Sounds like mealie bugs...kill with qtip with isopropanol Alcohol. Or apply spray that kills mealies but is safe for AVs. Neem worked for me for thrips, but I don't know if it kills mealies. It's an antifeedant and makes bugs die by making them anorexic. Safer spray might work, but I always try the alcohol first and keep it up for weeks...they hatch and rehatch. If it's a bad infestation, throw the plants out and put leaves down.

minibot

Yeah - mealybugs.

Try what Minibot suggested - you can actually spray it with rubbing alcohol diluted with water 1:3 - be sure that you get in all the "armpits". Do it 3 times week apart and wipe the windowsill, saucers etc. with this solution - they lay eggs.

There are more potent pesticides that kill them but try it first. Neem oil - I do not know - they are so well protected with their fuzz- which is eradicated with alcohol - the oil can just leave untidy spots on their furcoats, but not really reach them.

Irina

Thank you very much for you help, I appreciate it! I'm going to make up the solution this weekend, come in on Sunday and spray the plants.

Mealybugs - ugh!