diagnose my plant please. (white gross stuff)

so this is what I see on my plant first thing today.
Im going to go cut it off later but what is it?


and should I worry about it in the next few weeks?

Also there is this common insect. I don't know what it is or if its bad.



the plant herself

Looks like bugs made a nest in yer buds, sorry bro, try spraying everything real good with neem oil.

well its fine now, , just a few inches shorter.
And the bugs look like little caterpillars that are squishy in the middle

caterpillars can make a mess of a plant in a hurry they make a spray that FDD2blk uses check his post here at the bottom shows what he uses to kill them
https://www.rollitup.org/marijuana-plant-problems/23996-stoned-caterpillars-3.html
make sure you keep on top of them of they will destroy yer crop

where would i buy that in canada,

nvm
I'll look myself, for now theres not a lot ill pick them off I usually only see 2 or 3

thanks for the link

I have a white cottony growth on my mature indoor mj plant down deep in my flower. please help. i have concerns.

Tami... Thats not good, sounds like mold... are there any of the leaves that are turning tanish and curling right near the problem? if so, cut out the infected bud an inch below the discoloration... u can let them grow on, toward maturity... u didnt mention how much longer to finish... I have taken all my big buds early before , as not to lose them all to mold, then let the rest go to finish. good luck

Thanx this is very helpful