On your Japanese maple bush you notice some small white bugs what are they and how do you get rid of them?

aphids or whiteflies

get some ladybugs to eat them

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GET SOME LADYBUGS?? Please don't listen to that idiot

It has mealybugs. Use Mealybug insecticides available as natural and chemical insecticides. Look for horticultural oils that contain neem oil to suffocate mealybugs. If you prefer chemical insecticides, look for products that contain permethrin or pyrethrin as the active