My peach tree seems to be infested with bugs. All of the peaches are oozing and full of holes.

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for right this minute..............after the sun goes down and the tree has cooled off mix up 2 tablespoons dawn & 1 qt water and spray each fruit and then the leaves, bark & branches..............this FALL...........use dormant oil...............according to package directions..........spray again early spring up to bud stage................once the bud opens stop and just spray the trunk.................this is the safest of all sprays because it smothers the bugs...........we have a little over 100 fruit trees..........we have don this since 1970.............Happy summer.

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