These are massed on a cotton plant leaf. The plant and one next to it are very healthy and are producing bolls of cotton. They look like bad boys.
What are these bugs?
I think these may be Lopidea....Scarlet Plant bugs. I had them on my Mountain Laurels last spring and they ate all the new growth. I posted a pic on the bug ID forum and Claypa knew what they were.
Oops, I didn't think about a abug ID forum. Scarlet Plant bugs, thanks for that info!
I was ready to squash them with gloved hands yesterday when my Golden Retriever, wagging his tail and hitting the plant, dispersed them.