Large green fuzzy caterpillars

[Lelani]

My double "Knock-out" roses have almost no foliage left! Have 2 bushes in front of our house..not under any trees. It seems like overnight that the foliage eaten. When checking, I found many very large, bright green, fuzzy caterpillars munching away. I remove by hand..and they seem to hang-on tight..have to pull them off. Never have used any chemicals on our property..all organic..including mulch under roses. These hungry guys are also on my rebud tree. which is about 6 feet away from the roses. We have a butterfly/hummingbird garden in front of our property where many swallowtail always love the fennel/parsley..but these other caterpillars are different..soft bodies under the fuzz..no horns...also a white/red stripe along underside of body. First year this has happened.
HELP please....identify..control???
Any info. appreciated..
Thanks,
Lelani

[sandih]

can you get any pictures? Go to www.dallasbutterflies.com to see if you can find the caterpillar. You can spray them with an orange oil/water solution or hand pick them like you have done. It's that time of year where they need to get big and fat for the big change.