About Us & Advertising on 'Bugs

Jack and Elizabeth at Yosemite Falls (spring).

LivingWithBugs is the online home of our "bug-infested" consulting business and website. The website currently is our main focus but we also teach and consult. The purpose of 'Bugs is:

To serve as an information resource for homeowners and businesses concerning basic insect/mite biology, and advice about least-toxic management options.
To work with highly innovative, small-medium size companies that are engaged in developing products that address insect and mite pest management with low toxicity/low environmental impact methods.
To work with public/private institutions to help them manage pests in safe and responsible ways.

We will help you tell the difference between situations that need attention and those that may not. We have over twenty years of university and state department of agriculture experience with homeowners, businesses, and the commercial nursery, landscape and Christmas tree industries. (Jack's Resume)

Contact us if you need help with a particular pest management problem. We offer fee-based, in-depth diagnostic services and treatment advice. We may be able to help with a few quick e-mails.

Our approach to pest management can be expressed in two simple ideas, one borrowed, shamelessly, from the Hippocratic Oath -- "First, do no harm." And second, "it is not necessary, or even wise, to eliminate every single bug. Not even all pests."

Jack took early retirement in 2004 from Oregon State University where he was an Associate Professor of Entomology, extension Urban Entomology. He has a Ph.D. in entomology. Elizabeth was a horticulture inspector for our state department of agriculture and has a B.S. in horticulture.

Please see our Disclaimers and thanks for visiting,

Jack & Elizabeth DeAngelis (business card (pdf file))

Advertising @ 'Bugs

'Bugs currently (early '08) has 215+ content pages covering most major insect and mite pests that are found around homes and in gardens. We expect the content page number to grow about 10% this year ('08) with new topics and product reviews.

We average 17,000-35,000 unique visitors per month. Visitors peak during spring, summer and fall and are somewhat lower in winter as expected for a site of our nature. Our visitors typically are highly motivated and receptive to ads that solve their specific bug problem. New pages and site updates are posted at our blog.

You have two options for advertising on 'Bugs. Google's Adwords network can place text ads on any of our pages that display Google Ads (nearly all). You'll pay only for clicks back to your site (PPC). Here's some information about placing your Google Ad on our site or contact us if we can help. We also accept a small number of Banner ads that can be placed on any of our content pages.

Google's Adwords

The best way to advertise on 'Bugs is to join Google's Adwords program (click below for information) which supplies most of the text ads on our site. You can specify which sites, including 'Bugs, you want your text ad to run on. Contact us if you need help setting up Adwords.

On-Site Ads

We also accept a small number of on-site ads on our content pages. Space for these ads is very limited and we will only accept ads that are closely related to the content of the page. Contact us at the address below for details, policies and current rates.

Site History

LivingWithBugs.com was launched fall, 2004. Check back often for new topics and we welcome constructive comments. Please report broken links here. 'Bugs.com evolved from the Urban Entomology website at Oregon State University which Jack launched in 1998-'99 and revised in '05.

We like to hear from our users. You can contact us with your comments about the site and suggestions for topics to be covered. Any information you send us (including your return address) will NOT be used in any way other than to send you a response.

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