maybe a type of inchworm? They're really, really tiny and i usually find them by walking into the ones hanging from the sky ;)

Katie

Possibly an inchworm. They are small like an inchworm. Also to add to the possible host plants-alpine strawberry and loquat of all things. They don't seem to be eating these. Maybe it only appeared they ate the roses and cukes because they cut them to roll the leaf? I really don't think there is anything I can do about it unless I wanted to spray nearly every plant in my yard. Hopefully they will do their business and go away. They don't like tomatoes at least.

Add me to the host list too. I found 4 of them on my shirt. They are floating in the air.

Hi Amber, I hope that the bug goes away, I have not seen it in my garden. I inspected the loquat and nothing is there. Keep us updated.

Silvia

These are our annual caterpillars of moths or flies.
They could be Oak Tree caterpillars, Tent caterpillars, web worms or many more.
I expect to find Azalea caterpillars any day.
If the critters bother you, apply Neem, Bt or Spinosad.

This link has great color photos of a few common caterpillars.

Here is a link that might be useful: Caterpillars of Ornamental Plants

I still don't have a positive id yet, but I think it is some sort of annual/biblical event. I have never seen these before. I just hope they don't start seriously eating all the different plants I have found them on or I won't have a garden anymore :( I think they came off of one of the neighbor's trees. I guess oak is the most likely candidate because there are a ton of oaks on my street. Thanks for the assistance guys.

I do believe these guys eat oak leaves - & if the trees overhang other plants, they'll drop onto them. County Extension likely will know their proper name.

I am freaking out! All new growth on almost every plant in my yard has a tiny worm inside. Add to the list crape myrtle and yellow elder. My neighbors have a ton of oak trees and the pollen and leaves are being blown all over my yard. I think they com from these trees because they are in the front and back of my yard. It is so windy too. I see them in the air floating around. The worms are in my sole little peach tree blossom too. I think this is the worst pest problem I have had in my gardening life. Like when God sent the plague of locusts to Egypt. I am not exaggerating. Every point of new growth on 75% of my plants. AH!!!!! I need a crop duster or something. I am taking some to the extension office today. On the positive side they haven't bothered the tomatoes at all.

I cut down most all the pines and oak trees first before I planted my orchard.
Now I'm glad I did take them out. I only found one stink bug on one of my cherry trees.
The rest of the pines & oak trees around the orchard are coming out slow but sure.

Lou

I went to the extension office with the offending worms. He said the were a type of oak caterpillar. He said most of his calls are about them now and it has been a bad year. He recommended spraying BT. These little guys are all over my yard so I will probably just spray the important plants, but I have to wait for this dang wind to die down. I don't even own an oak tree. There are about 12 of them all around me though. I am so sick of the allergies, leaves, worms, pollen, etc... Whoever thought it was a good idea to plant live oaks on these tiny residential lots was an idiot.

Ditto on the allergies, leaves, worms, pollen....add the parachuting spiders too and the stupid wasps that I just cannot seem to eradicate.

Other than that, I AM enjoying this nice cool weather!

I feel like my property is being invaded and this is a horror movie! I have 5 large oak trees and these tiny worms with their thread like webs have ENGULFED all my plants and landscaping, even covering the landscaping lighting. Before I can walk outside I must take a broom and " clear a path" to walk. It looks like these millions of worms will destroy all my plants...does anybody have any answers how to get rid of these? HELP!!

Now they are crawling on my car and my mail box. Yikes! I haven't sprayed anything yet, but the extension agent recommended BT. I can't spray my entire yard though so I will just spray the special plants. He said they will be gone soon and should not do much damage anyway. He was surprised though that they were actually feeding some on the roses. I guess they are not suppose to feed much on anything other than the oaks.

These yellow worms are all over my yard, trees, hanging down from my house, everywhere! I don't remember ever seeing them before and we've been here in Clearwater, FL for 15 years! What is BT? I too feel like I'm in the middle of a horror movie. They're all over my car and blow in the windows when I'm driving. What a nightmare! We're right next to a park with nothing but oak trees and have two oaks in our yard.

BT is bacillus thuringiensis. It is made from a bacteria and is also used on mosquito larvi. People who don't have this don't understand how bad it is. They have already ruined my spring rose flush by burrowing into every single rose blossom. They are on my car and travel with me to the grocery store. I sprayed all the roses yesterday, too late, and today I have to got spray the mysore rasberry before it flowers.

This is worst I have ever seen these stupid caterpillars. I've lived in FL all my life, 8 years at my current residence, and they've never been this bad. There are caterpillars and webs everywhere. I left my jeep in the driveway for a couple days. Now it looks like it has been abandoned. Covered in webs and worms. They are hanging everywhere. They're are dropping from the trees like little ninjas!

Looks like it might be the oak leafroller caterpillar!

Here is a link that might be useful: oak_leafroller

Thank you Byron, it is the oak leaf roller. Since I do not have that many plants I went out with plastic bags on my hands and squished them all. My daughter said it looked like Halloween in my yard from all the webs, and after my walk with the dogs, I am still pulling these little guys off me.
Spot spraying sounds like a good idea if needed.

Wikipedia states "Bacillus thuringiensis (or Bt) is a Gram-positive, soil-dwelling bacterium, commonly used as a biological alternative to a pesticide; alternatively, the Cry toxin may be extracted and used as a pesticide. B. thuringiensis also occurs naturally in the gut of caterpillars of various types of moths and butterflies, as well as on the dark surface of plants.[1]

During sporulation many Bt strains produce crystal proteins (proteinaceous inclusions), called �-endotoxins, that have insecticidal action. This has led to their use as insecticides, and more recently to genetically modified crops using Bt genes."
The last sentence is scary. If it hurts caterpillars, how does it affect animals and humans when passed to us thru these genetically engineered plants?

Here is a link that might be useful: wikipedia BT

Yep the worms are still around. Die worms! Die! Looks like Pinellas is especially hard hit by the invasion.

(SOAP BOX)I don't worry about spraying BT nearly as much as I worry about the natural flora and fauna in my gut producing it continuously. One of the major concerns about genetically modified food crops is that the BT gene can be transferred from the plant we eat to the bacteria in our digestive system. Should this occur, a pesticide (BT) would be produced in our digestive system. I am not sure it is possible to avoid GMO these days though. (END SOAP BOX)