At West Michigan Blueberry Farm, Peters Highlights Need to Pass His SWAT Act to Address Invasive Fly Hurting Michigan Fruit Growers
July 15, 2023
July 15, 2023
WEST OLIVE, Michigan, July 15 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023:
While visiting Crossroads Blueberry Farm in West Olive today, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) talked about the need to pass his bipartisan SWAT Act, which would help reduce the spread of spotted wing drosophila (SWD). SWD is an invasive insect that continues to hurt growers in Michigan and across the country by laying their eggs in soft-skinned fruit crops such as cherrie . . .
While visiting Crossroads Blueberry Farm in West Olive today, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) talked about the need to pass his bipartisan SWAT Act, which would help reduce the spread of spotted wing drosophila (SWD). SWD is an invasive insect that continues to hurt growers in Michigan and across the country by laying their eggs in soft-skinned fruit crops such as cherrie . . .