--- 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. 59941 members, 13067 posts ## Posts - [95% sure I originally overwatered a month or two ago and it lost like 5-10 leaves… but I’ve repotted in a smaller pot,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gWL76CwRsX34sTWwNyiu36.md) (by Ryanash28, 2025-07-22, 1 comment) - [I believe there spider mites? And if so how do yall recommend treating them? I have some spray coming in. But are there…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qUHkaSp2545uwao3C0kmGy.md) (by Meow, 2025-07-22, 3 comments) - [Can someone help with gnats?? I’m going insane over here. I have 15 house plants and we have 6 lizard enclosures full…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SDWrT01Du5EOjZnQ89noQO.md) (by Mrs. Maingi, 2025-07-22, 10 comments) - [What is this?? The small black dots?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZvBKFLvS2JiYFYnTJnmmMe.md) (by Geshmak613, 2025-07-22, 2 comments) - [Hey all! I just moved my calathea and my fern to my work office and the sunlight is far less than where they used to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jgZ2GmXEIWeUAbqeaVyiJy.md) (by plantmylife, 2025-07-22, 1 comment) - [Anyone know why the leaves on my money tree are turning like this ?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PXb2OLm4iQ2GIgrP7fEfax.md) (by berenicebarros, 2025-07-22, 2 comments) - [My Cretan Brake was doing great for a while (I got it around couple of months ago) and then its leaves started to dry…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7ZR8ATgZN17WrACTKzwqvz.md) (by InattentivePlantMama, 2025-07-22, 1 comment) - [Hello! I have a birds of paradise plant and I have a humidifier running close by to it and it’s placed in a well lit…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uycRgd73tXnM0v6q4AU2Ay.md) (by Jazmyn, 2025-07-22, 5 comments) - [Hello! So all the leaves on Helga just fell off. Not sure why. They were all green and I thought she looked healthy. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/JL9HWeqcq6YfTGi2yUdpLX.md) (by Elizabeth, 2025-07-22, 2 comments) - [What’s wrong with my rose painted calthea ? It unfurled a leaf that was like this. It’s not in direct sunlight and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/pGB6OJVw788RFhkAhUYDV0.md) (by Divya, 2025-07-22, 6 comments) - [My gladiolus don’t change, they don’t grow flowers, I don’t know what’s happening or is this just the way it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GqDtYCGguxmNLb7FNLtR0O.md) (by Joana, 2025-07-22, 13 comments) - [Why does this happen to my plants leaves?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DxCZygtlmDez9lWgbAe1mT.md) (by User123, 2025-07-22, 5 comments) - [Hi so I brought a rubber plant last month and hand noticed dark green spots on the tip or edges of the leaves and have…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/R2FUa2cwElwWxlWiu5HMvj.md) (by Carrots🥕, 2025-07-22, 3 comments) - [I have 2 peperomia obtusifolia variegata and I'm worried one isn't getting the right amount of water. I waited until…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/OcblJfrY67k3JhIjoph3Wl.md) (by Amber, 2025-07-22, 5 comments) - [What is this white stuff and is it bad? Thanks for any help you can give me](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zIn1WQ8zxzNmNIqoQeTVAp.md) (by Stephanie, 2025-07-22, 10 comments) - [The leaves of birds of paradise started curling. What might be the problem? It’s in front of an east facing window.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MAsIVWeSAfgGNQqR12zXib.md) (by Planta member, 2025-07-22, 1 comment) - [I was gifted this Norfolk Island Pine almost 10 years ago at Thanksgiving Her first winter I mis-watered…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TAbqvW6cmTS0Lr5NHIQJmS.md) (by Astarrl, 2025-07-21, 5 comments) - [I got a Calla lilly on clearance and repotted it in some well draining soil in a pot with drainage and many of the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/F5Njpe69Xx8aUhSWEef9LP.md) (by Caila, 2025-07-21, 8 comments) - [I have 2 pyramidal boxwoods flanking the front entrance to my home. I am noticing its leaves turning yellow/brown and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bHidNaklP7pcYJaevP1J0F.md) (by Alexander, 2025-07-21, 3 comments) - [Pickle worms are bad this year lost my zucchini and about to lose a squash plant also](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Wsa4PRbRzNTsmMIjEcjMyE.md) (by Twinn, 2025-07-21, 0 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=GIHoP2RjVBhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQCl__LHyg7jGA) --- _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_