White Uniform Dotting on Ficus Leaves

Apex37

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Hadn't noticed this before, but it's only on one ficus. One of those hardware store ginseng ficus graft trees that I got when I was first starting the hobby.

Anyway, the other day I noticed these white uniform dots all along the leaves. Any idea what this might be?
 

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ShadyStump

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I laugh because I just did this a couple months ago with my benjamina.

They're normal. It's safe. It's ficus thing.
One theory is that they somehow attract the wasps that are the proffered pollinators for the species, but no one knows for sure.
 
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