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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Foer the past hour , I have been looking for a (or more) tomato hornworm.  I 
wnt out to check my plants.  And, on the plant with the most (tiny) fruit, 
about 1/4 of the plant was stripped of leaves and even the smaller parts of 
the limb stalks.

Back before I fell ill and quit gardening for a time, I had experiences with 
these pests.  They were generally brought in with a new plant from the nursey.

Anyway; I haven't found it.  I know it is there, and I can't find it.  Maybe 
it was alone and already turned into a moth and flew away, but, that I doubt.

I know they are easier to see around the break of dawn.  Does anyone know how 
to find them in the bright sun of daytime?.  Is there a safe type of 
pesticide to use to keep them from spreading and increasing population?
.............bobford