Help identifying bug please

I've tried to read up on the various pests and none seem to match what I'm seeing. They are larger then an aphid or mite, but not huge. Initially they are sort-of white-ish or maybe grey. However if you catch them when they are alive and aren't careful they actually ooze out some red stuff (blood maybe)?
If you don't get them all then it seems during drying they like to crawl out to the surface of the bud and over time they turn into a little white/pink/red fuzzy area. At this point once they have turned fuzzy they could be mistaken for mold and no longer resemble a bug. Anyone heard of anything like this. I'm growing outdoors and in Hawaii if that helps to narrow it down. Thanks for any replies!!!

My closest guess is an asp, but they are bigger than what you describe. I thought maybe some kind of gall, but these move... Im stummped so far.

If they look like this....it's called a cochineal often used as a natural dye for its red colour. Its used in food products and cosmetics alike.




The cochineal (/kɒtʃɨˈniːl/ koch-i-NEEL or /ˈkɒtʃɨniːl/ KOCH-i-neel; Dactylopius coccus) is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the crimson-colour dye carmine is derived. A primarily sessile parasite native to tropical and subtropical South America and Mexico, this insect lives on cacti in the genus Opuntia, feeding on plant moisture and nutrients.
The insect produces carminic acid that deters predation by other insects. Carminic acid, which occurs as 17-24% of the weight of the dry insects, can be extracted from the insect's body and eggs and mixed with aluminum or calcium salts to make carmine dye (also known as cochineal).[SUP][1][/SUP] Carmine is today primarily used as a food colouring and for cosmetics. (WIKIPEDIA)