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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. 59811 members, 12992 posts

## Posts

- [Update: here are my weeping fig roots. I don’t know if they are good because I haven’t seen any leaves or growth for a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HmyJruEKrfbDSE26Ci71aH.md) (by Oksana 🥎🍦🌱, 2025-05-03, 2 comments)
- [Help my bonsai has a little red spider on the bottom of its pot will it Heart? him if so how do I treat it](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ouiz1E6olRhTB8vw5rPl2D.md) (by Roro, 2025-05-03, 1 comment)
- [What creates webs like these and how can I get rid of whatever it is?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8B2FrT60cxVPKb7RKlksOq.md) (by rcphysics, 2025-05-03, 2 comments)
- [Hey guys! I repotted this plant about a month ago and since then quite a few leaves have been dropped like this and I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DelOjXNtgB0Hs7XmvNxEQ1.md) (by Nile, 2025-05-03, 2 comments)
- [This is my cantaloupe. The top looks magnificent and although I know bottom leaves will die off as new ones grow, I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/J0fmKa2yezjrNcUZt1JEeI.md) (by plant mommy, 2025-05-03, 2 comments)
- [I’ve never seen roots take the shape of a pot so bad before. This is straight from Terrain](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rnI8niFYpLPzXpH5weye6Y.md) (by RazTay, 2025-05-03, 3 comments)
- [Ruh roh 😳what's happening? She is still in the pot I bought her in with very spongy soil. I've had her about 2 months.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lpoo3HTf7hODYeAJSJSEwe.md) (by Springvision, 2025-05-03, 6 comments)
- [First picture is when I first potted my snake plant in July 2024, second pic is from February, and last two are from…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/tpEeFCIcLP70RzvdXXn1iz.md) (by Cait, 2025-05-03, 2 comments)
- [Hi everyone! Any guess why this one leaf has like striations along this one leaf that seem easily breakable? Overall…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QhaKH4KaleasisvzyF7r3t.md) (by Kirsten, 2025-05-03, 0 comments)
- [Hi everyone! I have 3ZZ plants I bought recently that were combined into one pot and they were really root bound. A few…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MiORFLkVtuM4m4zZZdiwIE.md) (by Emily Ann, 2025-05-03, 7 comments)
- [I’ve had this Ruby Red Rubber plant for about a year now and there has been no new growth on her. If anything, most of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/efoTx5rcARb19NtCQxazvm.md) (by page\_mackenzie, 2025-05-03, 10 comments)
- [accidentally ripped some of of the skin off of this stem and maybe a little of a possible new leaf😔…does it look like…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/WBSChEDhvLrQ8UQHFg6R2r.md) (by loccednwla, 2025-05-03, 3 comments)
- [My Chelsea Hoya keeps dropping leaves like this. Just moved her to be closer to the window, would too much sun cause…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lxItK0i3UCByVv9L8HlYB8.md) (by Plant Mama, 2025-05-02, 2 comments)
- [What is going on? My arrowhead plant’s leaves have been brown spotted and shriveled for a long time. I don’t know what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3T90Bu89E9pCgz9gggOK61.md) (by Oksana 🥎🍦🌱, 2025-05-02, 6 comments)
- [My poor weeping fig. It lost all of its leaves in the fall and now they are still not coming back](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1MWHlNlMrDxC47HawPYyFv.md) (by Oksana 🥎🍦🌱, 2025-05-02, 3 comments)
- [What is this white mold(?) or fungus(?) that appeared overnight in my raised bed? It puffs when touched and released a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/K2z9g4ZfeBCIK9HAGotcrW.md) (by Gigi, 2025-05-02, 2 comments)
- [Hi everyone, I’m on my 8 hour drive home from college and I’m halfway done, but some of my plants got sunburnt :(((( I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NVBQvWOgwXVp5pCBswnak9.md) (by Karsen, 2025-05-02, 2 comments)
- [Hi guys im pretty new to plants and i have a couple monstera which soil gets mildew/mold on top even tho i repotted…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MSc5xiQW4KYRmiIe3ChoRY.md) (by GreenMommy, 2025-05-02, 5 comments)
- [HELP ME! My umbrella tree plant is on it’s 3rd attempt at growing a new leaf. You can see in the picture that the first…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gmpb0K7yagNTo26dtVM9Xx.md) (by Ray, 2025-05-02, 3 comments)
- [Not sure what’s wrong 🤔 I got this baby tears plant a couple months ago. It has been doing fine up until a couple…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QFYfCYW2wXTHP0xhkVfNMX.md) (by Planta Newbie, 2025-05-02, 2 comments)

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