what kind of pests are these?

here are some pics.

the thing is too small, so it is hard for the camera to focus. it only has its mouth (probably) attached to the plant.

another one.

you have baby lady bugs, aren't they cute?

no way, are you serious? those are the lady bugs? i thought that they are pests, so i tried to peel them off those leaves as soon as i see them. i even killed one, it has bright orange color, and it looks like a worm.

it's the larvae stage of the lady bug (beetle), I know it doesn't look anything like the adult. You are lucky, you obviously have a spot in your yard that the beetles like and thinks it's great for a nest. I too have a tree in my backyard that they love to nest in. Look at it this way you now have built in insecticdes... they love ahpids and are ferocious feeders in this stage.

Youngman, count your blessings that you have a future population of lady birds, over here these little aphid feeders are dying out and are on the endangered list so a lot of folks are sending away to buy the larvi that you have discovered on your plants, now send me your address and I will forward it to my friends who will arrive with their jars and containers, ha, ha, ha, I am so envious but happy for you. good luck keep growing these plants they love. WeeNel.

weenel, whats happenening to the lady bugs, are the asian form killing them out?

Kitten, sorry but dont know if the new incomers are Asian or not, but there is a different type of ladybug that is killing off the lady bugs as we know them, the incomers have apparently arrived from imported plants and it is sad because these new ones dont eat aphids, but other ladybugs, I have not had one of our natives for a good few years now, I have a large garden and we always left a huge patch to weeds such as stinging nettles etc that both the butterflies and ladybugs laid there eggs on for over wintering and we were always swamped with these, but I have only had one butterfly too even though I grow lots of plants for them to enjoy, climate change is said to be playing a large part also in the decline as id the overuse of chemicals used by commercial growers, but no one will really know for sure yet. bees are also declining at some rate and there is a parasitic mite that is laying eggs inside the bees and killing them off as the young hatch, disease is also killing hives from honey producers, I think you have that trouble in the USA with the bees too and is has spread to Europe as well, gee what we have to face as gardeners eh, but we wont stop trying thats for sure. good luck. WeeNel.

actually, i just threw those watermellon seeds, which i collected from the watermellons that I ate, on top of the soil, they grow so fast. after a while, a lot of aphids grew on those leaves. that is probably why I have so many of ladybug larvas.

some of them remind me of the ticks, and they have those bright orange warning color which look a little scary. so i actually killed a few.

Now I know that they are ladybugs, i stop doing that. Yesterday, I actually saw a real ladybug came out from its shell. =)

Oh My goodness, how amazing was that, bet you wish you had a cine camera to hand, why is it when something many folks will never witness does happen in front of our eyes, we are never close to a camera, darn those bugs, they should advertise this event. you lucky person, keep saving those ladybugs, her in UK we call them lady birds as they fly off like birds, just thought I would fill your mind with some useless information, ha, ha, ha. WeeNel.

youngman know this lady bugs make a habit of laying eggs in the same place every year. So, now you have your fist fledgling nest so take care of it.Oh, and have lots of fun watching the different shapes.

The ladybugs that I saw don't have the typical white dots on them though, maybe they are a different species?

How will those tiny bugs survive the winter though?

Youngman the ladybugs will find a crevice, a garden cane or some other tight space to hibernate all winter, by the way, our ladybugs are red with black spots, some have a few more spots than other, very occasionally we see orange bugs with the black spots, all the same species, now you know you have a hatch of these lovely little helpers in the garden, just watch when you do your winter clean up and try not to burn (fire ) all your garden rubbish if thats how you treat your waist. I bet if you look on the net for ladybug homes you will find more info as to how and where to purchase nesting boxes etc for these bugs and prob learn much more about them, we can buy homes for hibernating bugs here so am sure you will. good luck. hope your bug family grow from strength to strength. WeeNel.