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Old 28-Oct-2007   #2
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They look like mealybugs. You can use the same treatment for any type of scale insect. A soap and water mixture or horticultural oil sprayed directly on the affected area should do the trick. I like stabbing them with a pin.(just don't stab into the plant's leaf!)

Here's a link:
http://extention.unh.edu/FHGEC/docs/Mealybug.htm
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