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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. 59964 members, 13081 posts

## Posts

- [I have had this Birkin Philodendron for about six weeks. It started out looking great, but this white leaf got a brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZWWLZd0PvMpL5KUWVyGYBN.md) (by Gaileen Joy, 2025-03-07, 2 comments)
- [I (am pretty sure) over fertilized my peace lily 😫 I’ve flushed the soil under the faucet for several mins and will…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mkHXvipXEPRKyPt8Bmd38S.md) (by Whit\_Y, 2025-03-07, 4 comments)
- [One of my friends asked me to rehab two of her plants (golden pothos and an echeveria) because she is not a plant…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jlNRlqAXhWrvF9xNEFDl8r.md) (by Angelica, 2025-03-07, 4 comments)
- [How to deal with scale??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/F9DPwBnOsBjPSna8gSk0Wn.md) (by Planta member, 2025-03-06, 6 comments)
- [Hello, I’ve had a Florida green for a few months now and I see theirs been some sap like substance on the stems. When I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CpFr7M6D7yr71aa21QFRWE.md) (by Kieley, 2025-03-06, 3 comments)
- [Help! I think I waterlogged my paradise plant, but not 100% sure. Aside from not watering and taking it out a of a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/AyHS3goGI2sbKKUE5gEUFy.md) (by Ewan, 2025-03-06, 2 comments)
- [Does anyone know why my rubber tree has a few leaves like this? They don’t start out that way but in the last month…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NrislGCvvACjMVord9vS4l.md) (by Smiling Fox, 2025-03-06, 5 comments)
- [my arrowhead plants will never just stay alive. i've had 3 and tried having one in water too. the leaves always slowly…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/LapJGPPjBXKf8br4XPeWxw.md) (by talia, 2025-03-06, 5 comments)
- [ADVICE NEEDED PLEASE! 🤩 I’ve got three golden bamboos outside on my balcony’s the stems have started to turn yellow,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XCj4hVUQxhYXc1qsv58saw.md) (by Golden bamboo, 2025-03-06, 2 comments)
- [My fiddle tree doesn’t seem to be doing too well. How do I prune it so it grows out more? Any advice to help it stand…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yZEzgUoLts4AcFt7AkDG8h.md) (by Bailey, 2025-03-06, 0 comments)
- [Does anyone know why my peace lily’s leaves are dropping and the flowers are dying? I can’t tell if it is too close or…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nz75EC0HjoCM3kcKe4ccFU.md) (by Bailey, 2025-03-06, 6 comments)
- [Hey guys I need some help. I recently bought this Tradescantia from aldi’s lol and some of its leaves are browning.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/tBjGMge4J6ny3uFeRxVEcW.md) (by Edyn Smith, 2025-03-06, 5 comments)
- [Help with my pitcher plant ! Ekkk! I just got this plant and one of the pitchers were brown and wrinkled, it looks like…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/o9Z9WhCmKeSYcQxBloWhO9.md) (by Ashley, 2025-03-06, 8 comments)
- [yall ik ive posted abt my fern a lot but she is not doing well...i moved her bc i thought it was light but now shes…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9cH6NaiWeA1XgmhHwwbIUT.md) (by monster\_maniac, 2025-03-05, 6 comments)
- [My plant has started to dry up near the edges of the leaves on both the top and bottom. What is happening? Any advice…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/YY2PILPpTLnDqXTzYBUbUP.md) (by Amnita, 2025-03-05, 2 comments)
- [Does anyone know why the ends of the leaves of this dracaena lisa look like this?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sTAfp4PhhGCokwUI3UiO5v.md) (by Cami, 2025-03-05, 1 comment)
- [Mold growth on my fern?? What exactly is going on and what do I do? I have separated from my other plants at the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wdU2JfdF4Fcw4y0G4GVC91.md) (by Mold on my fern??, 2025-03-05, 9 comments)
- [What do I do about mold growing on the top of my soil?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hJFihyDete6AYNw0IecyGo.md) (by Lori, 2025-03-05, 6 comments)
- [My chinese evergreen has a new leaf which i’m so excited about bc it had gotten \& recovered from mealy bugs but now the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/IZCDEgpCfxsUMjHPxs4eDg.md) (by sammr, 2025-03-05, 2 comments)
- [Hi I'm new with plants and my plant keeps getting the leaves yellow, i need help🙏🏻 should I fertilize it or…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VmTeAoOskEsJPlqLVKfMQZ.md) (by Aly, 2025-03-05, 14 comments)

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