Removing Fruit -- Crabapple
1. Handpicking;
2. Vigorously shake the tree when fruit are small;
3. A mixture of three (3) tablespoons of Sevin (carbaryl) insecticide per gallon of water and applied within twenty to twenty-five (20 to 25) days of petal fall. Avoid spraying when petals are still present as Sevin is toxic to bees.
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