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title: "Pests, diseases and problems"
description: "Discuss and troubleshoot plant issues"
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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. 60007 members, 13100 posts

## Posts

- [I got a Dieffenbachia camouflage a few days ago and the leaves (2) are already turning yellow, it’s placed in the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a57a0b728de638832a1a1c.md) (by Ema, 2024-01-15, 2 comments)
- [Hi all my lovely bird’s paradise is infested with mealy bugs. I got rid of them a few with ago with 70% rubbing alcohol…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a56e491378aeb20fae0217.md) (by alliecap, 2024-01-15, 2 comments)
- [Help! My poor baby… she is a red vain and quite the drama queen, recently she has been repotted. this morning she was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a55b718015df09ad433a81.md) (by Lolly, 2024-01-15, 4 comments)
- [My lemon tree is showing pale spots where she looks like the green part of the leaves are missing. The plant is about 2…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a54b5a22756afe7305a2ae.md) (by Nickel, 2024-01-15, 0 comments)
- [Did I overwater? It’s drooping leaves and drying ends. It’s lipstick plant. Smells mushroom😕](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a50f2d36bc024be610fceb.md) (by Jolly, 2024-01-15, 6 comments)
- [I left my rosemary outside yesterday and today because I wasn’t home and the weather has been in the low 20s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a4c9d14ed070e2ebd29afd.md) (by Iris, 2024-01-15, 3 comments)
- [I keep on getting random leaves turn yellow here and there not to to often. But I don’t think it’s good! I’ve been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a4c44332f1cdb7bd0f610f.md) (by My plants, 2024-01-15, 3 comments)
- [My prayer plant when I got it vs today.. is the leaf curl normal? I set it up closer to my humidifier, which I hope…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a4bf8810e7ac82f234a82b.md) (by Whimsy, 2024-01-15, 6 comments)
- [I was recently given this pothos, and I repotted it because it was in a pot with zero drainage. There aren’t really any…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a499e193790c78b2c86e92.md) (by Aimeeoj, 2024-01-15, 3 comments)
- [Hi! I’m new to raising plant babies and would like a little advice. This is my monstera. A friend of mine propagated it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a496fddbc7a6a508f9fa55.md) (by Shantelly, 2024-01-15, 2 comments)
- [My bonsai tree is very brittle, is that probably a light issue or watering issue?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a4948b956497c8a124dcde.md) (by Nate Cook, 2024-01-15, 0 comments)
- [Hi! I’ve been planting for a while but I still consider myself as a beginner since I’m not too sure about proper…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a48b8d60408b764792f7ed.md) (by andrea, 2024-01-15, 0 comments)
- [Hi, friends! The leaves on my snake plant have started to curl and spread. What does this usually indicate? It gets…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a481cf60408bcd0591903c.md) (by Joy Holmes, 2024-01-15, 1 comment)
- [Hey guys!! My pothos has completely flopped over and the leaves have lost their waxy appearance :( I thought maybe this…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a476f1c59a7d64182c978b.md) (by Olivia, 2024-01-15, 2 comments)
- [Not sure how to help my deiffenbachia plant any advice?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a45eb8c896e0fa7c370c75.md) (by Krys, 2024-01-14, 4 comments)
- [Hell my silver nerve plant is yellowing and idk how to help it any ideas?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a45b7036bc027e51ff72ac.md) (by Krys, 2024-01-14, 2 comments)
- [Is this stalk supposed to be to turn brown? What should I do?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a447f995649735ed19df0f.md) (by Lexuss, 2024-01-14, 1 comment)
- [Both of my Inch Plants are wilting away. I love these and they were so pretty. I can’t figure out what my issue is. One…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a42f4d60408b5a07852e4d.md) (by Lindsay in PA, 2024-01-14, 10 comments)
- [My mother has a snake plant starter that she’s been working on. Neither she or I are plant experts so I’m not sure if…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a40873c896e0139d29b002.md) (by Winnie, 2024-01-14, 5 comments)
- [I’m seeing this brown spots slowly appearing on my Ficus Tineka. I water her every 2 weeks and she has grown during the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a4080793790c7d05b289ae.md) (by Vicky, 2024-01-14, 3 comments)

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