I may be wrong, but, I THINK those are good bugs that eat aphids

I think you have Florida Predatory Stink Bug nymphs .

Here is what IFAS says ,
The predatory stink bug, Euthyrhynchus floridanus (Linnaeus), is considered a beneficial insect because most of its prey consists of plant-damaging bugs, beetles, and caterpillars. This stink bug is primarily a Neotropical species that ranges into southeastern quarter of the United States. It seldom plays more than a minor role in the natural control of insects in Florida, but its prey includes such economic species as southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (Linnaeus); orangedog, Papilio cresphontes Cramer; velvetbean caterpillar, Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner; Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say); Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus), and others.

In the posted photo , yours may have just emerged from molting and appear lighter color than in this link .

Here is a link that might be useful: Florida Predatory Stink Bug (unofficial common name)

It's definitely the nymphs of some sort of 'true' bug - but after careful examination of the images gatormomx linked, they don't exactly match up - specifically, yours do not have black heads.

I sure wish I'd find the predatory stinkbugs in my garden!

I checked both harlequin & common stinkbugs & no match there either.

Can you ask @ your county extension service? They should be able to give you a positive ID....

I've done a lot of searching to try and ID the orange bug. It is probably something in the stinkbug family. The orange bug has doubled in size and they are still in groups, but less per group, and more groups. Below is a picture of the orange bug as of today. Also, there are 2 brown stink bugs from the same pepper bed. One looks like it might be a younger version of the other. These brown bugs have a yellowish, or yellow/green underside and do not stink when disturbed. I don't want to kill any predatory stink bugs, but don't want to let all these orange guys mature if they attack plants. I'm seeing the orange bugs in my eggplants now too.

Too kill, or not to kill, that is the question.

Went to the county extension service. All they could tell me is "they are stink bugs." They said all three above are bad and I should kill them all.

Sure would be nice to know what type they are!

If you know, please let me know.

Thanks, Michael

I agree with the kill assessment .
Apparently , there are tons of different stink bugs out there .
I was really hoping you had the good guys but looks like it's not .
Those stink bugs can do some damage !

I killed all those little orange bugs I could find. I kept one and will try to keep it alive to see exactly what it grows into. At least that way I know what they look like as adults.

Here is a picture from today.

Michael,

I was wondering what you are gonna name your pet stink bug??
I'm thinking 'Stinky' would be a good name.

Call me strange or whatever, but I still would rather have a dog or cat as a pet.

Lou

Well, I used to be a Master Gardener and used to try to help homeowners with their problems. You obviously want more information than "they are all stinkbugs".

I've never wanted to be introduced. If I know what they are and they aren't good bugs, that's enough. Don't need an introduction!

I'm a master gardener also and I'm going out on a limb here to assert that your little orange guys are predaceous stink bugs AKA the Good Guys. The defining feature of the good stink bug is the curved proboscus which your guy has. The brown one is a plant eating stink bug (no proboscus) so I think you have killed the wrong ones. Please refer to this article for a good working description of good and bad stink bugs. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in038

Did you ever have any luck ID'ing these guys? I found a group of them today on my pepperocini plants, all in a group. First I clipped off the branch they were all on and captured them for a photo session (which showed exactly the same things as the first pictures on this post), ann then I read about them possibly being beneficial bugs so I let them go back into the garden.

I hope I didn't make a mistake here, and any help is appreciated.

I'm in Fort Lauderdale, FL, by the way.