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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. 60011 members, 13104 posts

## Posts

- [this is my scindapsus pictus exotica and i have had him since november of last year. this was the plant that started my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e6244df5a1652b86540d3d.md) (by sydneylaila, 2023-08-23, 4 comments)
- [i recently had to put my 16 year old dog to sleep and potted some succulents into her food bowl as a memorial, but…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e5ee8a842d552be097d654.md) (by hayley, 2023-08-23, 9 comments)
- [My Hoya rope compacta is starting to get soft and wrinkled in some places. The other stands are fine and firm. I don’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e5df491cfbff88aaca2b81.md) (by Corinne, 2023-08-23, 4 comments)
- [what is this? is it salvageable???](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e57416345e92839482a64e.md) (by pelšsy, 2023-08-23, 3 comments)
- [Hello! I have this lovely spider plant that seems to be doing well, however it’s falling over and her roots are exposed…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e557d2a95f669db3f4a9da.md) (by Brooke, 2023-08-23, 2 comments)
- [Help ! I got this string of bananas/dolphin. It was doing beautifully , however the day I brought it home it did get a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e553ff75d4fe7ac16f60e8.md) (by Andrea, 2023-08-23, 7 comments)
- [Help! My Ivy is floppy and some leaves have turned brown! Anyone know what’s wrong?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e5515f196374d6fdfb3e5e.md) (by Olivia, 2023-08-23, 4 comments)
- [My Jenny is drying outttt 😭😭😭. She was doing sooo good and now she just drying out . So I repotted her today I hope…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e542f375d4fec23d6bf1c5.md) (by Wildflower, 2023-08-22, 2 comments)
- [Help! My avacado plant has been doing great, but just recently has been browning on two of the 4 leaves. It is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e54244221aee04370083e6.md) (by Sofie, 2023-08-22, 5 comments)
- [Brown spots have appeared on my calathea. This plant sits in my window sill. Is it getting to much sun or what could…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e52ed57c138103ab9bbecc.md) (by Abby S, 2023-08-22, 4 comments)
- [One of the stalks is getting yellow, and I don’t know why.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e51b335c42c423a482e929.md) (by Drew, 2023-08-22, 0 comments)
- [For the money tree plant do you recommend to keep it tied together or untie ?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e516497f93574ed5f073fa.md) (by Hailey, 2023-08-22, 1 comment)
- [I’m still trying to learn about plant pests. Does anyone know what this is caused by on my monstera deliciosa (I was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e50298345e921de16d729a.md) (by Abigail, 2023-08-22, 5 comments)
- [My spider plant got eaten by my kitten, it just started to flower for the first time, what should I do about the broken…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e4eca55c42c445127aa93a.md) (by Ash 🦋🌿, 2023-08-22, 3 comments)
- [My 2 year old avocado tree has recently started losing its leaves one by one. Most of the time they turn brown and fall…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e4d5515c42c49d52766ce2.md) (by Lily, 2023-08-22, 1 comment)
- [SPIDER MITES Best advice for getting rid of these blood suckers? I first noticed an issue a week ago on a couple of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e4bbed1054f7b2d57b7131.md) (by Amie206, 2023-08-22, 4 comments)
- [This aluminum plant has been through A LOT. It’s finally growing again but the new leaves are curling down. It’s been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e4ba73fb7d922b135e06a2.md) (by ebethwest, 2023-08-22, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone have any experience with mealy bugs, and if so, how did you get rid of them?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e4b9aa5c42c4509b71e72f.md) (by Cici, 2023-08-22, 3 comments)
- [Can anyone tell me what’s going on here? I noticed this on some of the leaves on my neon pothos and i’m freaking. out.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e435ba807ce7dcf3a5ec03.md) (by Lelia, 2023-08-22, 1 comment)
- [My split leaf philodendron is getting these weird, brown gooey spots on it. Some of the stems have gotten really soggy…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64e434f51e531113ce4ef80b.md) (by Georgie, 2023-08-22, 1 comment)

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