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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. 59999 members, 13098 posts

## Posts

- [Ok folks. This is a newly found problem on one of my two huge strawberries and cream peonies. Is this tobacco rattle…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cgHd-RwkRSiwJMNO_Fgr6A.md) (by Peijb, 2024-05-26, 8 comments)
- [REPOST!!! Image: specific mineral deficiencies represented in corn leaves!! Save this image if you want! 🌿 - PorkChop](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ie-Y1uLrQTebQiVXnlOhVA.md) (by PorkChop 🐽, 2024-05-26, 0 comments)
- [they're so cool i wish they wouldn't eat my plants -\_-](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/p8gN5phDRpWi2H2ouX8H9Q.md) (by artemisiavulgaris, 2024-05-26, 10 comments)
- [Anyone know what causes gashes in the leaves of a zebra plant? I’m very new to plant parenthood and my little zebra…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8O1gqZqdRvqVO_rpzc5_fw.md) (by Kendall, 2024-05-26, 4 comments)
- [Anyone have recommendations to save my string of turtles? So sad that he’s not doing well and not sure whats happening,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/FgWS_0TiQzWAEV226hQ-FQ.md) (by Kimmy J, 2024-05-25, 12 comments)
- [Does anyone have as true solution to spider mites? I have an acacia palm that has gotten them twice while all my other…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/z23hAywBQ1CPAVEqjD5FzQ.md) (by Austin, 2024-05-25, 3 comments)
- [Do I cut this? Also has a new leaf growing that’s light green.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/G7SctFP0TYSYKOPVZ0yIGQ.md) (by NoobPlantDaddy, 2024-05-25, 5 comments)
- [I’ve started noticing every time I water my monstera these tiny little white fellas start crawling around all over the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Ed99nbdwTgiOUvjlHT-Q0A.md) (by Tiff, 2024-05-25, 14 comments)
- [My mom accidentally bumped into my Hosta Plantain Lily Elegans, and a leaf snapped off very cleanly at the stem. Is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Sl8pcaJ0Ta6ADQ7rNLWZYw.md) (by Adrian, 2024-05-25, 4 comments)
- [I just got this moonshine rubber plant. I’m not sure if these leaves are normal or not. They’re like a red/pink color…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EJBTDPb7TIWLLf8VMdmCdg.md) (by LilBug, 2024-05-25, 1 comment)
- [My Epipremnum Pinnatum has curled all his leaves up. I thought maybe I had overwatered but when I repotted him last…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GUNZJmHdT6u-Vedqt_a_hw.md) (by Fiona M, 2024-05-25, 3 comments)
- [I found this weird larvae in a few of my plants. Anyone know what they are? I’m planning on dumping and changing the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VYCP8oCTSOSRt_mIC1yPGw.md) (by Alex, 2024-05-25, 4 comments)
- [My money tree had a branch that was rotten all the way down. I removed it but still have fungus gnats and have treated…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6-WGxZ63QQqzGeMSHb3_zg.md) (by Jean, 2024-05-25, 2 comments)
- [I bought this philodendron hybrid (?) Recently and these little yellow dots poped up once i got home (noticed it).…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HU7BolfJRXqNU0m_HEACGQ.md) (by OG.99, 2024-05-25, 6 comments)
- [Hi! What is the best way to use nematodes for fungus gnats? I bought some but the instructions aren’t clear. Do I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/A0f5gO2ASnOTK7tdDxudPg.md) (by Jean, 2024-05-25, 2 comments)
- [This year is the first time I’ve ever seen these little bugs and I was plucking them off the leaves of my plants like…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/b30VtsIgTKKL4YPMr6V6vA.md) (by Dallas, 2024-05-25, 5 comments)
- [Hello! I bought this mature rubber plant a week ago from the sale section, the rest of the plant seems fairly healthy,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/tcSGXYz7RZycqwIQuUoVcA.md) (by Niamh D, 2024-05-25, 4 comments)
- [My white fusion calathea suddenly looks like this... The soil is damp from watering it a few days ago and it turned to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7XsSAqUsQSm38cD8Kja0Yg.md) (by Savannah, 2024-05-25, 5 comments)
- [Saving my Giant bird of Paradise It was thriving but now withering Noticed black dots, yellow, and brown, dried leaves,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2V1TwU4ZRa-uizeu7P5PzQ.md) (by Saving my Birds!!, 2024-05-25, 6 comments)
- [HELP! I got this pothos not to long ago I repotted and it was good I watered soil once almost completely dry (tap…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0He1nCXqQyKJgDqlrB-eMQ.md) (by Amanda, 2024-05-25, 7 comments)

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