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The territory of the new mass outbreak of Dendrolimus sibiricius is northernmost Siberia. The present increase in the pest numbers started in 2011–2012, 14 years after the previous mass outbreak. As a result, the area of damage to dark coniferous forests exceeded 1.4 million ha. The reasons for the emergence of the pest population from a depressive state are insufficient moisture availability in May...