--- 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. 59926 members, 13060 posts ## Posts - [. Just met my first mealy bug EVER! It was hiding in the armpit of one of my propagates and plopped straight into the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XeqMzoKUT6TawVqWpRB6np.md) (by Brandi, 2025-11-18, 5 comments) - [Repotted all of my plants about 2 weeks ago. I gave my plants water with the repotting, and this one plant has had none…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ovuq0IY5UTDmQVTQgeeVgK.md) (by ST, 2025-11-18, 6 comments) - [Can y’all help me figure out what wrong with my monstera flame.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yB98IZPc52U9JUKv5crsPk.md) (by Christina, 2025-11-18, 3 comments) - [My pilea is losing leaves!! At first I thought the old ones were just dying off but this perfectly healthy leaf started…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HDLBf3ydz46RNItAQ9PjQS.md) (by PlantMom829, 2025-11-18, 1 comment) - [I have such a hard time with my monsteras! They’re all leggy - yes, not the right sunlight. But they always just have…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bvsXm1qOZOU9HToiv7bNj2.md) (by Carly Rose, 2025-11-17, 5 comments) - [My Algerian Ivy did NOT like the light in this western direct light sunroom. I moved it this morning to a spot that is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0KrOXctLizQk76ZrcUeNi2.md) (by Lori, 2025-11-17, 2 comments) - [Is this just too dry? Just keeps losing leaves😢](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NRnyBZLOHkVI7VB62MnC6c.md) (by Olivia, 2025-11-17, 5 comments) - [good morning! all of the lower leaves on my ficus are becoming limp and falling off. why?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sQuSk8W9AjQA3N7C5vunZi.md) (by kally, 2025-11-17, 6 comments) - [what are these little spikes coming up from the soil of my dragon tree? its been a little dead recently but i havent…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/psD5tzBSiBIPnhka94QrJx.md) (by nyon, 2025-11-17, 3 comments) - [I have had this plant for 9 months. I repotted it because he grew out of the smaller pot. He isn’t doing the best…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/116oL3SqweTBIThQfxN7nq.md) (by Marica, 2025-11-17, 1 comment) - [I was gifted these Alocasias. They’re beautiful. However they came with a secondary gift. Spider mites. I know how to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GFAdEvd5zQ4fJJS7byRpIe.md) (by Kenny, 2025-11-16, 3 comments) - [What is this yellow stuff??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/htPSHvHAPh5Vcuvqjp2qpM.md) (by Kaitlyn, 2025-11-16, 3 comments) - [My otherwise healthy plant has recently been losing leaves that look like this. The new smaller leaves also have a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HwuRRcHlMSYlwQX6oJ49Vl.md) (by Ana, 2025-11-16, 2 comments) - [I need help! I posted a month ago about my plant and was told to get a smaller pot which I did…. But I don’t know if my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UJdccoYRKwAcO4nvN9KewI.md) (by Bri-Anne, 2025-11-16, 7 comments) - [whats wrong with my golden pothos](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/trR5HG1dkoCTq9WoC0zw51.md) (by budthegoat28, 2025-11-16, 4 comments) - [hoping to have someone help my bf out with whatever is going on with this pallidiflorum; i’m not versed in anthuriums…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/pCOUvykDY0YnyTrb0WuDYu.md) (by hadleighk, 2025-11-16, 1 comment) - [Does my peppermint plant look like it is doing good and healthy?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9w56x6Wumricndd2ZGswYM.md) (by Alaura Day, 2025-11-16, 4 comments) - [I have a Chinese sweet plum bonsai. Currently the growth is very erratic and not able to control its growth. It shed…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZDdeMnoRB0FASbqJBL95zw.md) (by Binil Sivan, 2025-11-16, 1 comment) - [How. This plant pot is 20cm in diameter, and that's being generous with measuring. I've had my white princess in it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aEvxpvKwiEFNukwsHv83Jp.md) (by 🎲Sunmoth🍡, 2025-11-16, 3 comments) - [I recently brought my peace lily inside. Changed the soil, and the pot. However, I noticed that some of the leaves are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ThxV6Tr1Gb20fY6phoUPRZ.md) (by Hopeless plant mama, 2025-11-16, 4 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=mJ-X5CVjeBhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQCT3bvVIhLiGA) --- _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_