Need Help - Dawn Marie Orchid White Bumps

A friend asked me to watch her orchid while she went away. A couple days later I noticed white "things" on the top of the root ball and the leaves look slightly wilted. Can someone help identify this, on this Dawn Marie(X Den. Lori Tokumaga) orchid. They remind me of the parasites that attack hornworms on tomato plants.

Do you know what these white "things" are?