White Sticky Powdery Stuff on Phals

[Judie]

my sticky stuff is web like and it's on the sm new buds. What is it and what can I do. I've never been on this site before. Please help. Thank you.

[quiltergal]

Judie can you post a picture?

[james mickelso]

Get a general purpose household plant insecticide and spray the plants. They are hiding down deep in the leaf axils and the eggs will need to be sprayed in a week to 10 days.

[OCRC_Dir_China]

Looks like you have an infestation of Psendococcus andonidum ( Long-tailed Mealybug).

Life cycle; female gives birth to live nymphs, they gather in groups to feed and secrete a honeydew that attracts ants. Male nymphs prepare fragile silken cocoons, in which they shed the final nymphal skin, and emerge with 1 pair of wings. Females do not spin cocoons and grow gradually into adults. Reproduction rate several generations a year.

Many home and commercial cure are available; I do suggest using a 2x or stronger magnifier to examine the plant(s), so as to insure none are missed after the eradication process.