--- 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. 60005 members, 13099 posts ## Posts - [Can anyone ID this pest? They are the white specs. On other plants there are both black and white specs. They popped up…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658395a3a1db7753bf11b2a3.md) (by P-Rick, 2023-12-21, 3 comments) - [My little plant is getting black around the edges… I just watered yesterday and before that it was like a weeksn ago.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6583948c68d65df49a39368e.md) (by Alexandra, 2023-12-21, 1 comment) - [Any suggestions? I’m afraid it’s too late!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6583652955189f1164be5add.md) (by Molly, 2023-12-20, 3 comments) - [Black Dragon Coleus. Sister got this plant and I’m here to try to save this sad Coleus.I gave it new dirt it lost all…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6583601e66b69412caecd3ca.md) (by Dianne K, 2023-12-20, 5 comments) - [Not sure what is going on with my goldfish plant it start loosing its leaves.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65835970a1db77c3bf0bbaa4.md) (by Nat, 2023-12-20, 2 comments) - [Help what is wrong with her.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658338bb8cdd0a32e1a3c754.md) (by Siegal, 2023-12-20, 0 comments) - [Got this jade bonsai over the summer and starting maybe 2-3 months ago it has been dropping all of its leaves. Why…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65831d1ee7539adbdcd5a2ca.md) (by Liv, 2023-12-20, 4 comments) - [My String of Turtles is not doing well and I do not understand why… it’s turning brown and just generally not…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6583037809dfd7fd738bbcb1.md) (by Sim G., 2023-12-20, 4 comments) - [How can you tell if your plant is in dormant or genuinely needs help? I don't want to misdiagnose in case my plant is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6582e7f5b75b663d3cfa4d7c.md) (by Winter\_Withers, 2023-12-20, 0 comments) - [Hey, I have a ZZ and plant and I got it bc it was supposed to be low maintenance and able to survive in love light.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658283e5281c2d51cd53815a.md) (by Brook, 2023-12-20, 2 comments) - [I got an early christmas gift, and this plant was sent in the mail and exposed to the cold. Most leaves are crispy and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658248e152cec03bed1706cd.md) (by Madison, 2023-12-20, 2 comments) - [How should I repot? My poor snake plant was suffering in this huge pot and half of it has root rot. My mistake for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658214f440c1e5742a4b0560.md) (by Lori Anne, 2023-12-19, 4 comments) - [got my first pink dragon 4 days ago, but this one leaf isnt fully opened is changing color. I did repot it that same…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6582107852cec0f2e311ce4b.md) (by Dee, 2023-12-19, 3 comments) - [This little guy keeps losing leafs :( why](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65820323c7e8ac84357d0de4.md) (by Sierrrra bish, 2023-12-19, 4 comments) - [I just woke up and all my plants are like this!! They were perfectly fine yesterday i dont understand what happened im…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6581c8ca800072f11cd6a18e.md) (by Jay, 2023-12-19, 4 comments) - [I came home after being gone for three days (longer than i meant to be gone) and when I walked in my Calathea was like…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6581c57437dcef7227055ee5.md) (by Danaca, 2023-12-19, 0 comments) - [My lickety split has been looking like this since i rescued her in july, any tips? She just puts out small non…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65811295c7e8ac0a986cd234.md) (by Jay, 2023-12-19, 2 comments) - [HELP! Gnats are flying in my home. Lately, it’s been so humid outside and inside. I live right by the lake. I don’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658103f8073b8f3cb752d21b.md) (by Vampy, 2023-12-19, 4 comments) - [HELP MY AIR PLANT IS DYING](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6580f1b3281c2d44d735ef0b.md) (by breanna, 2023-12-19, 2 comments) - [i got a money tree about 6 months ago and it was very happy until about 2 weeks ago when it started dropping some…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6580ddcb55189fbbf28ed4db.md) (by natatat, 2023-12-19, 3 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=wFzX7boSohdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQDg1DqMPy7mGA) --- _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_