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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. 60003 members, 13099 posts

## Posts

- [Can someone explain these black dots? I got this plant in bad shape, trying to help it recover. Been spraying it with…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a12f1ade4fc647660eb673.md) (by Jdmiller, 2024-01-12, 3 comments)
- [Hi all, looking for some advice. I have these two chilli plants. One appears to be developing something like chillis…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a12378de4fc6f3020d9a05.md) (by Olive🌿, 2024-01-12, 5 comments)
- [Is this red splotching down the leaves of my Arrowhead anything to worry about?? It’s only on a few of the leaves and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a0c2f64ed070e3c85982dd.md) (by Plantastic, 2024-01-12, 3 comments)
- [My new peace lily has gone into shock after repotting. Any advice ?🥺](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a08a2f4ed070aa2d5207ff.md) (by chelseea5, 2024-01-12, 11 comments)
- [Hi Everyone My beautiful plant looks very unhappy It leaves are turning yellow and get dried up Can you please help me…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a075b693790c312149c7c8.md) (by Zara, 2024-01-11, 5 comments)
- [Hey everyone! I recently took in the ownership of a large snake plant that my mother bought. It was clearly dying and I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a075ae728de65fa68af5d8.md) (by Winter\_Withers, 2024-01-11, 1 comment)
- [My pink princess philodendron isn’t doing very well and I’m not sure what to do about it, did I overwater it or…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a071bf04551875ded3f0a8.md) (by Solstice, 2024-01-11, 1 comment)
- [Anyone know what the cause of these black spots on the back of my pilea peperomioides could be? It’s only on older…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a068e5dbc7a6abf1792ded.md) (by hannah, 2024-01-11, 2 comments)
- [hi, so i received this little one in water from my cousin. some leaves were curled. she finally rooted so i placed her…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a04cf31378ae780a0cfc66.md) (by Sydnei, 2024-01-11, 7 comments)
- [Is this thing dead? 😭 my bf gave it to me for my birthday and I don’t wanna get rid of it 😞 what can I do to save it?…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a0436fdbc7a68992737481.md) (by Siri, 2024-01-11, 2 comments)
- [Came back to my dorm to my poor boi in this condition on this side. Is something eating him? Is it a disease? Does he…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a042cbdbc7a653907359a1.md) (by KaylynK, 2024-01-11, 5 comments)
- [Can anyone help please… we have had this plants for nearly two months and when we brought it the two leaves were brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a039a70333a58828b7fd82.md) (by Dan, 2024-01-11, 2 comments)
- [I recently got this ZZ plant and it just started turning yellow and dropping leaves. I repotted it after getting it and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a01dcf0455182334c73068.md) (by Ana, 2024-01-11, 4 comments)
- [Si this lil guy has been dropping leaves from the bottom. I’m not sure if that’s ok or if I should try to change…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a01b92de4fc64636f088bf.md) (by Kalegiro, 2024-01-11, 1 comment)
- [Hello i'm new to the group. I had a Dieffenbachia given to me about six years ago. Two moves later and it now looks…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a0134d8015df3b63a0d63d.md) (by Jacki Mc, 2024-01-11, 0 comments)
- [Woke up this morning to my sage looking like this, leaning over and one dead. Do I need to replant into separate pots?…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a009fc586b2c4782d43627.md) (by ZoyaJuggler, 2024-01-11, 3 comments)
- [I have five agave Americana that are planted in the front garden bed of my house in south Texas. 4 of them are thriving…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65a006865c4db16d723aa4dc.md) (by Cmcruelt93, 2024-01-11, 2 comments)
- [Why is the pink going lighter? She’s in between two north facing windows, soil still a bit moist so not ready to water…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/659fed119b445fa94e4b7a97.md) (by Cashlin, 2024-01-11, 2 comments)
- [My plant was thriving and now is dead. Does anyone know what might have happened? Is there any way I can propagate the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/659f76f6090cf9b1c32ef4fa.md) (by Plantlover4287, 2024-01-11, 4 comments)
- [hello everyone, I have this pothos plant that was originally propagated and planted a year ago and this yellow is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/659f6fe20333a563d7a4a2f0.md) (by lex, 2024-01-11, 5 comments)

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