Dimitrios S. Koveos, Dr, PhD was Rector and Vice Rector for Academic and Student Affairs of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Auth), and Professor of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, at the School of Agriculture. He graduated from the School of Agriculture, Auth, and has two PhDs; one in biology from the University of Amsterdam, Department of Pure and Applied Ecology and one from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in Entomology-Acarology. He has been research scientist for more than 30 years in the School of Agriculture and the University of Amsterdam, carrying out research in different topics of biology, ecology and control of insects and mites. His main research interests concern ecology (Physiology, chemical ecology, diapause) of insects and mite pests, biological control, rearing of predatory and pollinator insects, side effects of pesticides to non-target organisms and insect-plant interactions. Main studied insects and mites: Bactrocera (Dacus) oleae, Spider mites (Tetranychus urticae, etch), Predatory phytoseiid mites and predatory insects (Euseius finlandicus, Macrolophus pygmaeus, Nesidiocoris tenuis, Chrysopidae etch), Bombus terrestris, Frankliniella occidentalis, Wireworms (Elateridae), Mosquitoes, Whiteflies. He has a more than 30 years teaching experience and taught courses of Entomology, Acarology and Zoology to graduate and post-graduate students in Auth, Democritus University of Thrace and University of Thessaly, Greece.