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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. 60012 members, 13104 posts

## Posts

- [Don’t know what 😮 😢 to do with this big girly here it’s been this way a while now I began the app to help me a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c143b01e1478597ce4a0c3.md) (by Butterfliesred, 2023-07-26, 4 comments)
- [Echeveria Violacina. Looks unhealthy compared to when i bought it. Any idea why it looks like this? gets plenty of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c12515830fab21025259d4.md) (by scuba, 2023-07-26, 4 comments)
- [Best places to get Venus fly traps that don’t include Lowe’s or Walmart](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c11b3edaaa873d643adac1.md) (by Sarah, 2023-07-26, 3 comments)
- [Please help! I don’t know much about these two plants. I got them from a plant that had multiple plants in one pot with…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c119ed1e14780c0ddae09b.md) (by Plant guy Lito, 2023-07-26, 5 comments)
- [Anyone know what these little bugs in my elephant ear are? Some are black ish and some are white ish and they curl up…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c0fc5a87bf05a08a888125.md) (by Leigh, 2023-07-26, 3 comments)
- [Please help! i’ve had this pilea for a couple months now and it was doing great until about a month ago it started…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c0b68f732ee5c00a1ee497.md) (by Ally, 2023-07-26, 8 comments)
- [help! I have never owned a plant before, but my mother gave me this 7 days ago , (2nd picture is when I took it home)…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c09995260c596e9f9a9014.md) (by Katey, 2023-07-26, 16 comments)
- [Does anyone know what I would be doing wrong or what’s happening to my Golden Pothos? The leaves are droopy and the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c091811e1478ddb4bee221.md) (by CrazyBoutPlants17, 2023-07-26, 7 comments)
- [My cat palm leaves are turning yellow and have brown spots. I got the plant about 2 weeks ago. Any advice?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c08de13b32b1322b86a6f7.md) (by Chitown, 2023-07-26, 4 comments)
- [I was told the occasional mushroom in a potted plant is fine, since they’re a sign of healthy (or very wet) soil, but I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c07016865f60565b6895dc.md) (by Peony\_Rin, 2023-07-26, 0 comments)
- [Do these work for vegetables in pots also](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c0517670c13e718288bd8b.md) (by Poopa planter, 2023-07-25, 2 comments)
- [My mini monsteras leaves are turning yellow!! We got back from a trip and it didn’t look like this before, does anyone…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c04810c4830a6e8b2657d1.md) (by Abby ʚїɞ, 2023-07-25, 10 comments)
- [Can anyone help me identify what this is? TIA](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c046ba590a87d863206da0.md) (by Cindy Asby, 2023-07-25, 1 comment)
- [Just found out some of my plants in my bedroom have spider mites on top of fungus gnats. I sprayed down all the leaves,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c034753b32b12fca730911.md) (by Toof, 2023-07-25, 7 comments)
- [Help! Musa Tropicana drooping leaves! What could this be?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c01187260c596b377ce35b.md) (by Malachi, 2023-07-25, 5 comments)
- [fungus gnats got me like…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c008498f843b4f071cff27.md) (by Cat, 2023-07-25, 1 comment)
- [Any tips for keeping cats away from plants? My cat usually doesn’t bother the ones up on my counter but I recently got…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c0031a19751bb3d831923c.md) (by Maggie S, 2023-07-25, 2 comments)
- [Does anyone know why I haven’t been having the best luck with my philodendron. Got it about 2 weeks ago, it’s in good…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64bffe198f843b40281aeeee.md) (by Oliver A, 2023-07-25, 5 comments)
- [My Pilea is not doing well. It has light, and it was reported in the same pot but with some new soil. This pot does not…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64bfec1c28d77d1bbe5f11fa.md) (by KatieHas2manyPlants, 2023-07-25, 2 comments)
- [I NEED HELP! the leaf on this stem wasn’t doing good a couple of months ago so I chopped it. But now I’m wondering if I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64bfcbc375277bc228142d1d.md) (by Plant guy Lito, 2023-07-25, 2 comments)

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