"Bertie Doe" wrote in news:c565gdFnnafU1
@mid.individual.net:

Update: Should have looked in 'The Fruit Expert' by Dr.D.G.Hessayon. The
villain could be Capsid Bug (about quarter inch long)

Thanks for your help. I haven't seen any bugs of that size. Anyway, I will
definitely spray the young buds next Spring, as you suggested.
Thanks!

Al