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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. 59977 members, 13084 posts

## Posts

- [my friend gave me her dying lipstick plant. Do we think I could save this one? Any tips? Thank you!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XjeXt4gtVytIXylWixlnAf.md) (by Kailey, 2025-01-02, 2 comments)
- [On the underside of my moth orchid’s leaf. Anyone know what this is ?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Co6QSFetKQBvIbHQVuody2.md) (by Loving snake plants, 2025-01-02, 2 comments)
- [Halp! What's up with my cactus? Looks like the bottom of some of the pieces got like watery and soggy and imploded????…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PonlClO5azlFsb2skbpuwe.md) (by Fig, 2025-01-02, 7 comments)
- [Hello. Does anyone know why my rattlesnake is doing this? It’s getting dried on the tips of the leaves. Thanks.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HohJmr8oXfm9MMVRTP0KW0.md) (by PlantLoverLB, 2025-01-02, 8 comments)
- [I've had no pest issues for a long time, then today I found aphids on several of my indoor-only plants. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oUPnHLyi8lAK1JpxldbrTp.md) (by Rachel, 2025-01-02, 4 comments)
- [I have a bunch of succulents, and I put them all together thinking it would be better. I always throw my scraps in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GOMJjWEheM3ZI9DsBgcOmn.md) (by emmalovesplants, 2025-01-01, 4 comments)
- [Anyone know what these little white things are. I feel like they are too small to be mealy bugs, but i’ve never…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CiyD3od2WQajOv7BsboPYM.md) (by aweav10, 2025-01-01, 9 comments)
- [I have a Money Tree plant in a very cold area. (Illinois) My cat somehow keeps eating my plants. Is it okay for me to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/STnIkikQkBBmBfGlsZhjX1.md) (by emmalovesplants, 2025-01-01, 14 comments)
- [Is this due to pests? and if so, what ones🥲](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/iodu3n1XCiRK5s6DZkDqkk.md) (by Riley, 2025-01-01, 0 comments)
- [Anyone know how to help my money tree I went on vacation and it proofed the tips are brown and one stems leaves are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RriL5Bn1rtB9REgr418x10.md) (by Leaf🌱, 2025-01-01, 1 comment)
- [help! my hope philo has a pest! 👀😅😂 what should I do?!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/JejYW7MGtwJiRa4VQNKPVN.md) (by PhiloFox, 2025-01-01, 3 comments)
- [Is my lavender dying or going dormant? I watered it a week ago cause it looked sad but hasn’t perked up. I’m in New…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SAAjbRIodf9YskTztnlzMz.md) (by Celeste, 2025-01-01, 6 comments)
- [Question from a first time plant mom 🥹 What’s the best way to get rid off pests? Thrips and spider mites to be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5RFueG2VLgN0gEZiR0ewJT.md) (by 🦦Loly, 2025-01-01, 13 comments)
- [Why are my succulents having etiolation (i think). I have them under a grow light…succulents HATE me](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GIGf6zcpiHtRqsSZ3SRYnj.md) (by Caity, 2024-12-31, 8 comments)
- [I am very worried. I got this beautiful pothos as a christmas gift, but when I got it home, a big fat mosquito flew out…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rclC1iX14kAzIuaLXtTIis.md) (by Jaime, 2024-12-31, 8 comments)
- [ready for winter to be over…. why is this hobby so hard? sometimes I feel so discouraged when I see my plants…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/c0hIKIkA7D6BDXiYUMeDRD.md) (by plantmother, 2024-12-31, 9 comments)
- [Happy New Year! Here’s your reminder to check your plants (especially the water props 🥲) for pests before the new…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aPpAayo5dF9nAvwzEAJYNu.md) (by Aria, 2024-12-31, 1 comment)
- [Got this Hoya that is clearly suffering from root rot. I cleaned her old soil off, did a hydrogen peroxide dip to get…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5BzNJIyBH2EamH3fhUYK9K.md) (by Bebe🌵🤍, 2024-12-31, 4 comments)
- [Got this from Ikea for a fiver and wondered if anyone thinks it is salvageable? Some signs of life but unsure about if…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HcMzsRUSABZUAacFACfvXW.md) (by Becca, 2024-12-31, 8 comments)
- [Is it normal for a Morocco to change colors like this? The outer edges of the leaves are turning a pale green and I was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/q4Thj1oQT9KhZj9mOY2xXE.md) (by cndough, 2024-12-31, 1 comment)

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