EPPO Global Database

Ips duplicatus(IPSXDU)

Distribution details in Slovakia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1920
From NPPO: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2007/134) : occurs in NW, and sporadically in isolated parts of central Slovakia. No serious damage.
References
* Hrubík P (2007) Alian [sic] insect pests on introduced woody plants in Slovakia. Acta Entomologica Serbica 12(1), 81-85.

* Roubal J (1937–1941): Katalog Coleopter (brouků) Slovenska a východních Karpat III. Praha, Slovanský Ústav v Nakladatelství Praha.
------- First record.

* Vakula J, Zúbrik M, Galko J, Gubka A, Kunca A, Nikolov C, Saniga M, Zach P (2021): Is the double-spined bark beetle Ips duplicatus a new threat to Picea omorika in urban habitats? Plant Protection Science 57, 248–251.
------- Found infesting mature P. omorika trees in an arboretum in northern Slovakia during summer 2019.

* Zúbrik M, Kunca A, Turčani M, Vakula J, Leontovyc R (2006) Invasive and quarantine pests in Slovakia. EPPO Bulletin, 36(2), 402-408.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, restricted distribution view...
Czechia Present, widespread view...
Hungary Present, restricted distribution view...
Poland Present, restricted distribution view...
Ukraine Present, widespread view...