1st June 1963
Colorado beetle arrives in Jersey
“Beaches along the north and east coasts of Jersey are being sprayed with insecticide after some 200 Colorado beetles were found on the shores,” reported The Times. The beetle, which is a parasite of tomato and potato crops, could have spelled disaster for both Jersey and Guernsey’s seasonal crops.
Colorado beetles had invaded the Channel Islands in June 1947 after being blown across from France. Many were washed up dead, but the 1963 infestation was possibly more serious because of the large number that were arriving still alive. Nonetheless, in 1947 Jersey’s potato exports to the mainland had been suspended after beetles were found in crates unloaded there.
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Other events that occured in June
Murder suspect is remanded in custody
- A man was remanded in custody after being charged with killing the woman he lived with.
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A passenger plane is written off at Jersey Airport
- The undercarriage of a Blue Islands plane collapsed at Jersey Airport when it put down at the end of an 11-minute flight from Guernsey.
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Jesse Boot, of Boots chemist, dies in Jersey
- Although founded by John Boot, Boots the chemist owes its early success to John’s son, Jesse, who died in Jersey, aged 81, in June 1931.
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Missing woman case’s happy ending… for some
- Elizabeth Price had been missing for nearly two weeks when the police found her in Lucy Biard’s St Helier home.
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