The main objective is to strengthen the national fundamental research in forest protection, based on the evolution on the factors determining the ecology and phenology of forest pest insects, in this case the northern spruce bark beetle Ips duplicatus.

Specific Objective 1: Achieving the phenological model of Ips duplicatus correlated with environment temperature and photoperiod (O1).

Specific Objective 2: Assessing the impact of global warming on the diapause and voltinism of Ips duplicatus (O2).