Who: Family First Pest Control is owned by Joshua & Katie Libby. Josh and Katie met in 2002 at a Deaf night at a local club. Josh was working while Katie was a patron. After a few months of using sign language Katie informed Josh she could hear. Josh then asked her out and they got married in 2005. They now have 2 amazing kids.
Josh is also a native Phoenician. He was born at Good Samaritan Hospital, he graduated from high school and college (go ASU) here in Phoenix. His hobbies include doing anything fun outside with his family. He loves talking about, watching or collecting anything Star Wars and Lego related. (while claiming the Lego are for his kids, he has yet to let them touch his toys). Josh also has a huge passion for anyone who served in the military (his father is ex Air Force). He is also passionate about being adopted. Josh met his birth mother at 18, her kids at 19, his birth father at 22 years old and his birth father’s kids at 28.
Katie was born in Indiana and moved out to Phoenix when she was 12. She is 1 of 4 kids and had an amazing childhood. Katie went to high school and some college here in Phoenix. Katie loves to spend quality time with our children and volunteering at their school. Katie has a passion for helping people. Katie likes to think of herself as a Domestic Engineer and Director of Child Development. (a.k.a. stay at home mom) She enjoys hiking, making jewelry, playing pokemon with our kids, etc. She is passionate about growing our business and she truly cares about our customers.
Josh and Katie together love playing tennis, hiking, listening to music, going to concerts, seeing comedians, putting together puzzles and putting up Holiday lights.
What: To provide the most thorough and detailed service in the Valley.
When: We started the business in 2018
Where: We are based in Phoenix, AZ
Why: Josh started the company after working for 4 different pest control companies. Each company did something right and something wrong. Each companies service was also vastly different from one another. But all had 1 thing in common, get in and out of property as fast as possible while doing the least possible. Taking all of the information and knowledge, Josh thought he could create something better for the end user, the customer. Focusing on quality, focusing on the yard and focusing on getting rid of as many bugs as possible. Family First Pest Control was born out of that.