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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. 59921 members, 13056 posts

## Posts

- [Hi! I noticed these weird spots on my peperomia Ecuador and they had to have just popped up within like 24 hours.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/biRAyZ1dRZxzJVsYe69O8B.md) (by Em, 2026-02-20, 6 comments)
- [Hey Planta fam, does anyone know what would be causing this calcification to grow on my pots and film on the soil?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/G3gqpZMjrseUyn4CTzzWHj.md) (by Kay, 2026-02-20, 1 comment)
- [I’ve got fungus gnats. I got the sticky traps and mosquito bits. How do I make the tea? How much do I water each plant?…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NykbHPxEkqY4u0Zs3KFlKd.md) (by Dana, 2026-02-20, 3 comments)
- [One leaf is bigger than the other. What do I do?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KeAlv8vxYQaCf5uuvBhCvO.md) (by JustaPlanter, 2026-02-20, 2 comments)
- [I have horrible news. My succulent has a disease. Do not know what it is. However, I haven’t tried anything to help it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CaVcX51jd0dnM6ODoPs5ij.md) (by Accidentally outside, 2026-02-20, 2 comments)
- [Help! I got these two beautiful Calatheas a few days ago. I was super excited to see them but it seems like they aren’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jlXMnTOm97MlFgdahzwgwl.md) (by Dax91, 2026-02-19, 8 comments)
- [Hi all! My ficus has been unwell since the beginning of winter and I'm struggling to understand what's going on. She…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MGvvPf6bLhDUMBTOyu0UEe.md) (by Kitty, 2026-02-19, 0 comments)
- [I have this plant to my friend and I’m afraid it’s too cold in the house and that’s why it looks like this?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/w2n59BGc6J5yuELZhvBrD3.md) (by Delani, 2026-02-19, 3 comments)
- [I got this plant on sale from a “save rack” and knew nothing about it. They said it is a Pink Quill. After reading…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aZCHLuNSSp7YBE1NtYtVTY.md) (by Plant Days 🌱, 2026-02-19, 4 comments)
- [Hello everyone, this is my HUGE fiddle leaf fig (ficus lyrata). But right now, the edges are turning a bit brown, and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/tWMGEVjtAghOfw8jHcrHPq.md) (by Joann, 2026-02-19, 12 comments)
- [Hi my plant has some dark spots that have been appearing on the leaves, I follow a watering schedule, I have holes in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9HhRtNhzix6xToVSFngPXW.md) (by Mido, 2026-02-19, 6 comments)
- [Hey all. I recently got a Moon Valley Friendship Plant and noticed it’s dropping quite a lot:(. I need to repot and add…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zFXME2jNViryWtV52NssVg.md) (by Xander W, 2026-02-18, 6 comments)
- [Hi! I just got this dieffenbachia from a grocery store and found these white spots on one of the small leaves near the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xBnoPu5WcfrtflUMUcvHwF.md) (by Grassy, 2026-02-18, 4 comments)
- [So I have a philodendron.. I had it inside through the winter time by a window so it received plenty of light some…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mdxmHSgqmHbcw6aTUkiInE.md) (by lilia, 2026-02-17, 3 comments)
- [Hi! I have a hydroponic system set up with some herbs and arugula. There are little white bugs underneath the leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EYA6eQrvlqfgdctUFYlsMP.md) (by Jenn, 2026-02-17, 6 comments)
- [I have this ficus tree, I have had her for over a year and the past few months or so her leaves have started drooping…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GXkSQ668RyJZwlSwcnDKLr.md) (by charlie, 2026-02-17, 1 comment)
- [My pothos keeps getting yellow leaves on this one vine. It’s never done that in the four years I’ve had it! Can anyone…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rEdM470LnyP0SceAGRvYDb.md) (by bookworm7, 2026-02-17, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone have any ideas on what could be wrong with my lucky bamboo? :)](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0B9MfNKWnGvNHRr9VOy5AX.md) (by Madi Pickle, 2026-02-17, 6 comments)
- [When its supposed to be heavy rain I put my cacti inside a little green house, has worked for 3 years. I got a new mini…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Ktvp4910YDNIvPhUtVuo5N.md) (by Rook, 2026-02-17, 0 comments)
- [I got a string of bananas plant a few months ago. When a cold front hit at the beginning if January I covered her up…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QMVUxStunYKEmta3jc39vN.md) (by Rook, 2026-02-17, 4 comments)

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