DD>TA>In the case of apple trees one week before blossoming and once a
DD>  >week for at least three weeks (or til all blossoms have matured
DD>  >and petals have fallen) to prevent bugs laying their eggs there.
DD>You NEVER, NEVER spray fruit trees while the blossoms are anywhere in
DD>sight...you can kill off the bees this way.  Any package that I have
DD>purchased over the years, says to spray every two weeks until the
DD>blossoms appear, and every two weeks from after the blossoms have
DD>fallen until a week before the fruit is picked.  This is what we do and
DD>the results are good.
I recognize your sense of priorities Doris, but I value my apples
more then a few bees. Fortunately we have more then sufficiency of
bees in the rest of my garden to balance out the odds; and I spray
after sundown to avoid damaging bees and other benificial bugs.
I am also mean to the birds and various rodents by putting nets over
my grape vines and raspberries when then are fruiting. (I put out nuts
and seeds for them in the off season to amelorate my standing with
Mother Nature 8-).
(BTW I hope you don't dictate "NEVER, NEVER" to all the other men in
your life Doris; honey works much better you know 8-).
 Ciao, Ack.
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