## Why the top companies rank here

### #1 of 12 in Minnesota: Rove Pest Control

- Customer satisfaction: 9.5 (in-state). Google 4.88 across 7,066 Minnesota reviews; Blended 4.88/5.
- Complaint record: 10.0 (in-state). 1 BBB complaint in 3 yrs ÷ 7,066 (Minnesota Google reviews on the listings this BBB profile covers) = 0.1 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: 9.8/10.
- Review volume 0: 7,066 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 0 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- State Score: 9.4/10.

### #2 of 12 in Minnesota: Plunkett's Pest Control

- Customer satisfaction: 9.3 (in-state). Google 4.82 across 2,664 Minnesota reviews; Other platforms 3.00/5 (BBB reviews 3.0 company-wide) — too few to blend; Blended 4.82/5.
- Complaint record: 10.0 (company-wide). No Minnesota BBB profile on file: the company-wide complaint record is used; 5 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 6,635 (national Google review total (43 US listings)) = 0.8 per 1,000 (company-wide) → 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: 9.5/10.
- Review volume 0: 2,664 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 12 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- State Score: 9.1/10.

### #3 of 12 in Minnesota: Rainbow Pest Experts

- Customer satisfaction: 9.6 (in-state). Google 4.90 across 2,344 Minnesota reviews; Blended 4.90/5.
- Complaint record: 10.0 (in-state). 0 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 2,344 (Minnesota Google review total) = 0.0 per 1,000 → 10.
- Sales and contract fairness: 7.5 (company-wide). 12-month minimum term (−1); Unpublished contract & cancellation terms (−1.5).
- 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: 9.4/10.
- Review volume 0: 2,344 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 0 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- State Score: 9.0/10.

## 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 Minnesota, only the Minnesota 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: Minnesota 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 Minnesota’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 Minnesota and at least 100 Google reviews on its Minnesota 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 Minnesota. It isn’t every pest control company in Minnesota, and we may add more.

### Where the evidence comes from in Minnesota

- Customer satisfaction: in-state for every ranked company.
- Complaint record: in-state for 5 companies, company-wide for 6 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 Minnesota

- [Minneapolis area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/minneapolis.md): 10 companies
- [St. Paul area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/st-paul.md): 6 companies
- [Rochester area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/rochester-mn.md): 4 companies

## Check a license in Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management. [Official license lookup](https://www2.mda.state.mn.us/webapp/lis/pestappdefault.jsp)

Licensed: Companies (Structural Pest Control Company License)

## File a complaint

Minnesota Attorney General's Office. [Consumer complaint form](https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Complaint.asp)

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## Common questions

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

In the October 11, 2026 State Score run, Rove Pest Control ranks first in Minnesota by State Score (9.4 out of 10), followed by Plunkett's Pest Control (9.1) and Rainbow Pest Experts (9.0).

[Rove Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/rove-pest-control.md) · [Plunkett's Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md) · [Rainbow Pest Experts review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/rainbow-pest-experts.md)

### How is the Minnesota 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 Minnesota ranking uses the State Score, which counts Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota?

On their Minnesota listings: EcoShield Pest Solutions (11,884 reviews, 4.6 average), Aptive Pest Control (7,123 reviews, 4.4 average) and Rove Pest Control (7,066 reviews, 4.9 average).

[EcoShield Pest Solutions: customer reviews](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ecoshield-pest-solutions.md) · [Aptive Pest Control: customer reviews](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aptive-pest-control.md) · [Rove Pest Control: customer reviews](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/rove-pest-control.md)

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

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