About us

Karen Thompson is the General Manager of InsectCop.net. Karen was also the Founder and Main Editor of InsectCop back in 2014 until the brand got acquired by Adaptive Media SIA. Currently Karen is putting all hear pest control experience into overseeing the day-to-day operations of InsectCop. In her free time she loves traveling (having lived in Europe for more than 5 years), enjoying nature on longer hikes, and reading science fiction.

Justine Jackson-Ricketts is a freelance science writer and editor based in Virginia, USA. She received her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of California Santa Cruz, for which she studied a rare species of dolphin in Thailand. She specializes in the life sciences but is fascinated by all things science and loves to write. She is passionate about education, conservation, and making science accessible to all. Much of her work experience post-graduate school has been writing educational science materials for elementary, middle, and high school students. In her downtime, she can be found playing with her pups, taking photos, hiking, reading, or catching up on her favorite crime dramas.

Kate is a freelance copywriter with a BSc (Hons) in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Newcastle University and over two years of experience producing original content for a wide range of blogs and websites. Her expertise in Biology comes from a background in medical research, skills that she today applies to making scientific research accessible to a wider audience. Within the field of biology, her main areas of interest are entomology, genetics, ecology, environmental science, biotechnology, and molecular biology. Besides writing for InsectCop, Kate enjoys traveling to and living in various locations around the globe and is currently settled in the Himalayas of northern India. She also enjoys hiking, reading, creative writing, and juggling.

Yordan Z has been working as a professional copywriter for 5 years and has written for dozens of clients on hundreds of different topics. Yordan’s freelance career is quickly reaching the point where it’d be easier to count the subjects he hasn’t written on than the ones he has. With a Master’s degree in Creative Writing and a Bachelor’s in Marketing, Yordan brings all his experience and expertise to InsectCop to give you top-notch informative content on everything related to insect pests and how to deal with them. When not writing for InsectCop, Yordan usually spends his time reading, playing the occasional video game or running after his two cats.

Kristiana Kripena is the Content and Digital Marketing Director for InsectCop.net. She has a Bachelor’s Degree of Social Sciences in Communication Science and during her studies, she learned to plan and create varied communication projects including multimedia content for websites. Besides doing digital and content marketing for InsectCop.net for the past few years, during which she has learned a lot about different aspects of pest control, Kristiana is working on multiple other ventures. While in her free time she enjoys traveling, spending time with her loved ones and catching up on her favorite shows.

Ruta is the Director of Content for Insectcop.net with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and 3 years of experience in developing content strategy for InsectCop and overseeing the writers and editors who create the articles for our site. When she’s not working on InsectCop, Ruta loves traveling and active recreation, two activities that often go hand in hand with insects. Which means that Ruta knows first-hand how annoying pests can be and therefore she’s constantly looking for new ways of combating insects to help others lead pest-free lives.