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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. 59801 members, 12989 posts

## Posts

- [What is this white stuff? It’s on a handful of my Plants .. all plants are doing fine.. should I be worried or do…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kwQtu2n9ExM29W6QbSwxZg.md) (by Jen, 2025-07-01, 3 comments)
- [I have caterpillars eating my outdoor plants is there anything I can do to stop them?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dXzpZweMQyJbI4EsUBv6gb.md) (by Blooming Dawn, 2025-07-01, 4 comments)
- [I have had this succulent for a while now originally in my bathroom for a month but I had some issues with gnats in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GqXrmHFqwqXGxZ8lSaKutL.md) (by Morgan, 2025-06-30, 0 comments)
- [Has anyone ever had this happen? I know it’s time for it to go to a new medium but terrified of the transition. It’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lCs42ylyxSxqDihVUpTiB0.md) (by Plantress, 2025-06-30, 0 comments)
- [Please help! My peace lily has been thriving the past few months and then suddenly it has done this. It’s very sad…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TGbYx5eJwKMngPsc9MFMS3.md) (by Alasdair, 2025-06-30, 1 comment)
- [Can someone please help me identify what this is on my plant leaves? These are ones I plucked off assuming their…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cb0mjL3pNiKB8aIDXzpfDu.md) (by Lola, 2025-06-30, 2 comments)
- [I have my elephant ear plant in leca that sits in water. I haven’t changed the water in 2 months (really busy with…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Z5p6ITTd9L71f4sYI9xiY2.md) (by Felicia, 2025-06-30, 3 comments)
- [I'm new to alocasia and recently got this guy. It came with a small brown/yellow spot or two on two leaves. Then all of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yCoudw8pEyvgBj4zy5QOfW.md) (by ComradeCrone, 2025-06-30, 1 comment)
- [can someone please tell me how to fix this or if it’s just too far gone 😭 i was gone for a week](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3v54F5NgvryJVWbSTdoVQz.md) (by ESimp, 2025-06-30, 3 comments)
- [Hello everyone! (Pictures of the orange pot are what she looked like before. Pictures of brown pot is what she looks…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BbjT0s0B44Lig05bPoHWrH.md) (by Skylee, 2025-06-30, 7 comments)
- [hi! does anyone have any idea of what’s going on with my friend’s monsteras?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mL7izHOrEqAJusGK64U8Bi.md) (by hann, 2025-06-30, 3 comments)
- [SOS, my neighbors left this on the porch and didn’t want it anymore… Is it too late to save? Are these pests? The…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PMzPtfPQ8dmo7OhVLdsfvl.md) (by Olivia Dunford, 2025-06-30, 5 comments)
- [Help! What’s going on with my Husky Cherry Tomato plant? 🪴](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mj1jyg8xc2WodcGvjF2cdf.md) (by Jordan, 2025-06-30, 2 comments)
- [Why does the inside of my nerogelia look like this. It use to grow new leaves from here then a flower died inside, I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/AQZ9doIB9fnxRp4vlOPrfk.md) (by plant mommy, 2025-06-30, 3 comments)
- [I have several plants that have this coating on the top layer of dirt. I assume it’s mold? But it’s only in a few…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CNbqwh85buAtO9mhyArMKF.md) (by Tracy, 2025-06-30, 4 comments)
- [Not having a great day at all. Found “white stuff” last night that I thought would be the webbing with spider mites.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yZfM8YFkPck3mcxDMHyHsm.md) (by Grandma2aDancer, 2025-06-29, 10 comments)
- [I got rid of rotten leaves and tried to let the soil dry, but the leaves are still drooping](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4Y6Exlz1COIGf5HwLVFHsm.md) (by Noobie Planter, 2025-06-29, 2 comments)
- [Help with my dieffenbachia! Leaves are dull aside from the new growth, placed in brighter light to see if itd help and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Et8OGDI7BsAY5t8UTAN6bu.md) (by Bear, 2025-06-29, 3 comments)
- [Anyone know why my mint leaves keep turning black? A lot have fallen off or been pruned already](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/FVCI85oiLZ8fT5af3g8GuW.md) (by Ryanash28, 2025-06-29, 4 comments)
- [Hi! My spider plant, which is around 3 years old now, is quite big and keeps growing steadily. However, every new leaf…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/I7LVLaXKHg6euNgcZswbeN.md) (by Rita, 2025-06-29, 2 comments)

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