Illiana Wildlife Services

09/27/2021

We are excited to announce that Illiana Wildlife Services and Varment Guard Wildlife Services have merged!

Take a look at our latest blog to read all about the merger and learn more about Varment Guard:

Plunkett's expands their Midwest footprint with new services to NW Indiana and Chicagoland area

08/04/2021

Here are some quick ground hog facts to go along with this picture our technician, Nate, took while checking traps in Union Mills.

"The Groundhog is a rodent. It is also called a woodchuck. It belongs to the group of ground squirrels. Those squirrels are also known as marmots. The animal may also be called Woodchuck, or Whistlepig. Groundhogs dig tunnels and live underground. Groundhog holes, called burrows, are easy to recognize; they are holes, about 9 inches wide which usually have large piles of dirt and rocks at the entrance. Every single hole, may have tunnels which lead to as many as ten other holes, the tunnels are very large and can have chambers, like rooms, in them. Groundhogs can make their homes under trees, around buildings and in open fields."

07/28/2021

*We service the Southern Chicagoland area and Northwest Indiana*

Do you love working with animals and helping people? At Illiana Wildlife and pest control, we are at the forefront of the wildlife management industry and are looking to grow our Illinois business to meet demand. Each day presents a new opportunity to problem solve, learn about animal behavior, and help people protect one of their most valuable assets: their home. A wildlife technician will be responsible for identifying animal damage, designing and implementing a removal strategy, and executing high quality repairs once a removal is complete. When our team repairs animal damage, it’s like the animal was never there in the first place. No day is boring, and you’ll be able to create work stories that people will actually want to listen to!

Needs:

· Reliability

· Positive attitude

· Experience with carpentry and repairs, proficient with a wide variety of hand and power tools

· Respect for animals and comfort with their handling

· Comfort with ladders, heights, and roof work

· Ability to perform humane euthanasia in accordance with Illinois State Law

· Safe driving record

Wants:

· Expert carpenter

· Experience working with wildlife

· Class A Nuisance Wildlife License in Illinois

Pay and Benefits:

· $20 per hour, commensurate on experience. Bonus for Class A Nuisance Wildlife License.

· Retirement account with match after 90 days

· Take home vehicle and gas card. All tools and materials provided.

· Small company environment. Leave the corporate bureaucracy behind!

07/19/2021

This photo shows a termite station that we installed at a customer's home in Merrillville. Matt, our pest control technician, went out to check in and make sure the activity was being secluded to just the stations. He snapped this picture to show that the bait inside is doing exactly what it is supposed to do, lure the termites away from the home and into the stations. The largest part of our business is handling nuisance wildlife, but treating termites, bed bugs, roaches, and other common insects is just another part of us trying to help homeowners rid their space of unwanted guests.

07/13/2021

Do you love working with animals and helping people? At Illiana Wildlife and pest control, we are at the forefront of the wildlife management industry and are looking to grow our Illinois business to meet demand. Each day presents a new opportunity to problem solve, learn about animal behavior, and help people protect one of their most valuable assets: their home. A wildlife technician will be responsible for identifying animal damage, designing and implementing a removal strategy, and executing high quality repairs once a removal is complete. When our team repairs animal damage, it’s like the animal was never there in the first place. No day is boring, and you’ll be able to create work stories that people will actually want to listen to!

Needs:
• Reliability
• Positive attitude
• Experience with carpentry and repairs, proficient with a wide variety of hand and power tools
• Respect for animals and comfort with their handling
• Comfort with ladders, heights, and roof work
• Ability to perform humane euthanasia in accordance with Illinois State Law
• Safe driving record

Wants:
• Expert carpenter
• Experience working with wildlife
• Class A Nuisance Wildlife License in Illinois

Pay and Benefits:
• $20 per hour, commensurate on experience. Bonus for Class A Nuisance Wildlife License.
• Retirement account with match after 90 days
• Take home vehicle and gas card. All tools and materials provided.
• Small company environment. Leave the corporate bureaucracy behind!

07/13/2021

Do you love working with your hands and helping people? At Illiana Wildlife and pest control, we are at the forefront of the wildlife management industry and are looking to grow our Illinois business to meet demand. Each day presents a new opportunity to problem solve, learn construction techniques, and help people protect one of their most valuable assets: their home. Our carpenters are responsible for identifying animal damage, designing and implementing a repair strategy, and executing high quality aesthetics once a removal is complete. When our team repairs animal damage, it’s like the animal was never there in the first place. No day is boring, and you’ll be able to create work stories that people will actually want to listen to!

Needs:
• Reliability
• Positive attitude
• Experience with carpentry and repairs, proficient with a wide variety of hand and power tools
• Comfort with ladders, heights, and roof work
• Acceptance of humane euthanasia in accordance with Illinois State Law
• Safe driving record

Wants:
• Expert carpenter
• Experience working with wildlife
• Class A Nuisance Wildlife License in Illinois

Pay and Benefits:
• $20 per hour, commensurate on experience. Bonus for Class A Nuisance Wildlife License.
• Retirement account with match after 90 days
• Take home vehicle and gas card. All tools and materials provided.
• Small company environment. Leave the corporate bureaucracy behind!

07/09/2021

Can you imagine hearing a noise in your home, doing some investigating and find this staring right back at you? That's exactly what Andy, our Illinois Wildlife Manager, saw as soon as he looked up into this customer's soffit. Luckily, he's got tons of experience with animals so he wasn't too surprised and was able to grab this great picture to share with all of you.

If you think you've got a critter hanging out in your attic and you're too afraid to check it out, leave it to us! We have some availability next week to come out and give a free estimate, send us a message or call our office at (219) 464-7966 for our Indiana customers or (708) 320-0004 for our Illinois customers.

06/25/2021

We talk a lot about the work that we do here in Northwest Indiana, but since part of our name does come from Illinois, we wanted to talk about the areas that we cover there. We are currently doing work in DuPage, Will, and Cook Counties. If you are outside of that area, send us a message or give us a call and we'll see if we are able to come to you. We are really excited to help homeowners with the removal of their nuisance wildlife problems as well as repairing the damage to prevent further invasions. Free estimates as always. Contact us at (708) 320-0004 for our Illinois customers or (219) 464-7966 for our Indiana customers.

06/17/2021

Click through for before and afters of a soffit repair our technician Keith did this morning. This damage was caused by birds known as Starlings, they pushed their way into the soffit to create nests high up away from any predators. If you are having a similar problem, send us a message or call our office. We pride ourselves on the ability to repair damages that animals have caused to get your home critter free!

06/11/2021

You wouldn't believe the amount of calls we've received over the past two or three weeks about groundhogs! In almost every city that we service we have had customers time and time again getting them under their homes, decks, and sheds. If you start seeing some digging near one of your buildings, give us a call and one of our technicians will come out and do a creative trap set like the one below to get as many as possible out at once. Free estimates as always, (219) 464-7966.

05/17/2021

Our owner, Bob, rescued this guy from the middle of the road on his way to a jobsite. He was taken to Humane Indiana in Valparaiso for proper treatment and rehabilitation.

04/30/2021

We post a lot about our wildlife trapping services, but did you know that we also offer pest control solutions? A big part of our business right now is taking care of wasps and other pesky insects that could potentially ruin your summer. Appointments are filling up so fast that we are booked until the middle of May. Don't get left out and stung this summer! If you are interested in having us come out and treat the exterior of your home for wasps or even do a spray inside of your home for ants, send us a message or give us a call at (219) 464-7966.