Insect eating the leaves of my turtlehead

What to do? Some leaves look crinkled, and on others the leaf is eaten between the veins. It has a white cottony substance under some leaves. Have not actually seen a bug on any of the plant. What is it and how do I get rid of it?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 07/07/2015 @ 2:33 pm

Most likely a case of Mealybugs.
Neem Oil is a good treatment plant.
Here are links that have more information.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/mealybugs-control.htm ^[1]
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm ^[2]

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