--- 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. 60009 members, 13102 posts ## Posts - [Should I pick these brown things off? I already picked about three off should I pick them all off? Its a corn plant](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c3fe68d68af4ab84c75e4.md) (by Rhaine, 2023-10-15, 3 comments) - [Update on the the Cordyline… this worm thing came out of if… it looks like a centipede? Could this be whats causing the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c2f0e8c9c33ebac604c29.md) (by 𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂, 2023-10-15, 3 comments) - [Heyy, I go t a majesty palm 3 months ago it was replanted in a big 50 cm planter. It didn’t have a drainage at first…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c27245ffc9e52da526e7e.md) (by Azin, 2023-10-15, 6 comments) - [Any ideas whats wrong with this corn plant? Please help! Thanks](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c125c7f9be5a027f3105e.md) (by 𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂, 2023-10-15, 3 comments) - [This is really gross! There are loads of tiny bugs on my fern plant and I don’t know how to get rid of them. Any ideas?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c0dd4c0cdc27e89b22bdd.md) (by Richard, 2023-10-15, 5 comments) - [Hello, I have some dust and dead leaves on my Ficus Elastica, how can I prevent this or what can I do to clean the dust…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c084bec0a9947c205acdf.md) (by Dean, 2023-10-15, 8 comments) - [I was misting my ZZ Plant last night and all these tiny black bugs started appearing the outside of the pot from…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652bef79c0cdc22cf5ac24c1.md) (by Vicky, 2023-10-15, 7 comments) - [Does anyone who what is wrong with my plant? I am so upset purchased two weeks ago. Healthy and now curly leaves brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652b4a22919710825e9955f6.md) (by Dawn, 2023-10-15, 8 comments) - [My fishbone cacti don’t look too happy, they’ve been looking like this for quite a while. I’ve been following the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652b46658d68af2a16217f0e.md) (by Mjhub325, 2023-10-15, 9 comments) - [Problem: I have 4 hanging plants and none have drainage holes. They are actually all doing well but I have done enough…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652b31241f6e0849e8f85655.md) (by Lindsay in PA, 2023-10-15, 8 comments) - [Hi plant people, I need some help. I noticed that one of my Calathea has some unwanted visitors. I ended up putting it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652b0e57c0303361606fe018.md) (by PlantLady, 2023-10-14, 2 comments) - [Hello everyone! I need help! I have a Ficus Burgundy plant which I purchased about 2 months ago. When I got her she was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652adaed1dd0ea542a81603e.md) (by Jazmin1922, 2023-10-14, 10 comments) - [Hi everyone, I’ve had this hurricane plant since when it was very little and it’s always been one of the favourites…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652ad29cad30e1d73fa89ce8.md) (by Sepehr, 2023-10-14, 4 comments) - [can the brown leaf be saved or should i cut it off?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652a6e14f942b106c1070f57.md) (by t, 2023-10-14, 5 comments) - [I just received this in the mail. It’s supposed to be an Alocasia Ivory Coast. Should I chop all the leaves??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652a1af528d0e72b6e74b7e2.md) (by Plant Daddy Mike, 2023-10-14, 2 comments) - [Unsure what’s going on with this Swiss Cheese plant. Just removed a whole bunch of leaves because they were all…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6529ead4a39c0c7bbb575208.md) (by erickd8a, 2023-10-14, 6 comments) - [Monstera water propogation- what is this? That doesn’t seem to be new growth, to me it seems like a disease or…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6529c69c077e1a60cc3670f9.md) (by Sean Atwater, 2023-10-13, 9 comments) - [how can I cure it? Please help me](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6529c6307258542c11499984.md) (by Zury, 2023-10-13, 4 comments) - [I repotted my geogenanthus poeppigii a few days ago and now all the stems are bending over. Last night it was only one…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6529b9e75ffc9eca97e9b843.md) (by PlantLady, 2023-10-13, 0 comments) - [Time to play the game of is she dead or just dramatic](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6529b4616dfaa1b959047d1d.md) (by Chadwickt, 2023-10-13, 1 comment) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=ABWe_3vHjRdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQCq0asUrD3mGA) --- _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_