May is usually when we start seeing black and yellow carpenter bees drilling holes into wood siding and eaves, trees, and fences. Carpenter bees are solitary meaning they don’t live in nests or hives. In May the female carpenter bee is looking for places to lay eggs. She may return to previous holes or make […]
Read MoreApril started with sunshine and ended with lots of gray skies and rain. On this May Day we’re getting a lot of calls about ants. Let us tell you a little about these common pests. Ants live underground year round. In the spring and fall ant swarmers leave the nest to create new colonies. This […]
Read MoreIt feels more like spring today than winter so let’s think about spring! We are looking for several additional service technicians to join our team including a termite technician! Service technician work can be very rewarding! You are the hero that solves our customers’ pest problems! You create relationships with our customers each time you […]
Read MoreGreater Lafayette Commerce has awarded Reliable Exterminators with the September Small Business of the Month (SBOM) award! We are honored to be recognized as a quality service provider to the community and grateful to our loyal customers for trusting in us! We were judged on our level of community involvement, Greater Lafayette Commerce (GLC) involvement, and […]
Read MoreThere may be snow on the streets but we are preparing for spring! We are looking for one additional service technician to join our team. Service technician work can be very rewarding! You are the hero that solves our customers’ pest problems! You create relationships with our customers each time you do their preventative maintenance […]
Read MoreTo thank and celebrate our employees, Reliable hosts dinner and crazy bingo every year in December. We had a lot to thank them for including 3 major anniversaries. Geanie (top left in teal shirt) has been advising our customers over the phone for five years! Jeff (top far right) has treating pests in Rensselaer and […]
Read MoreWe are mourning and celebrating the life of our dear matriarch Phyllis Hanstra. She has been instrumental in the integrity and legacy of Reliable Exterminators. Once her husband Jim Hanstra purchased the business from his uncle Charlie in 1971, she became involved, supporting Jim, doing accounting, and making calls from home after hours. It wasn’t […]
Read MoreJavier is our technician that is known in our office for getting the most gold stars (see this blog post about gold stars.) It’s not an inner office competition but a majority of our customers that call with a compliment are calling about Javier. He’s warm, friendly, caring, and still quick and efficient. Jav says […]
Read MoreIf you live in any of the northern counties in our service area (Jasper, White, Benton, Newton, and Pulaski), you’ve probably seen Jeff. He’s been driving a Reliable truck up there for the past 20 years, but most people only know him as “the bug man”. The year was 1997 when we set Jeff loose […]
Read MoreOften when a customer calls and gives a compliment to one of our technicians, we write it down on a goldenrod, star shaped paper to show the technician and post to our bulletin board. We love hearing feedback from our customers and the technicians are really encouraged by the praise! I’d say we get more […]
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