BT would be a good idea. It won't effect anything but what feeds on it within several hours of application and will not hurt humans or the lizards etc. It will need to be reapplied to kill the new larvae after hatching. That is most likely poop from the first hatched larvae. I don't know of any worms that lay eggs besides earth worms and several parasitic worms.

That's one of the many leaf-roller caterpillars. Messy, aren't they? And yes, the dark pellets are frass (insect poop). The adults will be a rather plain moth...and that's when the egg laying comes in. Those teeny babies nicely pictured in that one image hatched from eggs laid on that leaf. If you learn to look for the small eggs and remove them, you'll not have the caterpillars.

Bt can be used to control this caterpillar pest, though it is not particularly effective when they are at the large stage. It's most helpful on the little guys. Bt is relatively safe to use (some people have allergic reaction), and is easily washed off.

These (and other) caterpillars have a very wide array of natural predators and parasites to help you keep them under control.

Rather than cutting away branches and tons of leaves, just remove the caterpillars. They don't sting or bite. And do an egg search. Attached is a fact sheet about the specific leaf-roller I believe yours to be.

The squiggly lines pictured in a couple of your images are from leaf miners, very commonly found in tomatoes. Simply remove affected leaves....or just ignore them. They rarely do enough damage to cause problems for the crop.

Here is a link that might be useful: Click here

That's one of the many leaf-roller caterpillars. Messy, aren't they? And yes, the dark pellets are frass (insect poop). The adults will be a rather plain moth...and that's when the egg laying comes in. Those teeny babies nicely pictured in that one image hatched from eggs laid on that leaf. If you learn to look for the small eggs and remove them, you'll not have the caterpillars.

Bt can be used to control this caterpillar pest, though it is not particularly effective when they are at the large stage. It's most helpful on the little guys. Bt is relatively safe to use (some people have allergic reaction), and is easily washed off.

These (and other) caterpillars have a very wide array of natural predators and parasites to help you keep them under control.

Rather than cutting away branches and tons of leaves, just remove the caterpillars. They don't sting or bite. And do an egg search. Attached is a fact sheet about the specific leaf-roller I believe yours to be. Florida is one of the many states in which it is found.

The squiggly lines pictured in a couple of your images are from leaf miners, very commonly found in tomatoes. Simply remove affected leaves....or just ignore them. They rarely do enough damage to cause problems for the crop.

Here is a link that might be useful: Click here

I don't think it's the light brown apple moth as in the link Rhizo provided. The markings on the head are different.

And, as has been said, it's a leafroller. Search-and-destroy or squish them inside the leaf rolled leaf.

Thanks much for the info everyone, I really appreciate it! I thought this was a gypsy moth invasion and yes it does appear to be leaf rollers, I've since been growing parsley for their predators and all along been attracting birds/salamanders to eat them.

thanks for the search-and-destroy or squish them idea (: I spend one day killing thousands and saved two juliet plants and a cabernet sauvignon grape vine(amazed some tried to eat the leaves and even tried to eat jalapeno leaves but stopped. Since then two juliets alone from the two big gardens have become re infested and I have had to butcher them because there were just to many. I will continue to battle and wage war against these tiny soldiers! Never give up! Never surrender!!!