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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. 59983 members, 13086 posts

## Posts

- [Scindapsus/semihydro experts - pls help! So I decided to do a big chop on my scindapsus bc it just wasn’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kAKzU_YkQsKlWSL1yFceiA.md) (by Clairellie, 2024-10-03, 6 comments)
- [What’s the Best spider repellent?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zJuPHJ38QnWS2leTVTCXnQ.md) (by Vonne, 2024-10-03, 0 comments)
- [What kind of bug is this and could it have come from my plant or did it end up there by mistake😭? I was spraying neem…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/WStRjoCAS_CV79XaoK0PVQ.md) (by cndough, 2024-10-03, 6 comments)
- [Indoor lime plant leaf dropping. Any advice on why my plant is dropping so many leaves right now? Is it the change in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/-sC-ekqmQteseStLySikwQ.md) (by PlantaZeph, 2024-10-03, 2 comments)
- [Patho starts getting yellowish and droopy; help! Something is wrong?!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9WfNcjgiTTCrAG5J2_UzPA.md) (by Chloe, 2024-10-03, 2 comments)
- [Is this sunburn or underwatering? or maybe a bit of both?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/b6Veika2QHCt6DwB157ATQ.md) (by Bea, 2024-10-03, 5 comments)
- [I think these are sunflower plants? I don’t know the seeds I got look like sunflowers but maybe not so large. So maybe…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kA7D11IBQL2baG_NE8g8Fg.md) (by Sunflower?, 2024-10-03, 0 comments)
- [Why are the leaves on my peace lily turning brown and the flowers either yellow or green?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bXd4IrqCT0eQ2eW6hssUlQ.md) (by Planta member, 2024-10-03, 2 comments)
- [Kinda hard to see butttttt anyone know what these specks would be? There’s no pests that I see and it’s only on the new…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9YoElArnTYeajdEF-zmh-g.md) (by JDW, 2024-10-03, 4 comments)
- [I saw these strange little bugs on my sweet potato vines. Google Lens says they are zelus longipes aka milkweed…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MJceqdUZQRiIK3AUVwOO-g.md) (by Cheddar, 2024-10-02, 2 comments)
- [What's wrong with my poor blue star? 😭😭😭](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/LuuK7vD_RR2Hrh0r8Ye1cA.md) (by Planta, 2024-10-02, 0 comments)
- [I am in need of some help with my Pothos. For the first few years of his life he grew up in my office with tons of sun…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kIFTROJhRkyYqPryQSAhkA.md) (by LizL, 2024-10-02, 9 comments)
- [Help! What can I do to get the browning of the leaves to stop??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/t9si0CzgQIOsBwo2VmdjiA.md) (by Adrian Gonzalez, 2024-10-02, 2 comments)
- [Okay I’ve gotten a Candidum twice now and this has happened both times. What’s going on?! Can anyone help me?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kDFod4O2Sfue_Eca2x540Q.md) (by Chevy, 2024-10-02, 3 comments)
- [This is what living in full Florida sunshine can do to you. Stay hydrated, my friends! 💦☀️ But seriously, the first…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uc80vKe4S_OeFD7pNQ9aRg.md) (by Surfside Seedling, 2024-10-02, 3 comments)
- [A squirrel dug up my ornamental sweet potato, Ipomoea! I have accepted this declaration of war!🤺 I’m not too mad. It…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/tLxuROhaRuGAGzdyMYUqZg.md) (by Sunny, 2024-10-02, 5 comments)
- [Hi, I just recently got this succulent so I'm not sure if its a water/soil problem or stress from anything else. But if…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hfqJ7OocSfeMDdfkQVMCzg.md) (by Robin, 2024-10-02, 5 comments)
- [AUGHHH my first time getting thrips!!! what’s the best way to get rid of them? my poor monstera is sad 😔 these are the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GODEntzVQCugRxzvel5LKA.md) (by Tyta, 2024-10-02, 5 comments)
- [I've had this maranta plant for almost a year now. She has been living in a green house that averages about 85%…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oxlh6RJVTomvlCsobM9URw.md) (by AbbyJ, 2024-10-01, 6 comments)
- [Does anyone know what these white rings are on the bottom of my sweet pea leaves? I’ve pulled off the leaves with the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zb_tVRBrRx-w5i9stT3Mkg.md) (by Will, 2024-10-01, 2 comments)

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