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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Queen Elizabeth II visits Jersey… again
- Queen Elizabeth II visited Jersey in 1978 and the Jersey Post Office produced a set of two stamps to celebrate.
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Sure is founded as the States Telephone Department
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General de Gaulle has lunch in Jersey while fleeing France
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The present States Chamber is opened
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