Sens. Collins, Peters Introduce Bill to Target Invasive Species That Threatens Blueberries, Other Fruits
August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced legislation to protect blueberries and other fruits that are threatened by the spread of an invasive pest, the spotted wing drosophila (SWD). The Spotted Wing Abatement Trust (SWAT) Act would fund the research and mitigation of SWD, which has caused as much as a 30 percent loss in blueberry crops in blueberry producing states . . .
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced legislation to protect blueberries and other fruits that are threatened by the spread of an invasive pest, the spotted wing drosophila (SWD). The Spotted Wing Abatement Trust (SWAT) Act would fund the research and mitigation of SWD, which has caused as much as a 30 percent loss in blueberry crops in blueberry producing states . . .