Difficult to see the necessary details other than the winged insects definitely aren't scale

Scale are stuck to the plant but can be lifted off with a fingernail.

Aphids would be another possibility.

I can't tell either what they are at that resolution other than not scale.

Dan

I'll check out the aphids, thanks.

My thought is to try a product I saw recommended in another forum - "Take Down" (pyretherine)if I can't get them off any other way.

Thanks for the responses!

If they're aphids, it's far more safe for both you and your plant to either squish them or wash them off.

Pyrethrins are very broad spectrum poisons that should be a last resort method used to control insects, not the first thing. Aphids, Mealy Bugs, etc. can be knocked off any plant with a sharp spray of water and although that will need to be repeated because new generations of those will appear it is much less hazardous to you.
The most common method of treatment for scale is a dormant oil spray, or maybe a superior oil spray if the plant is actively growing. Few of the commercially available insecticides actually work on scale because they cannot penetrate the exoskeleton of those wee buggers, so applications are a waste of your money and unnecessarily expose you to hazardous substances.

The red and black critters look like what are called 'Love bugs'.

My suggestion is that you stop applying chemicals until you find out what the heck you are trying to get rid of. Proper identification is the first step.