Question
I have been growing African Violets for many years and have just discovered a leaf issue.  They have the light color on the edges and then the inside area looks like mealy bugs.  I have never seen them before on African Violets. How can I take care of this? I have been propegating them using the leaf method for several months and the Violets have homes all over my building at work Will this affact the ones I have started already?  I have isolated them from the others.

Answer
Bonnie,
You were smart to isolate the unaffected plants.  Mealy bugs are very soft-bodied insects which you can easily crush with your fingers.  You can also use q-tips with alcohol to kill them on foliage.  The bugs do spread very easily from plant to plant.  Here is a link to a page that might help you further:
http://www.denverplants.com/foliage/html/Mealy.htm
If for some reason you cannot get this page, let me know and I'll copy and paste it.