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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. 59948 members, 13074 posts

## Posts

- [So I am moving. I took all my plants to a friends house to be taken care of during the process (a little over a week).…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bJHUhpYX2a4euYQlWPMlJy.md) (by Jacob White, 2025-06-04, 0 comments)
- [I’m a new plant owner. I just got my cactus about a month ago, and I only water it once a week. Anyone who knows…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dVg0PqAMW0EA39XUANds9V.md) (by Sophie :), 2025-06-04, 4 comments)
- [This was a gift for Mother’s Day last year it’s a Cebu Blue pathos and she started loosing leaves when I moved her…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1CI9GxPGqOvsipybMfJ9e6.md) (by ShyLee, 2025-06-04, 2 comments)
- [Please help This was a peace lily and even flowered last year. I had to move her location because we’re in the middle…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/w5Muw1ZCL6tywIxnENdp5Z.md) (by ShyLee, 2025-06-04, 6 comments)
- [My basil leaves are staying kind of folded like a taco even though I think it’s getting plenty of water, and the bottom…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dPcpgQslOnT5xpRG2Fo1o1.md) (by tytysomuch, 2025-06-04, 0 comments)
- [Accidentally left my snake plant outside yesterday, when I came back this morning it was flipped upside down and the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7DfVNKAISgnE5aN9rEmmYX.md) (by Dana, 2025-06-04, 2 comments)
- [Continued of my plants…. There is lantanas, petunias, basil and zucchini!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VX0R7LaeqerxseFKtF6ufu.md) (by NewPlantLover23, 2025-06-04, 0 comments)
- [Hello! Some of my plants seem to have issues and I’m not sure how to fix it! Any advice?? In this there is sea…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xOlvlbxMKRKePgETQGUy2Y.md) (by NewPlantLover23, 2025-06-04, 0 comments)
- [This is Jack. He is a bunch of wildflower packets thrown in and he is growing beautifully, imo. However, today, I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hTZZYoYHh8Of7PtTHjPatV.md) (by Kayla, 2025-06-04, 6 comments)
- [Why are the leaves brown and crusty?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4NRZjD1ww2AcNJxqebwCdV.md) (by Delani, 2025-06-03, 3 comments)
- [Emergency.‼️ So I’ve had these guys for about two years now. I actually posted how well they were doing on the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/R2keH0mzjkpumL22ZgUDAc.md) (by Paige, 2025-06-03, 8 comments)
- [Help! My mother in law just got this guy and in a day he’s taken a turn. Any thoughts on what it could be? She got me…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/l23w7Wz9LhwRESTmniDmdk.md) (by Jneyman, 2025-06-03, 6 comments)
- [Does anyone have umbrella tree experience I just got this old gal as a gift and she looks ok but idk seems sad](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cFZIuKte9s20FbhvdpG6sF.md) (by Holly, 2025-06-03, 4 comments)
- [Help! Am I over watering or under watering my ZZ plant if this happens to the tips of new growth?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kXtGf1rCebo3J5ZhQH6F99.md) (by Jordan, 2025-06-03, 5 comments)
- [Which pest is this?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wI81zMgAG1K1rZhLxv7a7n.md) (by Lo, 2025-06-03, 4 comments)
- [Should I snip it underneath the Bent part?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BeKBTTHiCUmIgX9fMsMHxv.md) (by Ezza, 2025-06-03, 1 comment)
- [Can any one identify these weird root things? They appeared so quickly and look nothing like my monstera’s roots and it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/n6QugID5mqgFfj2yG73Nc9.md) (by TLSoup, 2025-06-03, 6 comments)
- [Is this scale on my succulents/elephant jade?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XFzDdOJmSorEz3r4NHRQEF.md) (by gabbygeli, 2025-06-03, 5 comments)
- [i have a plant that is starting to have yellow/brown spots. i’m not super sure if it’s natural growth or is due to an…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2LFWF9hhmPkppXYCL5rl15.md) (by Javier, 2025-06-03, 0 comments)
- [Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems Sorry for the pun. But my money tree is getting a really big new stem (shown in the first…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/t13f9hgmzDJ221nYHFrRpz.md) (by Tessa, 2025-06-03, 2 comments)

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