Sam Karbelnig started out selling pest control for a big provider, saw what customers actually needed, and opened Facility Pest Control in Reseda in April 2005. He still rides in the truck.
- Family owned since 2005
- 4.8 stars on Google
- 30 day guarantee
- No multi year contracts
- Environmentally friendly products
- Licensed, bonded, background checked
This is the whole company
Sam's daughters Lexi and Madison, his niece Katie in the office, her husband Matt in the field, and five licensed technicians customers ask for by name. Most of them have been here for a decade or more.
The people who answer the phone and show up at the door
Ask for any of them by name. They have probably already been to a house on your street.
Sam KarbelnigOwner and operatorSam is a husband, a father of three and a lover of all sports. He started Facility Pest Control in 2005 and still rides in the truck. He learned the trade selling pest control for a big provider, saw what customers actually needed, and opened his own shop in Reseda. His team is Oakland Athletics through and through.
Favorite insect: Jerusalem crickets
Katie ScharchOffice managerKatie is Sam's niece and has run the office since 2005. She's the voice you get when you call, a mother of two, and married to our technician Matt. She loves writing and reading in her free time.
Favorite insect: Definitely not crickets
Matt ScharchLicensed technicianMatt is a licensed technician, father of two, husband of Katie and nephew of Sam. He's an avid gardener, our go to for low toxicity and organic options, and the guy who keeps the office computers running. He takes pride in making his kids cringe with dad jokes.
Favorite insect: Praying mantis
Lexi KarbelnigOffice admin and licensed technicianLexi is Sam's youngest daughter and has worked at Facility for nine years, both in the office and in the field as a licensed technician. In her free time she plays Dungeons and Dragons and swims.
Favorite insect: Ladybugs
Madison TaylorOffice admin and billingMadison is Sam's adopted daughter and has been with Facility for almost seven years. She handles billing, is a cat mom of one, a huge Dodgers fan and an avid reader.
Favorite insect: The dead kind
Juan MedinaLicensed technicianJuan is a licensed technician who is very family oriented. He loves boxing, MMA and soccer, works out, and has eight tattoos. Customers ask for him by name.
Favorite insect: Roly polys
Wilber AmayaLicensed technicianWilber is a licensed technician, father of three and a big futbol fan with an FC Barcelona tattoo to prove it. He was a close family friend before joining the company and has been with Facility for 15 years.
Favorite insect: Crickets
Dan MooreLicensed technicianDan is a licensed technician and the son of one of our long time customers. He follows the Minnesota Vikings and the Lakers and plays Rocket League in his free time.
Favorite insect: Black widow
Scott SturzenackerLicensed technicianScott is a licensed technician, husband, father of two, and an avid basketball player and coach. He's the tall one, and he can spin a basketball on any of his ten fingers. Six years with Facility.
Favorite insect: Bees
Licensed, checked, trained, and the same face every time
California Structural Pest Control Board company registration: 10328.
Every tech who treats your home holds a California license and keeps it current.
Before anyone joins the team, we run a full background check. Then they ride with Sam.
Clean driving records, bonded, and covered, so you are never on the hook.
Product and technique seminars every year. The trade changes, and so do we.
You learn his name. He learns your gate code and where the dog sleeps.
Sherman Way and Corbin in Reseda. No fake branches, no call center.
No fake branches. One address, honest drive times.
Some pest companies list a branch in every city they want to rank in. We have one office at Sherman Way and Corbin in Reseda, and we say so. The trucks run the San Fernando Valley, the Conejo Valley and the Westside on weekly routes. Thousand Oaks is about 35 minutes, and it costs you nothing extra.
Twenty one years on the road
- 2005
Sam opens Facility Pest Control in Reseda in April, one truck and a phone.
- 2005
Katie joins to run the office. She still answers the phone today.
- 2011
Wilber, a family friend, joins the crew. Fifteen years later he is still on the route.
- 2016
Lexi and Madison, Sam's daughters, come on board in the office and the field.
- 2020
Scott joins. The team reaches nine people, all of them still here.
- 2026
21 years, one owner, 124 Google reviews, and a website that tells the truth about where the office is.
Milestone years for Wilber, Lexi, Madison and Scott are estimated from their years of service and will be confirmed with Sam.
Ready to meet the truck?
Call, text, or send a quote request and Katie or Sam calls you back during office hours. No visit fee, no contract.
