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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. 59932 members, 13065 posts

## Posts

- [Hello plant friends! I am having issues keeping the leaves healthy on this one. Is it too much/not enough sunlight?…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QR5xnNUXIYUULRSTdViExM.md) (by Alicia, 2025-09-05, 5 comments)
- [Do these guys look overwatered or underwatered? I just watered them today](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Q9NmC6yecmeKQ0sOTNhOwY.md) (by devvie, 2025-09-05, 3 comments)
- [Trying to propagate money tree. Is this the start of roots?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9ecX2iiLzVjWjT1xzgNzhm.md) (by Suzanabanana, 2025-09-05, 3 comments)
- [So Yoshi was doing well and growing new little leaves, but then I found thrips on it 😖 so I gave it a rinse and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4aBAi2vYKJfmMirN5DCM6f.md) (by Kirsten, 2025-09-05, 5 comments)
- [Hello. I have noticed that as my Tradescantia 'Sweetness' has grown the leaves closet to the soil have shrivelled up…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MaF22tOEZaK7aoNCuv5JAp.md) (by ManthieJay, 2025-09-05, 2 comments)
- [Hi leafy friends! I have spotted these white dot like specks on my zebra plant leaves. How can I fix this?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jWtrdsuQ8cy6tvfhtwJhfd.md) (by Anisha, 2025-09-05, 3 comments)
- [Is there any hope of this guy reviving? I got him maybe a year ago, only the one stem and leaf. I just noticed a little…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6bqrxvyBzs0mBnHRMPWba3.md) (by Kirsten, 2025-09-05, 5 comments)
- [Ants!! Is there a way to get rid of them without hurting the lizards, toads, and spiders that eat them? With the recent…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Te7RNvJsN5x8UZ8jQMIf5T.md) (by Qbert, 2025-09-05, 8 comments)
- [Just repotted my spider plan today, but got a little droopy. Any suggestions?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sKPMPpk5K6jPaGD7A7o0qV.md) (by Azael, 2025-09-05, 1 comment)
- [Why is my plant all droopy? I just got it yesterday and idk what to do](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ShVjUl0mhPXxE3XdAIyB7R.md) (by Cactoid, 2025-09-04, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone know what these are on the back of my money plants leaves? Any tips on getting rid of them? TIA](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EoECwY0gZi0MiCCSIiio4x.md) (by Tellie, 2025-09-04, 6 comments)
- [Found this dying spider plant at work, was sadly potted in a decorative pot w no drainage :( is this a lost case, or…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/pPWM2hpadk30yj6X9wXjqq.md) (by marwa, 2025-09-04, 2 comments)
- [Please help! My 2 panda plants arent doing so good, one is short and one is leggy.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/F2kfHRpIOvusz9OZXBrwvy.md) (by Suzanabanana, 2025-09-04, 4 comments)
- [I recently received this monstera as a gift. After it was purchased, it started to develop these black marks on the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/E01cAH7imRY74W8HeIzaH1.md) (by Oliver, 2025-09-04, 10 comments)
- [What are the holes in the leaves from? Even the new leaves are getting them. I just got this philodendron a couple…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vAXtZoR7wSHJJvtLiyAJGj.md) (by Bonnie, 2025-09-04, 4 comments)
- [This plant went from thriving to slowly dying a few weeks ago. Not sure exactly what it is or how to prevent losing the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qO2zafkL99Afkz7mDl9qPv.md) (by Jaysin, 2025-09-04, 4 comments)
- [Has anyone had problems with sneezes and English Ivy? I bought this one to absorb mold from my bedroom but I feel that…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qUQFQjzr5NuDOOikTSqyER.md) (by Rebecca, 2025-09-04, 4 comments)
- [So a couple weeks ago the edge of this plant started to go brown and crunchy even though I changed nothings in its…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ixVFtblX2LLXS4FNywDmel.md) (by Elberto, 2025-09-04, 5 comments)
- [Bought these babies off Facebook marketplace and since day 1, they’ve had this browning/yellowing of the leaves. Any…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sq4rNd1x5lsyEHtw3nLPb9.md) (by Angie, 2025-09-04, 4 comments)
- [I’ve never had one of these before and she isn’t happy with me. I just repotted her about a week ago and I’ve watered…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TskV5xkRYRa5y0jfWQtSbC.md) (by Jewel, 2025-09-04, 13 comments)

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