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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. 59996 members, 13095 posts

## Posts

- [I have had issues with my Thai plant since I brought her home from Aldi. I have repotted her and done everything. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CK4D--IYQcmy6EQefh76Qg.md) (by Plant killer 89, 2024-06-09, 2 comments)
- [Does anyone have any ideas about why my monsteras leaves are turning yellow? Now it has a big leaf slowly turning…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dAnssQ29TPWYreeJxRNTzQ.md) (by dane20, 2024-06-09, 9 comments)
- [I need some help, I have a raspberry bush and I am getting caterpillars. Not sure what I can use because I will be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8qOKMopVSjiAKH4laxSFRg.md) (by Krystal, 2024-06-09, 0 comments)
- [I didn’t do much research on these until I already had them in the ground ☹️ I’m assuming they’re starting to look like…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sMdfBpo_TNKVKTReCFUgLQ.md) (by jess 🪴🌜🐌🌱✨, 2024-06-09, 5 comments)
- [Is this scale insect? How to get rid of them? :(](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hlqjcgeCRgqkHGUU3lXo3Q.md) (by Melads, 2024-06-09, 2 comments)
- [Does it feel like there are more pests this year than last year or is it just my plants? I hunt for caterpillars,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/FbrLRalNQdCEOZWoB6j3rQ.md) (by Sunny, 2024-06-09, 12 comments)
- [This is a leaf on my Ensete Maurelii. It has been doing super well, but suddenly I got this coloration and some…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HtnjR1KAQVSCm7aMzNMVCQ.md) (by Julia, 2024-06-09, 0 comments)
- [Hey everyone. This is Afro(bird’s nest fern). I’m Not sure why the middle leaves are turning this translucent \& thin.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/K86Kh8M0TjqCogKwq8-i1A.md) (by plant\_mamamia, 2024-06-09, 1 comment)
- [I repotted this so that it had more drainage and it instantly started dropping leaves (turning yellow first). I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yCp5HhoNQTqgVtmJogoNCw.md) (by Haylea, 2024-06-09, 5 comments)
- [Past couple leaves it’s produced have been very small without fenestrations. I can’t give it anymore light, it’s in my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/JtveydmVRAC5u-agXBItlg.md) (by Freedomskai, 2024-06-09, 5 comments)
- [Sooo..what do I do? There’s wax on the tips and the rocks are glued 🥲](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/FVPDJso7RFS4JjZJSBT3Cg.md) (by Oatishkay, 2024-06-09, 2 comments)
- [What kind of pest do we have?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4-w3xjCMShKTIFIHJtJxvQ.md) (by Aliac01, 2024-06-09, 4 comments)
- [Hi all…I don’t know what’s going on with my pitcher plant. He was thriving…grew some big pitchers and new leaves in the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TP1eArzjSE-EHYvhIL84AQ.md) (by Tara 🪴👶🏻, 2024-06-09, 8 comments)
- [What’s eating my sage](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SLFDv_v8S0GHZ2cDm6Sfcg.md) (by Shae.132, 2024-06-09, 2 comments)
- [Can anyone tell me what’s going on with this plant? I left for a week long trip and before I left it looked like the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gpfNU5IYT82pgettZmczIQ.md) (by Cece, 2024-06-09, 0 comments)
- [My Monstera is about 2 years old and was thriving, but in the past month the leaves have been yellowing. The soil…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Jd46zAUFRG2pGLxsPT3RyA.md) (by Jill, 2024-06-09, 5 comments)
- [something is absolutely destroying my vegetables, it completely decimated my basil plant and the leaves on my san…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6oiwKYGJQ3SD9Je6cZYZnQ.md) (by Amy, 2024-06-09, 0 comments)
- [My ponytail palm recently had been getting pretty yellow leaves, I repotted with more perlite but was wondering if it’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7nVLNzckTKONX4VnXctxKQ.md) (by George E, 2024-06-09, 0 comments)
- [I’m currently propagating this cutting in water and I realized earlier today that something didn’t look quite right.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4_bBqmDmRcix7W6uYjVMVg.md) (by Sherissa, 2024-06-09, 1 comment)
- [This little leaf fell off of my blooming orchid plant today. I also noticed some suspiciously dark (black) dead roots.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Mr5NHn8_Tuuk4IqPjE-yiQ.md) (by Holly, 2024-06-09, 0 comments)

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