[Objectives] To determine the feasibility of using meteorological factors from different sites to develop models to predict the annual population dynamics of insect pests. [Methods] Meteorological data, including temperature, humidity, rainfall and sunshine duration in Changsha from 2000 until 2013, and from Chenzhou, Guangzhou and Nanchang from 2000 until 2015, and data on the abundance of Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) in Chenzhou from 2000 until 2015, were analyzed using stepwise regression and Chi-square tests to develop effective, multivari...