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Ecological and physiological indices of nutrition and growth of caterpillars of the larch race of Siberian moth kept on the needles of various fodder plants are obtained. The needles of Siberian larch turned out to be the most favourable fodder object for the caterpillars, less favourable are the needles of Siberian fir and cedar pine, while Siberian spruce and pine were found to be unfavourable. During the course of development, the caterpillars were characterized by the general trends of changes in the indices of nutrition and growth independently of the species of fodder plants.