Meet the Staff
- Russ Craber, MBA
- Chris, BS, MSF
- Jason
- Matt, BS
- Tony, BS
- Matt J
- Cathy
509.780.1659 | russ@sunpest.com
J. Johnson (College Place): "Thanks for going the extra mile and spraying all my trees and shrubs as well as my four fruit trees. That was very kind of you and I appreciate your good service”
M. Dello (Pullman): "I had been using another service, but [competitor] wasn't doing a good job, and kept coming back. Russ did it right the first time."
Anonymous (Clarkston): "Russ was the friendliest service provider we've ever had. He made me feel like I was his only customer. I would whole-heartedly recommend him to anyone for weed control."
Hi! I'm Russ Craber. As the owner of Sun Pest Management, I'm especially interested to hear all you have to tell me: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
I'm closing in on a decade of experience in pest control personally, and I frequently tap the knowledge of Marv Jackson, my predecessor, who has over 40 years of experience.
One thing I'm especially proud of is the breadth of knowledge of our staff. I believe we are the most over-qualified and degreed pest control company anywhere. Take a look at the staff's biographies and see if you can find more college degrees in any other pest control company. When it comes to handsome geeks, we take the cake.
You can call me at the shop at the numbers listed to the right, or you can try me on my mobile phone: 509.780.1659.
License Categories:
- Aquatic
- Aquatic Antifouling
- Agricultural Weed
- Fumigant
- Livestock
- Ornamental Insect and Disease
- Ornamental Weed
- PCO General
- PCO Structural
- Public Health
- Rights-of-Way Weed
- Seed Treatment
- Stored Grain
- Structural and Turf Demossing
- Structural Pest Inspector
- Wood Treatment
509.780.9321 | email
K.Elizabeth Palmer (Clakston): "I live on a cul-de-sac of new manufactured homes in the Clarkston Heights...the general consensus [of homeowners here] is that most laborers and craftsmen alike fail to take any kind of pride in their work.
This is definitely NOT the case with Mr. Christopher Cable. I know I’ve written about Chris before, but after my neighbor’s sloppy, unprofessional set-up crew, foundation workers, and landscapers left me with problems that I will have to engage a lawyer and laborers to correct, it only magnifies the excellent, efficient, timely, friendly, and knowledgeable craftsman that Chris is. I always recommend Sun Pest, and specifically Chris, to all my neighbors and family.
Thank you again for the fine work of your employee Christopher Cable. I hope his company appreciated him as much as his customers do!”
Chris has over 11 years of experience in pest control. That's over a decade. That's a lot! 
With a knack for problem-solving, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better diagnoser than he. Trees, shrubs, you name it. If there's a problem with a plant in your landscape, he can usually determine the cause.
With a degree in business management, he is well-educated and as customer-oriented as they come.
*Oh, and lest he should have too much free time with his 4 daughters, a keen interest in everything scientific, and an enviable library, he's also wrapping up a master's degree in finance.
He handles the Lewiston area, and is our chief diagnostitian.
License Categories:
- Agricultural Weed
- Aquatic
- Fumigant
- Interior Plantscaping
- Livestock
- Ornamental Insect and Disease
- Ornamental Weed
- PCO General
- PCO Structural
- Public Health
- Rights-of-Way Weed
- Seed Treatment
- Stored Grain
- Structural and Turf Demossing
- Structural Pest Inspector
- Wood Treatment
- Uh, Chris? Are there any left besides "Sheep Dip"?
509.529.9150
Jason Barnett is the latest addition to the team, but is by no means new to the industry! For the last 10 years or so, he has been honing his weed identification skills and herbicide knowledge so he could one day bring all that together with his extensive plant disease diagnostic skills.
A long-time resident of Walla Walla, you've probably seen him around town for years.
(picture forthcoming)
License Categories:
- Ornamental Insect and Disease
- Ornamental Weed
- PCO General
Matt Smith has a degree in Communications from LCSC, and was the ASB president in 2008. Brains? Leadership? Matt has them both to spare. Yeah, but how's his geekiness? Off the charts.
He is our SE Washington route manager, and is killing all sorts of pests all over Asotin & Garfield counties.
He has made himself incredibly valuable to the company with his marketing ideas as well as his with his amazing welding/manufacturing skills.
Oh, and if you think you can keep up with Matt when he's working, think again. You'd have to travel at roughly the speed of a crazed dragonfly.
License Categories:
- Ornamental Insect and Disease
- Ornamental Weed
- PCO General
- PCO Structural
509.552.0068 | tony.sousa@sunpest.com
Tony's BS in Kinesiology serves him in good stead here at Sun Pest, because it takes a fit person to crawl under, over, and around houses while pulling hose 
and chasing mice. Here are a few notes Tony gave about working here:
- I never would have thought this job could be so much fun
- I want to be able to man-handle any type of snake within a 500 mile radius of Pullman, WA
- I want to be the first one for Sun Pest to identify and capture a brown recluse then bring it back to the office as a trophy (even if the facts say they are not around the area, I will try to find one!)
- Hobbies: Spending time with my awesome bride, music, running/working out, mountain hiking.
- The more I learn about this job, the better it seems to get!
- I have never worked with a more professional, kind, humorous, and just stright out awsome group of guys
The grandson of our founder, Marvin Jackson, Matt Jackson has been in the pest control industry since he could walk. It's in his DNA. After a couple-year hiatus, he's back at it!
Right now he's handling the bulk of the herbicide work--thistles, lawn weeds, pastures, that sort of stuff. He's also doing the r
odent work for the local granaries.
He's working on a degree in nursing, and works for us in the summers and between classes.
Sure he looks young, but he's guilty of more counts of rodenticide and insecticide than most men twice his age.
The voice you hear when you call Sun Pest Management, Cathy runs the office and keeps the techs busy. Got a question about your cockroach problem, your bed bug bites, or your spiders? Cathy hates them as much as you do.
Cathy has strong ties to the area and two daughters in college locally. Trying to manage them has given her crazy skills to manage the schedules for our team of geeks. Oh, and if you call after hours, and she answers the phone, tell her to hang up and let it go to voicemail...tell her to know when to quit working.
LC Valley | 509.758.5949
Pullman/Moscow | 509.332.5555
Walla Walla | 509.529.9150
Enterprise | 541.426.BUGS (2847)
Toll-Free | 800.422.4803
Text Us | 509.55.PEST1
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Bed bugs, termites, spiders, wasps, thistles, dandelions, and everything else that drives you crazy gets us excited!
We are proud to be the geeks of pest control--we aren't content to simply spray pesticides. We want to know what motivates the bugs, what keeps the weeds going, and all the best ways to stop them. You won't find bigger nerds in the industry. Rest assured we can provide the most up-to-date methods and chemical or chemical-free treatments available.