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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

- [i got this beautiful cissus about a month ago and it was full and very healthy, but recently the leaves have been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d5748ed039f8a3906686c5.md) (by plant.lesbian, 2023-08-10, 3 comments)
- [What is going on here? South facing but under a roof so light isn’t all day. Water sparingly.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d56f2913641147f2d406cb.md) (by Jessica, 2023-08-10, 5 comments)
- [I accidentally over watered my peace Lilly and I did everything I was supposed to but it still looks really sad and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d55754da85fe55762febf4.md) (by Squishy, 2023-08-10, 8 comments)
- [Spider or spider mite? I can see those little guys running around.🤣](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d55625da85fe5dd42fa892.md) (by Zen with plants, 2023-08-10, 8 comments)
- [what’s going on with my corn plant? i thought it might be fungal infection so i cut some parts of the leaves off, but…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d5538fe293c939d215face.md) (by Mushroom, 2023-08-10, 4 comments)
- [My monstera is rotting/ getting dry i'm not sure but its turning even more brown should i leave it chop off that side…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d546419a794e6249d328b7.md) (by Sam, 2023-08-10, 2 comments)
- [my snake plant is on her last legs 😢 pretty sure she has root rot half her leaves have died and this is what we’re…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d54450553338b374e34b4a.md) (by emma 🪴🌞, 2023-08-10, 7 comments)
- [So I’ve trimmed my Pothos about 2 months ago and it’s seems very stagnant, any recommendations on getting it to grow?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d52393ad81ad27162613ad.md) (by Lavender, 2023-08-10, 4 comments)
- [Morning ya’ll! I realized one of my struggling plants has spider mites. I tried treating it and it seems to have made…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d4f301b9f83e5eef48a06e.md) (by Lindsay, 2023-08-10, 1 comment)
- [HELP! I can’t get any pictures but there are tiny bugs flying all over in my plants what do I do to get rid of them?!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d47d4eb9f83eb13c381100.md) (by Hailey, 2023-08-10, 5 comments)
- [So I rescued this plant from IKEA yesterday and I am very new to taking care of plants. I grabbed this one and that is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d475b6d784e685887ead62.md) (by Woo hoo PLANTSSSSS, 2023-08-10, 7 comments)
- [my peace lily has been dropping leaves just as fast as it’s been giving me new ones, and i can’t figure out what’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d46e0efa38976f87640ae7.md) (by ella, 2023-08-10, 1 comment)
- [My umbrella tree has been dropping leaves like crazy, huge clumps coming off. There is a good amount of new growth but…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d464731e5311807aabcca3.md) (by Cassie, 2023-08-10, 2 comments)
- [Been having troubles with my Monkey mask lately!! Very droopy and yellowing, any advice? The roots and base don’t look…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d42db974db6db015a618e2.md) (by Hailey, 2023-08-10, 2 comments)
- [Hey guys! My pothos has some holes in the leaves. I checked it over for pests, but couldn’t find anything. Does anyone…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d41478f6edbe056eb2633c.md) (by Olivia, 2023-08-09, 2 comments)
- [Update post! I managed to revive my asparagus fern! Thanks for your help ☺️🌿](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d4041c74db6da3729da48c.md) (by Scrossley, 2023-08-09, 5 comments)
- [My insecticide came today and I had to clip so much off of this baby. Wish me luck with these thrips 😪😢](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d401c789866c5b2a603b5c.md) (by Alysia 🪴, 2023-08-09, 2 comments)
- [hey y’all! I have noticed little worms(?) or something eating my propagated succulents and i’m FREAKING OUT. I do not…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d3b1e965149404fdf1b26f.md) (by kenna \<3, 2023-08-09, 8 comments)
- [Hi guys I’m new to growing and exploring and I wanted to start by taking care and loving 🪴 My job gave me this plant…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d3afff95ace5962c0f1aab.md) (by Angela, 2023-08-09, 6 comments)
- [Hi All, I’ve just noticed tiny white flies on my basil plant. They keep flying around when I touch a leaf that they are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64d3ad026514942666f08529.md) (by Shru, 2023-08-09, 4 comments)

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