I'll agree with york rose. I get lots of ladybugs in my roses and I've seen all sort. I get them that are mainly red, mainly orange, almost not dots, lots of dots, so many dots that there's almost no "background" color and so they look like black ladybugs. The only other bugs that I have personally seen that look even remotely like a ladybug is the cucumber beetles. But those have a more oblong body and usually more of a yellow body with black spots.

Update on the LadyBugs: Having caused their removal earlier today,by tipping the plant upside down,and tapping on it,the LB's departed,and all seemed well. This evening,I checked on them,and the only one with a few LB's on it,was the plant I took the photo of. This plant is still in its original 4" plastic pot,which is inside of a 4"clay pot for stability. I had the thought to check if any of the LB's were hiding inbetween the two pots. What a surprise, there were at least 40 to 50 LB's there,and they were not exactly happy to have been discovered. Seems they figured out there is safty in numbers,and those that were in the other plants earlier,now gatherd into this one plant. Clever thinkers,these LB's. This time I took them about 30 feet away,and dumped them in a pile of leaves,hoping they make a new home there. More like an apartment house for them,instead of a cabin. Good thing these bugs are so small,because they seem smarter than me. Bob ;^)

I wouldn't be TOOOO sad about it. Both the nymphs and adults alike are considered pests. I'm going to guess that the stinkbugs are still present (nymphal stages can't fly) but have simply changed their 'clothes'. They lose that bright coloration as they shed their exoskeletons in subsequent molts. Attached is an image of the adult. Here is a link that might be useful:

OMG, it IS the MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE. The picture kimmsr gave shows one the tan color it became after I put it in the plastic container. No longer orange. Well, that tells me I better get rid of the old squash plants and let the raised beds go dormant for a while. Rhizo1, I appreciate your offer of help with the scheffelera. I've used ammonia to clean the leaves, and I will spray the plant with Windex and wipe the leaves. To be so tiny, they sure do put a lot of sticky stuff on the leaves. I keep the scheffelera on the sun porch which is also the home of my two parrots. So I am low tech with the pest removal. The parrots, an African grey and an eclectus, enjoy shredding leaves occasionally, so nothing with a residue left on the leaves is my plan. Also on the porch is an 8' tall ficus benjamina, and several bromeliads and Christmas cacti. As far as I can tell, none of these plants has any scale. But I worry about my beloved ficus. It does not like to be moved, so I try to keep a close eye on it. What do you suggest that I try to remove the scale? If I rake the scales off with a paper towel as I polish the leaves, what % of scale will remain undetected? Is it worth the effort doing it by hand?