House plant help?

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Not technically gardening but wonder if anyone can help?

I bought this houseplant from the bargain bin at Homebase around 6 months ago. Was in a sorry looking state but took it home and watered it and it started to come back to life.

After a few weeks I noticed it was covered in little white creatures and had a sticky appearance on the leaves. I have tons of houseplants and have never seen this on any of them.
Not wanting the bugs to spread I cut the leaves off right to the stump and washed it all. Left it and eventually it spouted new leaves like it is in the pic. Great but the bugs seem to be back again and only on this plant!
I don't even know what sort of plant this is but what can I do to save it from the bin and prevent these bugs?

They look like whitefly to me. I'd do what you did before but repot too and replace ALL of the compost with fresh. Also here's some other info. Beware - ghastly large pic of many whitefly looking really nasty!

www.thespruce.com/control-whiteflies-on-houseplants-1902895

Oh dear @onalongsabbatical
That picture has me itching!

Thanks for the advice I'll try what you've suggested. I can't see any on my other plants but they're so small who knows? I suspect just a few could produce an army in no time 😷

They do spread easily - quarantine the affected plant (tell it to stay home and wash its hands, too!).
I know I hate pictures like that - they make me go all itchy and funny too!
Good luck.

in addition to new compost you can use those yellow sticky cards to trap the flies and stop them spreading.

Thanks all!
Brilliant @onalongsabbatical I'll tell it but it is allowed to drive to Durham right? 

I think I'll get some of those sticky papers @bluefoxmug just in case there are any on other plants