I can't see the bug well but it kind of looks like a ladybug larvae. If that is what they are it's a good guy but I have no idea what the black specks could be. To be on the safe side you might want to strip the affected foliage and wash the plant well with water. Make sure that you don't saturate the soil when washing the plant. I wish the HD here would sell plumies, especially for $5!

Unless its very young lady bug larvae it doesn't look like any of the pictures i've looked up. I had my windows open over the weekend and a dozen lady bugs flew in.. what luck! I put several on the plants to see if they would go for them. I wish I had a macro lens so I could get closer and stay in focus. Comparitively I have a picture of a lady bug on the plant at the same focal range so you can see the difference in size.

I think i've read somewhere about spraying it with dilluted dawn dish soap? What are the ratios for that? It doesn't have many leaves yet and I'd like to keep as many possible to keep the roots growing in the new pot.

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I don't think lady bugs in any form make your leaves speckled or even damage them. To me it looks like the plague of the THRIP!!! One of the many problems I had last year. They are hard to rid of.

Ladybug larvae doesn't cause any foliage damage. I have no idea what a thrip is and don't know what they look like. Here's a pic of a ladybug in the larval stage.

Here is a link that might be useful:

Could also be spider mites causing the problem, not what you circled. I think I see numerous dark specks on the top photo. Get out the magnifying glass and get a good look. They're quite small.

hi, it they are black specks they could be black aphids.
sue