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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"
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# 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. 60009 members, 13102 posts

## Posts

- [Received this plant from an online site about site about 10 days ago. Looked crunched up from the mailing but opened up…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6529851e9197106f0c4b0c14.md) (by Plant Mama, 2023-10-13, 5 comments)
- [Hello, I ordered this plant off Etsy and it’s not looking so great. I transplanted it the day it arrived. Any advice is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65295af5a8c55f69f04a798d.md) (by cristij, 2023-10-13, 4 comments)
- [My string of spades is acting weird. It’s blooming so the plant is healthy and I haven’t changed the watering schedule.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6529556af942b1efedd8d94f.md) (by Lisette, 2023-10-13, 6 comments)
- [What’s going on with my string of hearts?? All the leaves have suddenly dropped off please help](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6529511e6dfaa1ba46f08c05.md) (by Mairead, 2023-10-13, 6 comments)
- [Hi! Been struggling with this rubber plant for a while now.. when I first got it it was beautiful, had a few white…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65292e5d6dfaa14811ea26f9.md) (by Emilija, 2023-10-13, 3 comments)
- [My monstera peru has been doing so well \& put out 4 new leaves this month, but now 2 of the older leaves are yellowing.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652906fa5ffc9e41b3c73c89.md) (by Brianna, 2023-10-13, 5 comments)
- [I NEED HELP PLEASE, my palm tree I bought from IKEA, its leaves are browsing and drying. What do I do?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65289784b5ed88786d561120.md) (by Fifi F, 2023-10-13, 7 comments)
- [i have such a bad gnat problem it’s disgusting please helppp i’ve tried neem oil, peroxide, alcohol, mosquito bits,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652873a681d9db5808884f96.md) (by kenzi, 2023-10-12, 11 comments)
- [Taking bets on whether this will hold 😂 This philo revolution put out a new leaf but it’s cataphyll was holding on to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65283134817f5d2e9a896648.md) (by Julie, 2023-10-12, 0 comments)
- [Help plz? I bought a prayer plant online and it’s looking dull, sad and flat! And some slits in in a foliage! It just…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652809bc54a233c21d490a88.md) (by Nova, 2023-10-12, 4 comments)
- [NAURRRR praying that the rest of the leaf survives, it’s probably due to a lack of sunlight or because I covered it in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6527a71cf942b146cf89e0db.md) (by Soup, 2023-10-12, 0 comments)
- [Time to propagate and salvage or will she make it? My monstera of 4+ years recently was repotted and when we were…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652772c65ffc9e1ab4802c0d.md) (by Gabbi, 2023-10-12, 3 comments)
- [hello recently got this cordyline (cornplant) and it was these weird things on the leaves any idea whats wrong?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6527613f28d0e72a31f65d6c.md) (by 𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂, 2023-10-12, 0 comments)
- [I am new to this group and new to house plants. I am having issues with little tiny flying bugs. They are like the size…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65273f8e5c478a0e3d25f551.md) (by Newbieplantlover, 2023-10-12, 6 comments)
- [Does anyone know why my plant suddenly has 2 yellow leaves? It grew a new leaf with a brown spot so I thought that was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65273979b8d2bbd22e5c5bb3.md) (by Erika, 2023-10-12, 3 comments)
- [Let’s try this again](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652725b98d68af249666e20e.md) (by Sarah, 2023-10-11, 0 comments)
- [Hi all! I recently got this plant (Dracaena Rikki - also called a corn plant?) from PlantVine. The third picture is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6527209bee4db31d8b1aa064.md) (by Hillary, 2023-10-11, 3 comments)
- [Hi! I got gifted this massive peace lily but it’s leaves are all brown and crunchy on the edges, does anyone know what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6526ed734f3a64ebc5aa60dc.md) (by Sage, 2023-10-11, 2 comments)
- [Hello all! My wife and I recently went on a trip to Europe for 2 weeks and I had my sister watering my plants. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6526c378b8d2bb24fb45590d.md) (by DrBabyFace, 2023-10-11, 0 comments)
- [Hi guys, I need help. The squirrels keep getting into my pants. They've killed 3 plants so far despite my moving them.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6526b9fbe570d0aa869b7e33.md) (by Toni, 2023-10-11, 2 comments)

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