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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

- [Help!! Is this mold?! And if so, do i need to repot the entire plant or just take some off the top?! 🤔 TIA](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65047ade7cf882b6012052b3.md) (by Drea, 2023-09-15, 8 comments)
- [Hi all! What do u think is wrong with my aloe plant!? I recently trimmed those inner leaves, the outer ones have been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650449fa6a8aad71f14b68f8.md) (by Lydsxs, 2023-09-15, 6 comments)
- [There are little centipede-like bugs that get out of the soil when I water my plant. Are they bad?? What to do?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650448f2e81661deae4f74b2.md) (by Canuck\_Goose, 2023-09-15, 2 comments)
- [Hi there, I am a pretty experienced plant parent who hasn’t had pests up until this point. However I am very paranoid…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6503924ad705b039ced0ef4c.md) (by Miriam, 2023-09-14, 2 comments)
- [Have had this mystery plant for a little over a year and there have been no issues, but recently she developed brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65038a6cfbb6263fe165106b.md) (by micah w, 2023-09-14, 6 comments)
- [Hi everyone! I recently got my Ponytail Palm around a month or so ago and this started happening. I watered it a bit a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650387a0070bf489e9ddf0f0.md) (by SeaShel, 2023-09-14, 7 comments)
- [My little cat decided she was hungry, though she constantly eats and throws it up, so her first option was the air…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6503738cabb64d8ec773d73b.md) (by Fern \<3, 2023-09-14, 3 comments)
- [Planta is telling me my money tree is not getting enough sun. This makes no sense to me because she is as close to my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65036e2220e22083553e8f8b.md) (by BeanBeans, 2023-09-14, 2 comments)
- [Why is my golden pothos yellowing](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65036a13922848a1493e0f4c.md) (by Daisy, 2023-09-14, 2 comments)
- [Hello! I’m coming here very concerned for my sunflower plant ☹️ it seems to be gaining more brown spots on its lower…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65035f9bd537f8a5c26f4eb6.md) (by 30andGardening, 2023-09-14, 2 comments)
- [I’ve noticed that my citrus tree is starting to get a little limp but it’s not changing color. Can someone please tell…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65034b381e4bc6ae2c7f96d6.md) (by Aerith, 2023-09-14, 1 comment)
- [Anyone know reasons why my ficus leaves are dropping? I just barely touched a leaf and it fell off so easily. I brought…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65033b1ffac5d42b40afa03e.md) (by Ally, 2023-09-14, 4 comments)
- [Hi Everyone! So I transferred my Alocasia Jacklyn to leca last week and it’s very sad. One of the leaves is so droopy…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65033a2eeff33816a36d6a6e.md) (by Maria, 2023-09-14, 4 comments)
- [saw some fungus gnats so it’s time to burn down the house (sprayed all plants with neem oil and put sticky traps in the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6503342db6e64b43a34c9632.md) (by loree, 2023-09-14, 4 comments)
- [Anyone know what’s happening here? And how to fix?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65030e67025cf1d0f511c20b.md) (by Kelly Z, 2023-09-14, 2 comments)
- [Does anyone know why my dwark umbrella tree’s leaves keep turning yellow and falling off? It seems to be more towards…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65030ce11e4bc601107415bc.md) (by Canuck\_Goose, 2023-09-14, 6 comments)
- [Does anyone know how to successfully and PERMANENTLY get rid of mealy bugs. I’ll hose the plant down but they still…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65030092025cf1373b0f14f4.md) (by Kait🌼, 2023-09-14, 5 comments)
- [Spider mites galore! Please help i’m begging 😍😭😭 Quite literally my entire collection of plants (50+) is infested…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65027080d705b063af9fb7f4.md) (by Kelly, 2023-09-14, 7 comments)
- [Hi! I’ve had these cacti since May, never been repotted and have been absolutely fine for months - I believe they’re…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650256b6fbb6268143306ff7.md) (by abmaci, 2023-09-14, 6 comments)
- [Hi, I’ve got a Kentia Palm that leave tips going brown. Did have it in my lounge but a lady from plant centre said to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65024926ecff24d1f5beef9b.md) (by Cameron, 2023-09-13, 2 comments)

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