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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. 60003 members, 13099 posts

## Posts

- [My guy is struggling and I feel like it was sudden. He lost his shape and is super soft. How can I heal him or his he…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oDeeLb7UTJqA60x63cIp3A.md) (by Kayla, 2024-04-25, 4 comments)
- [What is wrong with my monstera? She had little white stuff that wasn’t fuzzy on her leaf and kind of something that…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1AuRpnsgTEG0HdvHXBPAvg.md) (by TheCrazyPlantLaidy, 2024-04-25, 1 comment)
- [Anything thoughts on what may be going on with my Zinnia? I started it from seed indoors under a grow light— it will…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2JWyGhW7TQivkB-hwwHyiA.md) (by Planta member, 2024-04-25, 1 comment)
- [Hello! I got a philodendron cutting, after it grew long roots in water I repotted it into soil. When I first got it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/d8YhZEstQcS833YaoJ_jDQ.md) (by em🌿🪴, 2024-04-24, 3 comments)
- [anyone know what these are? they’re all over my friends plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/T5ZTzA-sRgKK0RVKbmxJsQ.md) (by morgan, 2024-04-24, 0 comments)
- [I found one mealybug on my bird of paradise today, what are signs they may be on other plants? I’ve been seeing these…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/g4CqQDCsSp-EVt-grX1k_w.md) (by Matilda, 2024-04-24, 0 comments)
- [Are green lynx spiders harmful to lavender?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rGkJUIUyRUuBkA6cvin7_g.md) (by Oatishkay, 2024-04-24, 1 comment)
- [Hello! Anyone know how long a scindapsus treubii moonlight leaf takes to harden off? Mine has been unfurling for what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CH7euX0gSSK2HXzdp19JhA.md) (by Alyssa, 2024-04-24, 0 comments)
- [Picked up a string of dolphins from an expo recently. I should’ve inspected it a bit better. Wish me luck.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fYzSvPpzTeqFMY1KV_aGqw.md) (by OGForestGreen, 2024-04-24, 3 comments)
- [Please help with my Thanksgiving cactus it’s looking droopy it does give me flowers but it’s looking g sad](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xEwlECZRR0WW8JO1p6fDRQ.md) (by Stacey, 2024-04-24, 1 comment)
- [I purchased this plant about two weeks ago and the leaves have been steadily yellowing. 1.) I cannot figure out what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/f6kiOlL-SDaBKPbQoD3WyA.md) (by Ellen, 2024-04-24, 0 comments)
- [I am needing to repot my white wizard I just bought. Would this be an okay mixture to buy? What size of pot would I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/n22cQ0sDQZyyN9ktMwG3qQ.md) (by jellibelli, 2024-04-24, 5 comments)
- [YA’LLLLLL I NEED HELP… I came into my room and this is the condition of a couple of the lower leaves of my monstera,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_i-rL6JQT5uNJM1dE0Za2A.md) (by Kim, 2024-04-24, 0 comments)
- [Trying some ladybug pest control. 🙃🪴🐞](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uTF0yKgDQdqa4z8IH9MRDg.md) (by Hemlock Plants, 2024-04-24, 4 comments)
- [What’s the best way to get rid of pests?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SnFyPfoLRhSTQbRwUCoe3Q.md) (by Vanessa Contreras, 2024-04-24, 1 comment)
- [Hi! I got this water lily a couple weeks ago and it seems like it’s slowly dying? there’s blackening and yellowing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/G3oSh6LOTKu4do3Hs9XAKw.md) (by Sunny, 2024-04-24, 4 comments)
- [My beautiful Mini Monstera, Juno, is having issues and I’m desperate! Why are her leaves covered in black???](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/IlvC08suQQuQNIklFRBv_w.md) (by borntriggered, 2024-04-24, 5 comments)
- [How do I save my Indian azalea? It bloomed and then died after two storms we had.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Bu1xA65aTW2vC91RvFOqtQ.md) (by Zeke, 2024-04-24, 5 comments)
- [What’s happening here to my fireweed? I just bought it and potted it and it already died.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2lmMZdDrRayY37aZ5NyKCg.md) (by Zeke, 2024-04-24, 0 comments)
- [What’s happening to my ficus](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZQDvW0HXTciD-girejjnaQ.md) (by Sean Atwater, 2024-04-24, 1 comment)

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