[header] How to kill mealybugs [title] Dip a cotton swab in 70-percent isopropyl rubbing alcohol. [step] Avoid using other kinds of alcohol or you could damage the plant you're treating. [title] Rub the cotton swab over the surface of the infested plant. 
[step] Make sure you get underneath the leaves and inside the crevices on the branches. Mealybugs tend to hide in hard-to-reach places, so it's important you completely cover the plant you're treating with the rubbing alcohol.