Structural pest control licensing
Is your exterminator licensed in Indiana?
Two things to check, because Indiana keeps them deliberately apart: the business license and the applicator license are separate and distinct, and the business must employ at least one certified applicator. Ask for both. The category to look for is 7A — a firm holding only 7B termite or category 12 inspection is not certified for your bedroom. Note how broadly the requirement bites: anyone who applies pesticides for hire to another person’s property OR WHO MERELY ADVERTISES that they do must hold an Indiana business license, so an unlicensed operator running ads is already in breach. Search the External License Search with a wildcard — three letters plus an asterisk works. Both licenses renew annually. OISC: 765-494-1492.
- Who regulates it
- OISC / INPlants
- Verification
- Online
- Check before paying
- The business license
The regulator
The credential to look for
Open the official Indiana search →
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What to verify, in order
The business license, not just the technician
Most states license the company and certify the individual separately. A certified technician working for an unlicensed business is still an unlicensed job.
The category or phase covers structural work
Licenses are issued by category. An applicator certified for turf and ornamental has no business in your bedroom.
Status is active, not lapsed
Some state databases exclude cancelled licenses from results entirely, so a revoked company returns the same empty result as a typo. If you get nothing, phone the agency before assuming you mistyped.
Complaint and enforcement history
Where a state publishes disciplinary actions they are usually on the board site rather than inside the license search.
Link last confirmed: . State license portals migrate often and licenses lapse daily — treat anything older than a few months as a starting point, not an answer.
Always confirm on the state's own site. This page points at the official database; it does not mirror or cache license records. Status changes daily and only the issuing agency is authoritative.