pest Are these baby ladybugs?
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Definitely an early instar of some type of stinkbug, which is a pest. Crush by hand and break out some soap spray. Search for additional eggs and physically remove if you are able.
And here's a link to a site that has a pic of a ladybug larvae (3rd pic down): http://www.savvyhousekeeping.com/predatory-insects-in-the-garden/
This is even better, as it has an image of all the stages: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XDyBt-jk_M
You can see that the ladybug eggs are rather oval, kind of like a rounded football shape. Stinkbug eggs are more flat on the top, kind of like a barrel. Just Google "stinkbug eggs" and you'll find a bunch of images.
This is even better, as it has an image of all the stages: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XDyBt-jk_M
You can see that the ladybug eggs are rather oval, kind of like a rounded football shape. Stinkbug eggs are more flat on the top, kind of like a barrel. Just Google "stinkbug eggs" and you'll find a bunch of images.