Small eggs on vine : what insect ? remove or leave ?

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Hello gardeners !
I am raising a vine for my balcony. This winter I put it inside to avoid cold.
However, about a month ago I detected what I think are insect eggs under the leaves and sometimes on the branches.
At first I removed them with my fingers, making sure I crushed them.
Today, approximately one month later, I see the same eggs, more of them, and spread to more branches and leaves than before!

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I have two questions :
What insect's are those ?
Shall I remove them ? I'd like too let them live on, as long as they do not become a plague or alter the plant's normal development.
 
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They're not eggs. it is guttation, which is a natural response to high humidity and extra-moist soil. It's sap that oozes from pores on the leaves and stems. It dries to a firm 'bead' that looks like eggs.

A picture of the whole plant will help with identification.
 
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Thank you cpp gardener for your reply
I guess I over-watered the plant!
Here's a better picture
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I don't think it's Parthenocissus (Boston Ivy) Quinquefolia has five lobes, and Tricuspidata has three, but the leaf is a different shape altogether. I'm not so sure it's a Vitis (grapevine) either..... I'll have another think in the morning - it's well past sleep time now 🥱zzzzz
 

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