What kind of eggs are these?

[cohokiller]

Went to lollipop my plants and found these little white balls everywhere. They are all towards the top of the plant and mostly on the stems. When I touch them they crumble which made me think they could be little pieces of perlite but they seem to uniform. One out of my 4 plants has it everywhere... then just a couple on another one. I have no sign of spider mite damage and see no mites what so ever, and I've battled them before so I know what to look for. What could this be? I just flipped into 12/12 exactly 1 week ago and I don't have any buds forming yet. Can I / Should I spray with Azamax (Thats the only thing I have right now) ?

 

[troutman]

I'm not 100% sure but you could cut that leaf off and place it in a container and see what hatches out.
I suspect it's something bad though. Normally eggs are tough and it's best to wait until they hatch before
spraying. Keep an eye on your plants. Most bugs hatch fairly quickly. You may have to spray a few times
to get them all.

Mind you where there's eggs there's adults. So starting looking under the leaves also.

 

[cohokiller]

Think they could be scales/barnacle insects? Would they crumble apart though?

 

[troutman]

You could try squashing it.