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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. 59819 members, 13000 posts

## Posts

- [Why are the leaves on my Xanthosoma turning brown and crunchy? It did fine the first month or two I had it. I haven’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/F3wmDYzkJbMd6rqRdzHzNC.md) (by haybel0217, 2025-01-23, 3 comments)
- [I think I have aphids in a couple of my plants I’ve used Arber Insecticides and neem oil and nothing seems to be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/guO3A5BAQAZnmlntmdprKt.md) (by Kavi, 2025-01-23, 6 comments)
- [I noticed my plant is starting to look sad. Feels a little soft and looks dimple-y. Any thoughts?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QrPGfBHtt2E1v7K5r6gpqO.md) (by thatdebi, 2025-01-22, 15 comments)
- [my pathos has been turning yellow and had this in the leaf can anyone help me out please. am i over watering? it is in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/boyBSpVJ18zG0q3rHaVtDT.md) (by nova\_nobu, 2025-01-22, 6 comments)
- [My poinsettia has lost many leaves since I brought her inside to avoid freezing. Today I was cleaning up leaves and one…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0Q4WXKBjT8tThwJUk8C18l.md) (by Mary, 2025-01-22, 2 comments)
- [These strange white spores have stared to appear on a couple of my plants and they don’t seem too happy about it. Any…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/LX1gqRaSzHXl9lMOj7fNQ1.md) (by xanplex, 2025-01-22, 9 comments)
- [I’m starting to panic just a little bit because my lucky bamboos stem has started to really wrinkle and the leaves are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dqQUQgSLxRtfO4UMc7Q4af.md) (by Varenna, 2025-01-22, 7 comments)
- [Hi, does anyone know how I can help my lemon tree??? I thought she was just young but now that I have another citrus…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oDVWbfx84Xspntfa2QOs0L.md) (by Tina, 2025-01-22, 2 comments)
- [Trying to figure out care for my plant. I’m thinking it’s the fact that my window lets the cold air in. The temperature…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Ru2ZC5nyThfvNz91pCwbxy.md) (by Bethany, 2025-01-22, 9 comments)
- [Hello, I’ve noticed this health issue with my Camellias. I would like help from someone who knows for certain, or at…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PqXu06E7GeLUXRTwr57vvd.md) (by Shirley🪴you jest, 2025-01-21, 3 comments)
- [I got this plant from a friend and it was so cute and succulent-esque and even had some little blooms, but its leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QxkgIN62JcRTmJuWIRJ7l8.md) (by Wannabe plant mom, 2025-01-21, 5 comments)
- [Can anyone help ID the problem for my Philodendron Split leaf? There’s this light yellow mold on the soil? No clue what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/F3Bi845OmHq28kKAtsS5nN.md) (by GoodNiss, 2025-01-21, 3 comments)
- [Am i over watering? No pests that I can see](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Bq9N9pJUS6wBWE0gOE43jZ.md) (by Kiwi, 2025-01-21, 1 comment)
- [I got this as a gift. When I received it its soil was SOAKED and then it started dropping probably 5-6 of its bottom…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/J5bOIvh9yCvR2Fo2srGXXE.md) (by cndough, 2025-01-21, 2 comments)
- [What are these \& are they dangerous for my white bird of paradise?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/O39BhZDX7HBM8VfoyTQiGA.md) (by Joy, 2025-01-21, 9 comments)
- [My Easter cactus which has been doing really well have some of these little dots on the ends of the leaves. Anything I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gacdzcMGpZ2ZHoBLTf4GF6.md) (by MummaDeb, 2025-01-21, 4 comments)
- [Hello! I just got yesterday this Kentia Palm from B\&Q and it looks like this (a lil bit unhealthy I think). What can I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cV4rbSQzDmVc5qoK8DHDTQ.md) (by Ana, 2025-01-21, 3 comments)
- [What is this?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BnUME7bKFUwOy76zZyV0z1.md) (by Flores, 2025-01-21, 4 comments)
- [My white philodendron isn’t doing so great- 2 leaves are yellowing and have a pinkish middle, and 2 others have brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UbsIFztm7lFdJMiwUm0L4v.md) (by CandyTC🪷, 2025-01-21, 5 comments)
- [Hey guys. My Baby Rubber Peperomia plant has not been doing so well and has been losing lots of leaves. During the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DrQdiarhWOfgHNrtzJJOqr.md) (by Joaquin D.R., 2025-01-21, 6 comments)

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