Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said his office (FDACS) has shut down an illegal door-to-door pest control business targeting Florida residents, imposed a $36,000 fine, and prohibited it from any further sales or pest control operations in the state. The FDACS enforcement action resulted in a $36,000 fine against Mira Home LLC and a ban on Grit Marketing LLC from all pest control activities and sales in Florida for illegally soliciting more than 600 pest control contracts.
Florida law prohibits pest control companies from using independent contractors to perform pest control activities and ensures that appropriate supervision, training, equipment, products, and insurance are provided by the pest control company. Florida law also requires persons soliciting or performing door-to-door pest control services to possess a valid pest control identification card issued by the FDACS to ensure that they are properly trained to solicit, inspect, or perform pest control services.
“One of my most important responsibilities as Florida Agriculture Secretary is to protect Florida’s consumers, including cracking down on illegal door-to-door sales operations and businesses that operate outside the law,” said Secretary Wilton Simpson. “We encourage all Floridians to be wary of high-pressure door-to-door sales tactics, ensure pest control companies and their employees are properly licensed before contracting with them, and report any suspicious activity to FDACS.”
The FDACS administrative complaint against Mira Home LLC and Grit Marketing LLC revealed that more than 30 Grit Marketing employees conducted unlicensed pest control operations in Florida. Between March 3, 2025 and March 11, 2025, Grit Marketing employees conducted door-to-door sales and solicited more than 600 pest control contracts on behalf of Mira Home, a Florida licensed pest control company. Additionally, the FDACS administrative complaint indicates that Mira Home, through grit marketing, obtained pest control identification cards for individuals who were independent contractors rather than Mira Home employees, which is a violation of Florida law.
