Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Critters on my hoyas...what do I do?, 1 by RainGazer

RainGazer wrote:
OK I got them all off with alcohol and a Qtip. Those were the only three I found, and there were a very few cottony places and I got them, too. Pretty much, if it was white, it got wiped with alcohol! I found two cottony places on the other Krimson, but none of the three ropes had anything on them. I checked them to the best of my ability, so hopefully that was good enough. Those rope leaves were a pain to examine!
I'll spray them down with alcohol, too, but how long do I wait after spraying with alcohol to wash it off?
I checked the roots on the two Krimsons and didn't see anything. I read in a thread here on DG somewhere that half and half alcohol/water with a few drops of soap would get them in the roots, but going by what you said, Aloha, that's not true, right?
Now to show my true ignorance...what's the difference in a petiole and a peduncule? Gee, don't you just love a newbie! LOL
**Thanks, all of you, for your help!** I just got a plant rack two days ago and I am so excited about it, but this almost burst my bubble. I sure hope I caught it in time to keep it from spreading to every plant I have.
Here's a couple pics of my plant rack. They only had four of the lights, and we got them all, so I'll have to get four more when they get more in stock, but I figure it's better than what my plants had before. :o)
RG