I will be spraying mine in January after pruning, there are alternatives. I will send you some names by PM when I have looked through my stocks.

my fruit will be geting their first spray of the winter shortly, I will be using winter tree wash, bought at my local garden center, it is not an insecticide, it is a totally natural product that works through physical action, it is made for all fruit trees and bushes, as well as vines under glass, I will also be spraying any surounding hedges and trees ,because ,I dont want the criters hiding in there.

Mortegg has been banned in Britain,so as Cliff says use winter Wash, it does work.