Image Usage Policy
Last updated: August 2026
At AdvancePestX, my goal is to improve public knowledge of pests, pest identification, and professional pest management. To support educators, journalists, bloggers, researchers, students, and other content creators, many of the original photographs published on this website are available for free use.
License
Unless otherwise stated, all photographs clearly identified as © Nasos Iliopoulos / AdvancePestX are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
This means you are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the images in any medium or format.
- Adapt — crop, edit, and build upon the images.
- Use the images for both personal and commercial purposes.
These permissions cannot be revoked as long as you follow the license terms.
Attribution Requirements
If you use an original AdvancePestX photograph, you must provide visible attribution including:
Photo: Nasos Iliopoulos – AdvancePestX
and include a clickable link to:
Whenever possible, please link directly to the original article or page where the photograph appears.
Please Do Not
- Remove existing copyright or attribution information.
- Suggest that AdvancePestX or Nasos Iliopoulos endorses your website, business, product, or publication.
- Alter an image in a misleading or deceptive manner.
Third-Party Images
Some images published on AdvancePestX originate from third parties, including Wikimedia Commons or other licensed sources.
These images remain subject to their original licenses and copyright terms. This policy applies only to photographs that are clearly identified as original AdvancePestX photographs.
Why Attribution Matters
Every original image on AdvancePestX comes from real inspections and pest control work carried out over many years.
A simple credit and link back to AdvancePestX helps support the continued publication of free educational resources, field case studies, and pest identification guides for everyone.
Thank you for respecting the work behind these images.