What are these? Mites?

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And do I need to get rid of them? And how would one go about doing that?

This is a likely but they’re on the honeysuckle too

*lily

Hard to tell, maybe small greenflies? I'd probably put on rubber gloves and wash them off (that's what I usually do with greenfly on roses).

At least it's not fucking lily beetles . That's a description, not an expletive, I keep finding those in pairs on my lilies.

Thanks Errol. I think nice had lily beetles. The only creature I’ve ever purposefully killed

Hmmm washing off could take a whole lifetime. They’re all over a huge honeysuckle and a great big rambling rose too. My mind is saying ‘nematode’ but I know less than nothing about those.

*one had. Sorry for spelling. My screen is shattered and unpredictable

Totally off topic but you know lillies are very poisonous to bees and cats right?

With cats, they only have to brush past them and get a bit of pollen on their coat and it can be fatal.

They look a bit like whiteflies.

With cats, they only have to brush past them and get a bit of pollen on their coat and it can be fatal.

Really? That must be very rare. I have tons of lilies in the garden and the cats have always been fine. Plus there's currently a big bunch in the kitchen.

www.vets4pets.com/pet-health-advice/cat-advice/lily-poisoning-in-cats/

www.cats.org.uk/wolverhampton/news/lethal-lilies

This is taken from the cats protection link:

‘All parts of the lily plant are considered toxic to cats, and consuming even small amounts can cause severe poisoning. Kittens are particularly prone to being poisoned as they explore their environment, and older cats are often affected simply because they brush against the flower and get pollen on their coats. Later they groom the pollen off, and of course ingest the lily pollen as they clean their fur.’

It’s not as rare as you think.

I’d get rid of the lillies myself.

cloudtree they are unbelievably toxic unfortunately and nearly always fatal. I'd not have them in the house or garden which is a pain because I do love them. Can't take the risk with my 2 cats.

I think they are the moulted skins of aphids.