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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, 13103 posts

## Posts

- [hi y’all! so about a year and a half ago i got a clipping of a spider plant from my teacher and it was pretty small…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6513288f8f830534cf12e1ec.md) (by kat, 2023-09-26, 4 comments)
- [hi! recently repotted my philodeneron that had mold in its soil that was affecting it! the new soil is from miracle…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6513268a3834a0352de120b6.md) (by vivaroni, 2023-09-26, 2 comments)
- [Hi, I have a few Umbrella plants pots. I got them because they are low maintenance and a beginner like me can keep them…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6512b406ae4ae3dea1120dca.md) (by Leila, 2023-09-26, 1 comment)
- [Does anyone know what’s going wrong with my ficus? The leaves are very droopy and the stem has these weird orange spots](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65122c341b43635de651f92d.md) (by CrazyBoutPlants17, 2023-09-26, 3 comments)
- [Hi! Does anyone have any advice for plant shock after repotting? I’ve never experienced this before. It’s for my White…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6512221ec3aa9c89d984ad68.md) (by lo loves leaves, 2023-09-26, 2 comments)
- [Hi :) I Hope you are having a great day. I just noticed my pothos n joy has mushrooms growing on it. Besides the fact…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65120b04ffdae3a01720e023.md) (by Miguel, 2023-09-25, 2 comments)
- [Hi, I got this Orchid a few weeks ago even though I know they are hard to keep alive because I like how they look so…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6512084daf6138035499c999.md) (by Elapse, 2023-09-25, 3 comments)
- [Got this plant yesterday off facebook marketplace, but i dont know what it is or really how to care for it, so i…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6511dc31fa7aee6db024090a.md) (by Grace, 2023-09-25, 4 comments)
- [My spider plant is getting these brown spots, what am i doing wrong and how do i fix it?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6511dbc34291507acff030e2.md) (by Grace, 2023-09-25, 3 comments)
- [Hi there any idea what type of pest this is? How should I treat it? Got this plant at a wedding as a part favour and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6511d97d16dbc95071f60bc7.md) (by Plant Noob, 2023-09-25, 6 comments)
- [Help!! I found this white bug inside my Tradescantia plant and I have no idea what it is. It was a pretty big size and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6511c84eaf096a072aed89a2.md) (by Phatplants, 2023-09-25, 3 comments)
- [is the browning of these stems normal? also would you recommend cutting back the aerial roots?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65119cffae4ae33a2ce0646e.md) (by moll, 2023-09-25, 3 comments)
- [This is my roommate’s plant, I never owned a plant and I want to save this thing it’s too cool looking. The tips of the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6511952fbeca0382f944ac51.md) (by Robby, 2023-09-25, 2 comments)
- [My banana tree condition is worsening. Dr plant told me the problem was overwatering and lack of light. I am following…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651191d74291501545e0e946.md) (by Veronica, 2023-09-25, 10 comments)
- [Heya! Found this white mark, it’s chalky and you can scratch it away and there’s nothing underneath it, could it be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6511762fae4ae304c8d7f187.md) (by Soup, 2023-09-25, 5 comments)
- [What is happening to my parlor palm!!!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651175b5793984406427b5a5.md) (by Kerby\_elayne, 2023-09-25, 5 comments)
- [My fiscus audrey has been growing like crazy, but is also getting brown tips and then dropping the leaves. Is this…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651097ae8f56a340d5320481.md) (by julia 🌿, 2023-09-24, 3 comments)
- [Is this Scale? I’ve never seen scale in person before, and I don’t know what else this could be.. I’ve had this Mint…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6510780bbee53f5eb8a7d18e.md) (by Fluffy Tail, 2023-09-24, 1 comment)
- [I’ve had this prince orange philodendron for about 3 weeks now, and one of the leaves now looks like this. The others…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6510716b15962c50cf41ebf8.md) (by Kristen, 2023-09-24, 2 comments)
- [Any idea what happened to this plant? The soil is very moist ...Thank you🙏](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65106f0e06316b2148d424cf.md) (by Sach silva, 2023-09-24, 6 comments)

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