Scopul nostru este sprijinirea şi promovarea cercetării ştiinţifice şi facilitarea comunicării între cercetătorii români din întreaga lume.
Ips duplicatus was collected in Romania for the first time in 1948. Afterwards, between 1957 and 1967, it was found in different places, but only as a faunistic element. The first outbreak of this species was reported in 2008 in spruce stands installed outside the natural area (the North-Eastern part of Romania). Using pheromonal traps in 2010 we initiated the checking of its presence in five locations of Suceava County, and the research continued
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