Absence of Ips duplicatus in Slovenia
In Slovenia Ips duplicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae - EU Annexes) was first found in 2020: one beetle was caught in a trap in April 2020 in a forest in the Central Slovenia region (EPPO RS 2020/168). Surveys were continued but no further specimens were caught.
The pest status of Ips duplicatus in Slovenia is officially declared as: Absent, pest no longer present.
Sources
NPPO of Slovenia (2023-09).