Abstract:Experiments wero conducted in which the needles from different kinds of pine trees were used to feed Masson pine caterpillars in order to study the effects of the chemical components in pine needles on the growth of the insect. The regression models are obtained through statistic analysis:y1=74.9716-5.92369x(12); y2=82.205-6.11941x(12)-15.124x(18)+32.7815x(22); y3=146.785-11.2636x2+13.425x4+2.50619x5+1.98716x6-3.04045x3-95.1154x(13); y4=143.858-4.87883x2-0.596458x3+12.8221x4-3.06847x3-88.6311x(13)+9.19294x(14)+0.44275x(15); y5=-67.7002+3.64222x6+85.575x(13)-11.4652x(21); y6=-64.5757+3.50711x8+80.8537x(13)-10.93x(21); y7=117.775+127.237x(13)-13.6729x(20)-108.387x(22)+26.7597x(24); y8=-46.6297+122.538x(13) 87.2382x(16).In addition, another two results are obtained:1. Three components have important effects on the pupation, emergence and periodic growth rate of the insect. Vitamine B6 is the most important factor, the substance of low boiling-point the next and threonine the last.2. Three components have important effects on the oviposition of the insect. Isoleucine is the most important factor, methionine the next and vitamine B6 the last.