Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: What are these RED BUGS on my milkweed & what do they want?, 0 by onalee

onalee wrote:
Can anyone tell me what these bugs are that stay constantly on my butterfly milkweed?? They seem to really enjoy getting into the seed pods just as they are opening. Their are big ones and tons of baby ones (I am assuming these are all the same bugs, just babies and adults).

Can someone tell me if they are good or 'bad' or what exactly they find so wonderful about the milkweed?

here are some of the babies/small ones - I'll post a pic of a big one next.

Thanks!

Onalee