Hi Valsound- I don't believe that the amount of Sevin(Carbaryl) is sufficient to do any thinning, as otherwise, it would be thinning for all the other people who use it. Also, there'd be a warning about that on the label. Really, it's about knowing what the diseases and insects that you face are. And if you've read my rants, you'll know that the Bonide FTS's ingredients often aren't effective against these pressures nor in sufficient quantities. Regardless of the insect, Trazicide can easily be obtained at Walmart, and will definitely keep your apples worm free. For diseases, I'd suspect you're facing Cedar Apple Rust and Scab. 2 sprays of Immunox (you may need to get that online) at petal fall and 10-14 days later will do the trick there. With the Bonide, you can spray it much more often, and it still isn't going to have any affect on Cedar Apple Rust. From a grower who's been there, the FTS really isn't even worth spraying. Instead, less sprays with Trazicide and Immunox you will get fruit you can be proud of. -Glenn

Thanks for the responses. How toxic is Immunox/myclobutanil? The warnings of course make it sound horrible and our water comes from a well not far off. Unfortunately, there will be no getting rid of the cedars, for family reasons. And while the area around the trees is mowed and underneath is kept mulched and weeded, the rest of the field (and the surrounding fields) are basically tall weedy grass that gets mowed once a year. That's not going anywhere either unless someone gives me a brush hog and a tractor to pull it with. I guess the best bet moving forward is to try to spray at the right time(s) in the future. I'll look into the suggested sprays for this year, though. Randy - My William's Pride isn't bearing yet (just put it in this year). I've had them from farm stands though and thought they were good enough to try planting. I don't have any tasting notes or anything, though :) Anyway, I hope they're good. Thanks again. Sam

OMG.. this tree again.. in another forum .. lol ... didnt i already tell you to get rid of it.. lol ... cut them off.. burn them.. or enclose in plastic and send away with the garbage man ... and see if they come back.. and try to do it.. before they get to phase two ... are you anywhere the DeNile river.. in your z6 ... and i hope you have a sense of humor ... if not.. forgive me ... ken Here is a link that might be useful: something about chainsawing it before you could reboot the computer.. and you did reboot .. with more posts .. lol ...

Are you sure you have diagnosed the problem correctly? Peaches can have a number of disease issues but they tend to be resistant to CAR, as do other stone fruits. CAR tends to affect only members of the rose family that are pomes (sub-family pomoideae).