I think I too have Sawfly on my English Climbing Roses. It is full of buds almost ready to open and yesterday I noticed something that looked like saw dust all over the buds. Then I noticed the holes in the leaves which I had last year for the first time. I have found that my rose is full of lots of creatures!!! It seems to have Aphids or Spider Mites,Sawfly (looks like a small caterpillar?), and a worm that eats buds. But I also found little tiny green worms under some leaves near the Sawfly. Are these the same things just hatched? I found a different looking green worm on a bud that I squished. I noticed other buds nibbled on near the bottom of the plant. So I ran in and looked up what to do organically. I read that you can use a garden hose to rinse off Aphids and I tried that last night. This morning they were almost all gone. I was able to squish the few left that I could see. I also tried squishing each Sawfly I could find. They look like small Caterpillars as mentioned if it is the same thing. I got about 10-15 of them. I found that where ever the holes are you can find them quickly. Still wondering if I should get Nematodes and Lady Bugs to eat the rest? I had a Gardner tell me Nematodes eat the Sawfly Larvae in the ground and Lady Bugs eat the Aphids. Or I could try the flour or Dawn. I love these roses and want to get rid of this problem for future seasons:(

equinoxequinox, you might be surprised at how photogenic they can be. It was not easy to make them do the stretching on the ruler (they prefer curling) but they didn't make a stink about it. No wonder you don't know what worms you have. It is very tricky to identify them. From what I read, in appearance Eisenia fetida and Eisenia andrei are different in coloration only. I saw some more red than tiger wormies in my bin. !? It does not really matter. Just curious. I have plenty of them now that I can share and don't want to confuse others. My garden is all in pots, I don't need that much compost really. By the way, they get lots of tea leaves!

some type of nematode? google for nematode pics might help I don't think most animal parasitic 'worms' live long outside the animal except as egg or larva Bill

It's the caterpillar of the beautiful Cecropia Moth, one of nature's most spectacular insects. This big caterpillar can be handled without any problem. Here is a link that might be useful: Click here for more information