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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. 59941 members, 13067 posts

## Posts

- [Ok…. She’s gettin a bit wild… do I split and make 2? I’m sooo nervous. She does have new growth so I think she may be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CsSigUCCAuTJr0rmPEWjBk.md) (by Lulu, 2025-08-11, 2 comments)
- [Can anyone please tell me why my False African Violet is drooping? I just recently brought her inside from my front…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/j7hUqmpb1IlED7Mhm8T7DQ.md) (by Bernie Botanical 🌿, 2025-08-11, 5 comments)
- [Hey, my hoyas are getting real long and leggy, and i read online that its because they want somewhere to climb. How do…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oUw7ndAJjJZIKdqjZL5eoJ.md) (by Ella, 2025-08-10, 2 comments)
- [I have two lemongrasses and ones doing way better than the other even though they’re right next to each other. The only…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/WUfJlvjxDpK4s33Fjax3Ey.md) (by ✨🪴🍓Eden🍓🪴✨, 2025-08-10, 14 comments)
- [I just got this plant recently and it has some spots on the leaves. I haven’t even put it in its designated pot yet but…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dVRQ5Jpbo2LYoh8kjPqvTS.md) (by ✨🪴🍓Eden🍓🪴✨, 2025-08-10, 4 comments)
- [Any advice on my hydrangeas? They were doing so well after being planted and now months later have turned brown with…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cKUFYUseozQmfV6QdARH6T.md) (by Ally, 2025-08-10, 3 comments)
- [Trying very hard to not overwater my snake plant but the leaves are getting droopy and curling in. What do I do??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nUqnlXX0MyZkFy1wci6mjh.md) (by Maggie, 2025-08-10, 10 comments)
- [Help me pleeease!! My fiddle just lost several leaves from the middle of the stem. They yellowed and then fell off. Not…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/towsP0GJ3owJvVZPKldrk5.md) (by Maggie, 2025-08-10, 1 comment)
- [I don’t have a picture since I haven’t been able to capture these little critters on camera, but I have seen a few tiny…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/FYWYAdFAE9kzJPztmdMXLZ.md) (by Lucyy, 2025-08-10, 3 comments)
- [Hii! Does anyone know what plant this is and why it’s lighter at the edges and if I should be worried about the dead…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oTVpa0s6XrEpFadYEoa5fy.md) (by ✨🪴🍓Eden🍓🪴✨, 2025-08-10, 9 comments)
- [First time plant owner! I have been trying to find how much grow light my Scarlet Star needs but everything I read just…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/O57U8PxWLFHBOLdgkEu3AQ.md) (by CrystalMichelle, 2025-08-10, 2 comments)
- [why are all the tips of my spider plant yellowing/turning brown? also, if i cut off the brown parts, will it stop…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/pAN7DnVrjRjU6BJQxlTQgk.md) (by kally, 2025-08-10, 5 comments)
- [Can anyone help me identify this pest or disease on my Vinca vine and English ivy plant? It began on my vinca a few…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5EZSDRcccOna44J05WM4xJ.md) (by Late Bloomer, 2025-08-10, 6 comments)
- [If anyone thinks their peace lily might have died or dying…after a week away….😬 Just gave it water and she perked…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dKzmGyQyY7UrgsElGi1yCb.md) (by Kayla, 2025-08-10, 0 comments)
- [Is this spider mites? They’ve almost completely killed my string of pearls and string of bananas😭 currently chopping…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/z9DhOG4MPVtSMU2GhX1dJO.md) (by Jade🪷, 2025-08-10, 1 comment)
- [Got a few of my fiddle leaf fig leaves looking like this and the botton leaves started to fall. I checked the roots and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/svMy2V7LDPCNuwigPJCl6h.md) (by Maria, 2025-08-10, 2 comments)
- [I have a spider plant (I think that’s what it is) and if anyone knows why it’s curling like this or if it’s normal…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ssqag2CaLPg0dUOGamnffO.md) (by ✨🪴🍓Eden🍓🪴✨, 2025-08-09, 13 comments)
- [Hello! I just bought a Chinese Money Plant and I see that my roommate’s cats bit some of the leaves. Should I leave the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wS42r2MQKij7miqSMNq9ZI.md) (by Mo, 2025-08-09, 8 comments)
- [Can anyone advise what’s causing yellowing of leaves on my climbing rose Ena Harkness?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1mqDYpNGShpHlJ7oGbMp1p.md) (by Richard, 2025-08-09, 4 comments)
- [Is anyone else having the problem with this app if you water on the schedule it wants you to you over water your plants?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7wMMhJH9HBxb1BCVHAjEn4.md) (by Acer, 2025-08-09, 10 comments)

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