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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. 59984 members, 13087 posts

## Posts

- [I would love some help on this palm.. got it like a month \& a half ago. Why does it start turning yellow? I’m scared to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Gw7iUwrBSParQuQN0r77eA.md) (by Lexuss, 2024-09-27, 6 comments)
- [I have a bunch of these plants but none of the others are doing this. The leaves are turning yellow and falling off.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/x_j3Uh7PQWiis0DYMfjjpA.md) (by em🌿🪴, 2024-09-26, 6 comments)
- [Hi! I’ve been regularly watering my Christmas cactus as it starts to dry out, and it was doing really well until about…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/o4oAkCfMTa6DpbTb_dTL3Q.md) (by Alex, 2024-09-26, 13 comments)
- [Hey all I have a purple inch plant and recently it lost most of its vines. I trimmed the end of each vine and have them…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BhNUzC__TYmukl9YAbcyMA.md) (by Planta member, 2024-09-26, 6 comments)
- [Hi All, First post! I’m in Zone 6B, Buffalo, and this past summer was my first experience with cucumber beetles and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gNOmrDjUTSC7gsAhYZuyAA.md) (by Katie, 2024-09-26, 0 comments)
- [This Hoya is about 4 years old and while it looks healthy, some of the leaves have turned white. They are still firm…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VLgjDCBMSyubCG4IlfbHdA.md) (by Sunimp, 2024-09-26, 6 comments)
- [I noticed some fungus gnats in my snake plant. I put some river rocks of the top and have sprayed with neem oil for the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/WsXxypzKTq2RCGE96Ogivg.md) (by cndough, 2024-09-26, 4 comments)
- [i just noticed my polka dot plant had these flowers on them! i was so excited until i read online that it means the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/93cZ1SoFTCGpUmg5j-7-hQ.md) (by rach, 2024-09-26, 3 comments)
- [I bought this lemon lime yesterday from Home Depot it’s looking a little rough](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PWgLTPebTLGN-hv88khneg.md) (by Erin, 2024-09-25, 3 comments)
- [Can purple mums get root rot? The info tag that came with it said that they need to be kept moist.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/YnZS1km-TYiPz-aiKaZToQ.md) (by Plant Grower, 2024-09-25, 1 comment)
- [I’ve had this Coleus in this vase since August, and everything seemed to be going just fine up until a week ago when I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jV7OeBvNSuSrokqJE7oF7A.md) (by Biri, 2024-09-25, 4 comments)
- [What is this???](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5WxeHkTmTWCqetr_RIWIng.md) (by AbbyJ, 2024-09-25, 2 comments)
- [Hi guys, I just got this money tree and these spots have shown up and the other side has some droopy sad looking…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BVsRTqydSiq3EYNLHK3Utg.md) (by Kelsey, 2024-09-25, 1 comment)
- [Does anyone know what this yellowing could be? There are little black spots on it but they don’t appear to be moving.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kaBMBTbZQO2hWXcGgEijqQ.md) (by Natalie, 2024-09-25, 2 comments)
- [Does anyone know why my alocasia leaves are folding in??? bottom left has it the worst :( it’s a blue dragon i also…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5hkKAiobTIuV9chZ-KE0FA.md) (by lilly, 2024-09-25, 4 comments)
- [Hi! I have this plant in the sunniest room of my house and I think it's dieing does anyone have any advice.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/66L3sqX1TkaJQR21JW8VjQ.md) (by Ali, 2024-09-25, 6 comments)
- [I have this Baltic blue pothos I got on clearance and can’t figure out what’s wrong with it! It has white fuzzies at…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CUtRdBT6SlWjY9DyVMHDVg.md) (by Liam, 2024-09-25, 1 comment)
- [I know this is teeny; hopefully you can blow it up, and someone can tell me what this bug is. It’s body is hard; I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/A5ZUN6twT2S6JK9N1aR0ZQ.md) (by Lynda, 2024-09-25, 2 comments)
- [Any suggestions on how to help my plant? It used to be so big a beautiful and now she’s struggling so much and leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VidTyLwMQuirCzjA_rrUUg.md) (by ✨PlantMama✨, 2024-09-25, 7 comments)
- [I got this Peperomia Ginny in bad condition a month ago and she’s just getting worse. I had her by the window but she…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ojJzcZ0KQhOvZYERxnTncQ.md) (by ThumbieBrowning, 2024-09-25, 2 comments)

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