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Traditional statistical and empirical models typically have limited transferability and insufficient accuracy when describing nonlinear and multiscale relationships between climatic factors and pest population dynamics. This paper proposes a hybrid algorithm combining wavelet analysis and deep learning methods for forecasting agroclimatic pest infestation levels. The algorithm is based on multiscale decomposition of time series using a discrete wavelet transform, after which the extracted components are used as input features for a deep neural network implementing a nonlinear mapping between climatic parameters and infestation indicators. The developed computational framework includes the stages of data preprocessing, feature space formation, model training, and forecast generation in a single, reproducible pipeline. An experimental evaluation using long-term agroclimatic and phytosanitary data showed that the proposed algorithm outperforms classical regression and individual neural network models in terms of RMSE, MAE, and the coefficient of determination. 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