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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. 60010 members, 13103 posts

## Posts

- [I’ve been using neem oil but the spider mites keep getting worse, is it possible that it’s something else? Any advice…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651daede56d540fe9aa5f405.md) (by Toby, 2023-10-04, 5 comments)
- [What is happening to my Calidora Elephant Ear??? Leaves are drooping and breaking where I have the wire but there’s new…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651d9200ff31c6e957ef8914.md) (by GP, 2023-10-04, 4 comments)
- [What does this mean? Most leaves on this prayer plant have brown tips. and do i cut leaves off to help it?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651d7ef2beca033bd56b7d5a.md) (by MeanJean, 2023-10-04, 3 comments)
- [I’ve had my fiddle leaf fig for about eight months. Sometimes it seems to be doing well, and sometimes, like lately, a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651d6df41356040bc95efeca.md) (by Molly, 2023-10-04, 3 comments)
- [Recently repotted my spider plant because he was root bound in his old planter, he’s been watered once since the change…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651ccba3beca0323a94f151c.md) (by skygray, 2023-10-04, 2 comments)
- [It looks like black mold at the base of the Dracaena leaves. I’ve only had the plant for a month. Any ideas what this…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651c55d7af613814e075f463.md) (by Buzzard, 2023-10-03, 4 comments)
- [Any ideas if this could be a pest. I’ve looked at it under a magnifying glass, no head or legs visible, not moving.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651c3773bde20326c3d86f84.md) (by Cindy Asby, 2023-10-03, 4 comments)
- [Is it normal for this dracaena to lose this much leaves? Never had this problem before, what do I do?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651b67b5c3aa9c44f73108bc.md) (by Ally, 2023-10-03, 8 comments)
- [I found what looks like 2 single adult thrips on the underside of my Money Tree. I used my phone flash light and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651b667c4cd11c3f82f23a0f.md) (by Jessica, 2023-10-03, 0 comments)
- [What’s wrong](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651b473a36bdcba8c5e625b7.md) (by Planta member, 2023-10-02, 4 comments)
- [Anyone know why my flamingo is losing its red color on these two leaves. It just grew a new one around the time they…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651af0e7bf5e3f757efd8083.md) (by cailee, 2023-10-02, 2 comments)
- [THRIPS!! Does any one have a sure-fire way to rid my monsterra of them for good? This guy was doing great, then all of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651adee3c256da39f1ed9d83.md) (by Mom’s jungle, 2023-10-02, 12 comments)
- [This plant lost ALL of its golden leaves and most of its green leaves when I first got it but then came back 10 times…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651ad6428657a7068659e753.md) (by Julie, 2023-10-02, 3 comments)
- [Does anyone know what to do with this. I’ve sorted what caused it. But don’t know whether to leave it or prune it off.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651accc315962c21cb1edd8f.md) (by Joe, 2023-10-02, 4 comments)
- [Hi, I found that my Guiana Chestnut/money tree had a bunch of ants in the soil when I went to water it the other day. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651a1d25ea2263ec8c3fcfaf.md) (by Kaki, 2023-10-02, 3 comments)
- [Ok so I have 5 mums and only one of them seems to be surviving repotting. Any ideas as to why? And can I still save…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651a065cda7285c205349019.md) (by Elise, 2023-10-01, 1 comment)
- [What is happening to my dieffenbachia? Only one leaf looks like this! This plant is 2ft from a window, gets watered,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651a03d5c3aa9c58d8f2a80f.md) (by Jillzilla, 2023-10-01, 3 comments)
- [HELP i recently transplanted this african violet and a few of his flowers died and some of his leaves look weird! what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6519d5084a5f0c3700651d80.md) (by 𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂, 2023-10-01, 3 comments)
- [Hey Hey, This is my weeping fig plant that I got about 6 months back. But now, all the leaves dropped and it’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6519d0e92677d9bb78843cfe.md) (by Prathiba, 2023-10-01, 3 comments)
- [Does anyone else know what would cause my alocasia to get brown tips like these? I propagated them from corms. They’ve…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6519b86a0837a3a7be6fd3dd.md) (by Melanie, 2023-10-01, 2 comments)

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