David, the very first day of training for the Master Gardeners our leader told us we have to be willing to spray if we wish to be successful with fruit trees. Even then, it cannot be haphazard. Spraying should be done at specific times in unison with the season's budding and setting of fruit. Those charts are available from any Cooperative Extension office which would guide you for your own neighborhood. Penny, NY zone 6 ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.