The visits to research institutions proved extremely enlightening and valuable. Britain the parlous state of funding for domestic agricultural research was most evident, with University and Government research groups being closed down or severely cut back. Nevertheless , their appeared to be considerable support for overseas development projects in Africa and India, particularly for Heliothis work. The trip was most valuable in revealing the research techniques in use for studying insect flight and migration, and for work on sensory physiology and host plant selection. Some of these eg . tethered flight techniques may be usefully applied to research projects in Australia. Useful contacts were made with many researchers , particularly Dr. A.G. Gatehouse and Dr. M. Simmonds, and the trip emphasised the profusion of research groups involved in research on heliothis in Britain and Europe, where the insect is not itself a pest but for which considerable funds are available for research.