Membership in Scientific and Agricultural Committees A. Local: 2002 – 2006 Co-Treasurer for the Entomological Society of Israel 2003 Member, Organizing Committee for the 23th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel 2005 – 2006 Membership chairman for the Entomological Society of Israel 2005Member/Judge, Organizing Committee for the 25th Conference of the Entomological Society of Israel B. International: 2005 – 2009 Elected: Council Member International Organization of Biological Control/Western Palearctic Regional Section 2006 – 2007 Convener of IOBC/WPRS study group: Integrated Pest Management of Plant Feeding Mites 2007 – present International Scientific Committee, International Phytoplasmologist Working Group 2009 – 2013 Chair working group 2 (Epidemiology and vector ecology) and COST country representative “Integrated Management of Phytoplasma Epidemics in Different Crop Systems” 2009 – 2013 Elected: Vice President, Council Member International Organization of Biological Control-Western Palearctic Regional Section