Please Help Me Identify these Critters!

My Camellias have been blooming and are beautiful, BUT, they have these little tan critters on them and I must keep washing them off and spraying them or they multiply like flies. Can anyone tell me what they are so I can research them and see where they got them. These plants are not in the Greenhouse, they are in the birdroom. They are tiny and tan and are not on any of othe other plants. I used my mealy bug spray on them and it worked for a few days. WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM AND WHAT ARE THEY?

More camellia critters

Final look at the camellia critters

It looks sort of like tea scale. This is what I read about it:

Tea Scale shows up as tiny brown spots on both sides of the leaves. Use an insecticidal soap solution during the summer or light dormant oil in the winter for control. Tea scale is common in nurseries that grow camellias so look carefully at the top and underside of the foliage of a new plant before purchase.

What do you think?

Here is some info to help you determine if it is tea scale.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/O&T/shrubs/note50/note50.html

Since you say you washed them off and they keep coming back I am wondering if it could be another pest. Tea scale is hard to remove. Can you take a leaf to your local extension service office for a positive ID? Since your plant is indoors and, I am assuming, you have birds in the room I would be very careful in what I used to treat this.

Pam and Ardesia, thank you for your information. I think Tea scale is what it is too.
I used to breed exotic birds and believe me, I know how sensitive they are to chemicals.

On the other hand, mine are all birds I kept and raised from babies, so they are tough little fellows. I use nothing that would harm them.

Tea scale is very hard to get off. I am constantly washing and spraying. I will check out the link . Not at all sure I have not already been there. LOL I spent to much time during the blizzard yesterday researching I feel I have been there already.

Thanks again. I just may take a leaf to the state when I get dug out. Stay warm and well. JB