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knowledge ; that members in distant parts of the Empire will send 

 us notes and papers ; that the originality developed by dealing with 

 new problems may find expression in our Annals ; and that we in 

 England may be stimulated by the progressiveness of the Dominions 

 and stirred by their newer and more thorough ways of tackling problems, 

 born of the stress of circumstances of new lands. We are, in England, 

 too prosperous, too peaceful, too settled ; we are not at grips with 

 problems that count ; if one crop fails, another succeeds ; we have not 

 staked our all on a crop of apples nor does American Blight or Codlin 

 moth really matter, bad though they are ; nor if it does matter, can 

 we apparently stir up any interest in getting anything done ; so we in 

 England take things easily, we have practically no legislation, every 

 man may disseminate disease from his neglected garden and, in a great 

 deal, we must look to the Colonies to give us a lead. 



With this invitation we expect all who have interests common with 

 our members here to join, and we look for support from all who are 

 solving the big problems of applied biology and who can learn from the 

 experience of others and with their own experience help others who have 

 similar problems to work out. 



Migration of Ladybirds. 



The following note by Mr A. D. Walker, was read by Professor 

 Newstead at the last meeting of the Association : 



The following fact in the bionomics of the common " Ladybird " 

 (Coccinella) may interest you. 



Mrs Walker's bedroom has three windows, two facing south and one 

 east. Since 8 a.m. to-day something Hke 100 Ladybirds have been 

 taken on the east window only— none on the two south windows, except 

 a few on the one next to the east end. The same thing happens every 

 year— always the east window ! It is not because of east winds for 

 the winds here lately have been predominantly southerly and this 

 morning there was a " moderate gale " from W.S.W. 



There are roses trained both on south and east sides, so their presence 

 will not account for Coccinella's preference for the latter. 



The only way I can see to account for it is that there must be a 

 spring migration from the continent. Our house, standing on the 

 top of a fairly steep slope to the east, on which side there is a valley, 

 would be a conspicuous obstacle to the insects flying across it. But it 

 is curious that they should be so abundant this year when there has 



