--- title: "Pests, diseases and problems" description: "Discuss and troubleshoot plant issues" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ" language: "en" modified: "2023-05-15T13:58:31.579Z" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/pestsDiseasesAndProblems.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) # Pests, diseases and problems Share your own experiences with plant pests and diseases, and gain valuable insights from others on how to prevent and treat these common problems. Misc. 59985 members, 13090 posts ## Posts - [How do I rid of gnats in my plants without killing the plants šŸ˜¢](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6rbUIokTS_SPQtNbVnxBHw.md) (by haligggg, 2024-09-09, 9 comments) - [Hi everyone! My snake plant lives in my salon (tons of windows, indirect sun from about 10am-6pm every day and wateringā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TUy6Ag5gRW-Til8lCXJcRg.md) (by Kate, 2024-09-09, 8 comments) - [First time trying to propagate a fiddle leaf fig from cuttings given by a friend. Some of these roots look reddish. Isā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eDaatRiBTzOTJCkJCBWhog.md) (by gb, 2024-09-09, 3 comments) - [Hi! Just got this plant back from a friend who watched it over the summer. Not sure what is wrong with it and wouldā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/v9G3Lnn_RR6Luc8QVEqm1Q.md) (by Emily, 2024-09-09, 4 comments) - [the bottom leaves of my kalanchoe have been falling off slowly over the past few months. I wait to water until theā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/OOZRKlQtTSmAhRKfI6cxBg.md) (by plantmother, 2024-09-09, 8 comments) - [So Iā€™ve had this ā€œdumb caneā€ plant for about 9 months now. When I first got it, it was thriving and didnā€™t want to stopā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uGgJeqNTQRCF_ViZh4OQDQ.md) (by NewToPlants, 2024-09-09, 1 comment) - [What are these little white spots all over my mother of 1000? Does anyone know? They don't seem to be moving and theyā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/-loiGIexSwWg4M7UX44oFw.md) (by MummaDeb, 2024-09-09, 16 comments) - [Bird's Nest Fern is growing big but started developing brown spots on leaves. Any advice? I've had her about 6 months,ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4cMgLamgRMyB0FXP7RgokQ.md) (by Squid, 2024-09-09, 0 comments) - [Moved this bad boy outside and it has been rehabilitating so much better but this new sprout is a weed right? Justā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9sJI4h7tTlqH8m966q2dzw.md) (by Katie :), 2024-09-08, 1 comment) - [Are these roots healthy? It looks off to me and on the bottom the root seems fuzzy as if thereā€™s mold on it. I rinsedā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EO4-dNCPTTCyMsLG79NHEw.md) (by Aly, 2024-09-08, 10 comments) - [HELP! What is causing this!!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/V8TLzfKlTxyXTZcAHfJLUQ.md) (by Haleyā€™s plants šŸŒ±, 2024-09-08, 4 comments) - [Please help.. Had to remove several yellow leaves from my Pothos. No idea whatā€™s going wrong.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KGW2QdrmQlK1lovDICYpeA.md) (by Vonne, 2024-09-08, 22 comments) - [Mealy bugs again! Different plant this time and this one wasn't anywhere near the one that had it last time. I guessā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BNdgp1teT66DrjWBe4EFwg.md) (by MummaDeb, 2024-09-08, 3 comments) - [I seem to have mealy bugs on my fairy washboard succulent but I canā€™t really see them or get to them because the leavesā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BQOOUmr3SWC4FUS52Ws7YA.md) (by Violette, 2024-09-08, 6 comments) - [Any thought on what could be causing this dark spot on my moonlight philodendron? This started appearing after I movedā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Rb4CZFIVQfC3Jvt7i_2eMg.md) (by Nutella, 2024-09-08, 2 comments) - [can anybody please tell me why some of my nerve plant leaves are turning like this? I dont think its becauseā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eGqmlmq2RaCNjHeOIIYIjw.md) (by drea, 2024-09-08, 1 comment) - [HelpšŸ„² this is my moms bonsai tree and we donā€™t know what to do/whats wrong with it. A couple weeks ago we got backā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/303NtYJ6QYml0fJhW2MAPQ.md) (by lola, 2024-09-08, 3 comments) - [Please help? The little holes have been there since I got this guy about 3 months ago. But this one leaf is turningā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NGeZitQzRD67E1oTNZk6JA.md) (by Dusty, 2024-09-08, 2 comments) - [Are these spider mites or something else? Sorry I canā€™t get a decent picture. Best way to treat them??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/svDLtN18Sf6gkyjTdHzxnA.md) (by Beks, 2024-09-08, 3 comments) - [New to plants. Any advise on pests?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/s0Wv7X-rQOKEe6zLQRzDXw.md) (by Meaglinn, 2024-09-07, 3 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=sCEkp-4Y8xdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQCrhBaB6xrlGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_