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Tomato hornworms are generally a problem in gardens.  These particular worms are commonly called Tobacco Worms and can cause serious damage to a tomato plant.  They feed on the fruit and the foliage of the plant destroying it as it eats it away.  The worms will also feed on peppers, eggplant cucumbers, squash and melons.

Knowing how to spot the worm and treat the plants will be imperative if your garden become infested with them.  Identifying it may be hard because it may and can vary in color.  Hornworms are very fat and plump worms and are usually Bright Green in color which makes them easy to blend into the color of the vegetables leaves and foliage.  Some worms may be an off brown, grey or even black in color, but whatever their color the tomato hornworm will have a horn protruding out from its rear end, hence giving it its name.  

The worms horn itself may be black or red but it can also be white or grey.  This variety of tomato worm can grow very large, up to 5 inches or more in length.  It will have diagonal criss-crossed stripe over its body that is white or grey in color, this type of worm will literally damage a small portion or a very large surface of your vegetable garden by chewing the leaves of the plants.  

Another sure sign that your garden is under attack is when you begin to see piles of black dropping on the leaves  causing them to lean downward and also look on the ground around the plants for the same droppings.  Hornworms can cause severe damage in a very short period of time.  These worms come from the eggs laid by a very large grey and brown moth that has yellow markings.

These moths lay their eggs on the underside of the leaves of plants in the spring.  As they drop off into the soil they begin to pupate and when they emerge they are full grown adult moths and the cycle begins again.  At the very first signs of the infestation, I like to dust my plants with Sevin or other carbaryl or pyrethin that contains an insecticide.  You need to follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully.  A good bacterial insecticide containing bacillus thuringeiensis will be extremely useful in combating and containing a hornworm infestation.

Eudora DeWynter offers tips on Tomato Hornworms on her blog at http://www.gardentoolguru.com

Most Head Restraints Fail to Stop Neck Injury

Of 87 models evaluated, 21 received the highest rating, according to results released Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Fifty-four vehicles, or 62 percent, flunked the test, which gauges how well the head and neck restraints prevent whiplash when the vehicle is hit from behind.

The Institute evaluated current vehicle models based on the geometric measurements of the head restraints and their performance in a crash simulation sled. Fifty-four of the vehicles were rated marginal or poor, the two lowest rankings, while a dozen received the second-highest score of acceptable. Twenty-one received the best rating of good.

“Any given day, you’re more likely to need a good head restraint to protect you from a neck injury than you are an air bag to protect you in a head-on crash,” said David S. Zuby, the senior vice president of the Institute’s Vehicle Research Center. “People don’t think too much about the fender benders that can result in neck pain for weeks or even months after the crash.”

Head restraints in several passenger vehicles provided marginal or poor protection against neck injuries, the Institute reported Thursday. Only 22 of 75 vehicles tested in a simulated rear crash at 20 mph received the top score of good from the Institute.

Overall, reported The Early Show consumer correspondent Susan Koeppen, 60 percent of cars tested fall short of giving you the protection you need. Almost two out of three models were rated marginal or poor. Neck injuries are the most common injuries reported in car crashes, she added.

"People think of head restraints as head rests, but they're not. They're important safety features," said Adrian Lund, the Institute's president. "You're more likely to need the protection of a good head restraint than the other safety devices in your vehicle because rear-end crashes are so common."

Bill Kwong, a Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman, said that the test does not take into account other aspects of a vehicle's response to a crash under normal driving conditions, such as the vehicle's structure, rear crumple zones and bumpers. "We feel our in-house procedures are good predictors of how it will perform in the real world," Kwong said. "We feel our test procedures are good predictors of how well our seat or head restraints will protect occupants from neck injuries in the event of a rear impact.”

The Institute said that the simulated rear crashes at 20 miles per hour showed that many large vehicles fall short in protecting against neck injuries, which lead to two million insurance claims a year costing at least $8.5 billion. "It's not a major feat of engineering to design seats and head restraints that afford good protection in these common crashes," said Zuby.

"We're seeing some improvement, but it's not across the board," Lund said. "We still have a lot of vehicles out there that we rate as marginal poor. In fact, 59 percent of the SUVs and pickups and minivans that we evaluated we gave marginal or poor rating for their whiplash protection."

Several automakers defended their methods of testing for rear crash protection. DaimlerChrysler noted that many of the vehicles were designed before the Institute began conducting the tests. General Motors Corp. said that it designs head restraints "to meet a variety of driver sizes rather than focusing on a single set of metrics in all GM vehicles." The company added it is ensuring the quality of head restraints the way they secure the reliability of Saturn bug shield and other auto parts accessories.

Now the key to better protection is making sure head restraint is in the proper position, Lund noted.

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Anthony Fontanelle is a 35-year-old automotive buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop.

how to paint inside the rear vent on avw bug and make it look nice?

i assume this is a faded vent on the outside of the bug and you want to know how to get inside the fins.

often you can find parts like this for less the 30.00 google it and see if the price is right.

i have painted trim pieces on old cars, everything that is black gets a coat of spray paint, that and rubbing compound and wax for the paint and chrome polish on chrome bumpers and the radio antenna.

there are two types of plastic, one any paint will work the other needs a specific paint,
go to you local auto parts store or look for a store that specializes in fabric and custom material for restoration.

pep boys has a good selection of paints for plastic or rubber, anything that is black on your car can be painted, i prep with lacquer thinner to clean and the spray paint, some use a 3 part process, i have found most 1 step cans work better.

so pull off the vent clean with the solvent try to have fresh air and not touch the thinner make sure the plastic is not deteriorating if it is use 200 grit sand paper and sand until it does not powder any more.
set an old sheet down and do several light coats of paint according to direction on the back first, then flip and do the front this should get every angle of the vent.

you can then hit other things on the car but you may find products like black Magic can bring the color of trim and rubber seals back to life.

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