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FOCUS: How an invasive beetle fostered ties between Jersey and Poland

FOCUS: How an invasive beetle fostered ties between Jersey and Poland

Tuesday 14 January 2025

FOCUS: How an invasive beetle fostered ties between Jersey and Poland

Tuesday 14 January 2025


When an army of beetles descended on Jersey after World War II, threatening to devastate the island’s potato industry, an unlikely group of heroes came to the rescue.

Their challenge was not only to fight the pest but also rise to the challenges of building new lives in a foreign land...

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