How do small green worms get into my outdoor plants

How do small green worms get into my outdoor plants
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Some bug laid eggs, they matured into worms, then into bugs.  Lets keep them moving..................after the sun goes over and the plants cool off, mix up 1 qt water 2 tablespoons of dawn and spray on & under the leaves and around the ground right there.  They don't like the mix, it won't kill them but they will move on..................do again after a rain.
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