Hey Paul, Beautiful ficus and very helpful to see your process! Although not this post's original purpose, I am intrigued by the portulacaria afra in your 3rd photo. I'd be curious to see more photos of it and hear your design process. I've been struggling to determine a design for my afra. Also curious to know if you grow it under lights in the winter as I have had mixed results with mine under lights (maybe my lights are bad).

Thank you Andy, That's an interesting theory, perhaps reinforced by the amount of humidity that's been held in the space. I'll proceed with removing it and keeping an eye out going forward. Best, - Travis

Good evening Mike and thank you for the quick response, I've added an additional photo to better illustrate the unusual growth I've noticed. I doubt I'll be able to capture a good photo of the insects, they are just too small and quick. I'll proceed with your recommendation regarding the water/rubbing alcohol mix and consider the Bayer Advanced if I don't see improvement. Thank you for the greenhouse removal recommendation as well. I haven't researched mealy bug preventative care yet, but I did have one this last summer that I removed with tweezers. It is easy to imagine that an infestation would be troublesome to resolve. Thanks, - Travis