Bocek.net is an information guide to the insects and other small arthropods (spiders, scorpions, ticks, centipedes…) we come across in Türkiye and around the world, written in plain language and published in Turkish, English and Spanish. Bocek.net is published by HENX Intelligence.
What we write about
We answer the questions people actually ask: “What is this bug in my house?”, “What should I do after a tick bite?”, “Do hornets make honey?” We choose our topics by looking at search data; we don’t produce content for topics nobody searches for.
We write under four main headings: household insects, biting and stinging insects, summer insects and beneficial insects.
How our content is prepared
We want to be transparent: our articles are prepared with AI assistance and go through several layers of checks before publication:
- Topic selection: search data (the questions people ask) and whether the topic has already been covered on the site.
- Sourced writing: our articles rest on reliable sources, and the sources are listed at the end of each article. For health topics our primary sources are the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Turkish Ministry of Health; for species information, university publications and scientific databases.
- Automated quality checks: before publication every article goes through automated checks for the validity of internal links, whether images are complete and reachable, title and structure rules, and production notes accidentally left in the text. If a check fails, the article is not published.
- Extra checks for health content: new health-related articles (bites, stings, allergies) must carry a medical notice and at least two official institutional sources; we are reviewing our older articles against the same rule. Our health articles are not reviewed by a physician; for this reason medical information (emergency symptoms, first aid, timings) is not written as our own interpretation but based on the guidance of official bodies such as the WHO, the CDC and the Turkish Ministry of Health, with sources cited.
- Images: the images in our articles are AI-generated and exist to support the explanation; they should not be used on their own for species identification.
- Translations: the English and Spanish pages are translated from the Turkish articles, and the translations also go through a meaning and terminology check.
What we don’t do
- We do not give medical advice. Our health-related articles are for general information. If you have symptoms such as difficulty breathing, swelling of the face or tongue, a widespread rash or a high fever after a bite or sting, call your country’s emergency number or go to a healthcare facility without delay.
- We do not sell pest control services or products, and we do not promote any product or company.
- We do not make claims such as “100% guaranteed solution”.
Spotted a mistake?
We take factual errors seriously. If you see an error, a gap or outdated information in an article, write to us through our contact form; we will look into it and correct it if needed. For significant corrections, the article’s update date changes as well.
Get in touch
Do you have a question, a suggestion, or an insect you’d like to see covered? You can write to us through our contact form.