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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. 59979 members, 13084 posts

## Posts

- [Omg I have more babies 😮I think I have to chance the pot so that it grows more.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zdt7biWAJmkmbUAj08ZIky.md) (by Joana, 2024-12-11, 2 comments)
- [Just a question, is it safe to add NEEM OIL to water when I’m bottom watering plants? I spray my plants with neem oil…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qKXTegXhAVLAn0SG5FuNc3.md) (by Ruben, 2024-12-11, 6 comments)
- [SOS!! Mealy bugs are taking over!! I brought home fairy plants as indoor plants to start. Discovered mealy bugs on all…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2uLDYLun8DxkNoOTjW4ptT.md) (by Thriving4Green, 2024-12-11, 3 comments)
- [Any recommendations on what I can use to get rid of fungus gnats and keep them away? Something that is also non toxic…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2QzjXpDsKp0gWsxg6ntia9.md) (by Lexi, 2024-12-10, 6 comments)
- [Can anyone help me figure out what’s going on with my Monstera? He was thriving for the longest time, but now he’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hH1HmnMmd3zwinj6WbwCvZ.md) (by Lauren, 2024-12-10, 5 comments)
- [I kept telling my mom she needed to get that mold out of her fiddle leaf that lives in her sun room. She obviously…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/LBWFn17agdUkCB7jtwrdFA.md) (by Woody, 2024-12-10, 1 comment)
- [Can this baby be saved!?! I started noticing yellowing leaves and realized that the soil was way too wet, but now I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EnJAg9rNMWrjB8kED7QDtV.md) (by April, 2024-12-10, 4 comments)
- [Please help me grow my monstera fuller and save my birds of paradise.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/u5GzSAbw64s50yJ6JNszR0.md) (by Kayla, 2024-12-10, 2 comments)
- [Over the summer, my Mandevilla began losing her flowers and leaves without giving me any new growth, and it started…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/JnWvhp7vFfGjqt7aH5YWOX.md) (by Surfside Seedling, 2024-12-10, 10 comments)
- [Help!! I’ve had my trusty Blue Spruce (named Bruce) for about a year and he had been doing well until recently when he…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZMGCeUa1t5rit6pzNgH5CD.md) (by S.thorny, 2024-12-10, 7 comments)
- [SOS!!! This plant as well as one other quickly (within 1 day) developed blackening on the leaves. I know it cannot be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UFEgimhqgkuPkNz9kFIdbR.md) (by Austin, 2024-12-10, 7 comments)
- [Does anyone have any advice about taking care of spider plants? I had about two over the course of 1 year and both died…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sHQBK9jGDkTEciaVuPLjPA.md) (by Peyton :), 2024-12-09, 8 comments)
- [Hello fellow plant lovers, I have an infestation of plant fungus gnats. I would like recommendations on how to tackle…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ezF8jJhYk6s17ucaAhQVkT.md) (by Emaly loves plants, 2024-12-09, 9 comments)
- [Greetings am new to the group and would like to send Love and Peace to the Creator of this group as well as to all…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/OPVC5ncP1OzZpsVjFwYO2e.md) (by PeaceLily444, 2024-12-09, 2 comments)
- [OVERwatered diagnosis?! OK, so I have always know a Fiddle is not the ideal plant for my climate/home but I thought…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/weVztlfqjPch0e4SNg4F5V.md) (by Nikki, 2024-12-09, 5 comments)
- [Guys I don’t know what to do my cat chewed on my monstera leaves I has cut the bit parts off :( but boy am I upset, I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kZvO0W1tWB983FCSvyNEkA.md) (by Lexi, 2024-12-09, 2 comments)
- [Hi all! I have a hoya krimson queen and a hoya carnosa ripple that both have mealy bugs. It's been an ongoing issue for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DuHJp4Sy9TriLf12ZInAmT.md) (by rachel myrtle, 2024-12-09, 5 comments)
- [What is happening to my money tree? 😔](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rbjsmXGlBuw5C5BN9mesOj.md) (by Plantress, 2024-12-09, 5 comments)
- [Plant friends, looking for some advice. I got this purple waffle back in October and she was thriving. My house doesn’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/98IO74vpOjIq0dnuMYRZuj.md) (by Elphiesplants, 2024-12-08, 4 comments)
- [Does anybody know what’s wrong with my hoya Kerri](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UFK3xneUjbKa6qXkluwggj.md) (by Plant lover, 2024-12-08, 6 comments)

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