--- 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" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/pestsDiseasesAndProblems.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) # 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. 59931 members, 13063 posts ## Posts - [Hi all! I got this philodendron over the summer and it was doing well at first. However, the last three leaves it has…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eC8K7S9s4XoRygpbptl7o9.md) (by Karsen, 2025-11-02, 1 comment) - [Help! I noticed some cottony stuff on my dracaena plant. Google said it was mealy bugs and tips with treatment will be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3V8vd5qn8yfVIuaz2kytmK.md) (by Lauren, 2025-11-01, 1 comment) - [Since moving and having it in the wrong soil it hasn’t been able to bounce back and I’m struggling seeing him so sad](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/j8G0EVBpkSBTJNcRIChhUg.md) (by Cait, 2025-11-01, 2 comments) - [Since moving I can’t get this plant to look like it used to. Granted it had the wrong soil in it at one point and had…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BDsY2KOEnxi2hlQT6TMzEA.md) (by Cait, 2025-11-01, 1 comment) - [After moving it seems I just can’t find the right place for my zz plant and it’s not doing too well :( what could I be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CpfWRq9aw2Qt49HH04V3x9.md) (by Cait, 2025-11-01, 3 comments) - [Has looked incredibly dry for a month or two](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/y462Ppfg01tyDAdzFbSa8b.md) (by Cait, 2025-11-01, 0 comments) - [What is this on my peace lily?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CHEoqNfr5bFYCrpoIuo8JI.md) (by Isabella, 2025-11-01, 11 comments) - [Ok. So you can see where we started. And here we are today. My other calathea is bouncing back. This one I have done a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BsVmsEf8hK3rWhfcrR7pwJ.md) (by PlantNewbSTL, 2025-11-01, 5 comments) - [What’s happening to my Columbine flower plant? It had thrips which I took care of and am still treating it for and it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BSEl0Gp77gmWoK2eqDcxvd.md) (by Jos11b, 2025-10-31, 1 comment) - [HELP! I was gifted this Vriesea carinata last year (first picture). Came with the wrong compost so the flowers quickly…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/taOKPBSmFB1xiz7kQjTmcY.md) (by Jonna, 2025-10-31, 1 comment) - [!! posting for a friend !! my friend just moved into a new house and she noticed that most of her plants are growing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8fR5M1hGDJb0UejKtnziPv.md) (by earth2mik, 2025-10-31, 6 comments) - [Hello everyone I was just wondering if I could get some tips on how to make my ruby rubber tree here happier it’s been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/viaKGfMelJsMkGbKoWF3VX.md) (by Little greenie 🐠, 2025-10-30, 1 comment) - [Hey I wanna know what’s wrong with my bird of paradise. There is browning on stems and leafs are splitting. I have glow…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jHy8PfvoGcre0IkrhSy1lc.md) (by Browning and splitti, 2025-10-30, 2 comments) - [What bug is causing the silver spots on my cochleus, it's happening to both of them and the pothos next to it but no…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bJw9tCOFsbi9TaQLvRw0bx.md) (by Ev\_luv6, 2025-10-30, 13 comments) - [(When i got my zz that leaf in the middle was already there (attached to the rhyzome) Its gotten bigger but now turning…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Ilgfk1f8aq7JdkdS6IBPc8.md) (by Suzanabanana, 2025-10-30, 7 comments) - [I don’t know what’s going on with my plant. Please help. I’m new to plants. These plants bloom white or red flowers.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0LNIAvob3CHSTfqmVQ0Eop.md) (by Johanne, 2025-10-30, 2 comments) - [There’s these little brown spots on my philodendron’s leaves. Any idea what it could be from? Also the photos are of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ME4d7CiELIDCM0dAoZu1Ft.md) (by Mia, 2025-10-30, 4 comments) - [Does anyone know my Chinese money plant has started dying? It was doing great for months after I got it and grew little…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/C34jGCl80U2fC7jVeOE9mF.md) (by Melody, 2025-10-30, 22 comments) - [I have a Golden Pothos growing in a clear nursery pot. It looks like green moss growing at the bottom. The plant seems…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hwBMw5a1vQu7vEbsYSVj4X.md) (by Minty, 2025-10-30, 5 comments) - [My gollum jade is getting a lot more yellow leaves than it used to. That's my baby. Any ideas? Nothing's changed other…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/j3H8ChATXAk3PMcruCCy6V.md) (by MummaDeb, 2025-10-29, 7 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=GDWvWk4acxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQAf1Lvv1DjiGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_