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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. 59879 members, 13034 posts

## Posts

- [I am needing to repot my white wizard I just bought. Would this be an okay mixture to buy? What size of pot would I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/n22cQ0sDQZyyN9ktMwG3qQ.md) (by jellibelli, 2024-04-24, 5 comments)
- [YA’LLLLLL I NEED HELP… I came into my room and this is the condition of a couple of the lower leaves of my monstera,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_i-rL6JQT5uNJM1dE0Za2A.md) (by Kim, 2024-04-24, 0 comments)
- [Trying some ladybug pest control. 🙃🪴🐞](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uTF0yKgDQdqa4z8IH9MRDg.md) (by Hemlock Plants, 2024-04-24, 4 comments)
- [What’s the best way to get rid of pests?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SnFyPfoLRhSTQbRwUCoe3Q.md) (by Vanessa Contreras, 2024-04-24, 1 comment)
- [Hi! I got this water lily a couple weeks ago and it seems like it’s slowly dying? there’s blackening and yellowing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/G3oSh6LOTKu4do3Hs9XAKw.md) (by Sunny, 2024-04-24, 4 comments)
- [My beautiful Mini Monstera, Juno, is having issues and I’m desperate! Why are her leaves covered in black???](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/IlvC08suQQuQNIklFRBv_w.md) (by borntriggered, 2024-04-24, 5 comments)
- [How do I save my Indian azalea? It bloomed and then died after two storms we had.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Bu1xA65aTW2vC91RvFOqtQ.md) (by Zeke, 2024-04-24, 5 comments)
- [What’s happening here to my fireweed? I just bought it and potted it and it already died.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2lmMZdDrRayY37aZ5NyKCg.md) (by Zeke, 2024-04-24, 0 comments)
- [What’s happening to my ficus](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZQDvW0HXTciD-girejjnaQ.md) (by Sean Atwater, 2024-04-24, 1 comment)
- [This is my Husky Cherry Red tomato plant. I am new to this plant thing. Any comments on why some leafs have yellow and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/WlP3brTtSRi49piZQp9R4A.md) (by Jannah, 2024-04-24, 5 comments)
- [What is going on with my false shamrock? I notice two seemingly distinct issues quite regularly, one is what looks like…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_KxpE4wrToum7CTaXG2bKw.md) (by Aliac01, 2024-04-24, 0 comments)
- [anyone have tips to exterminate scales?? or do i just throw the plant away (this is what i’ve been told before)? :(](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/S6i5TZg1R26AQyEtyl1LVQ.md) (by Jenny R, 2024-04-24, 1 comment)
- [Heyy plant people! I just downloaded this app because I really want to find out why my tulips that I got on easter are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dEhfYsWHRlCwNISC0LSsvA.md) (by brayden🌺🌸🌷, 2024-04-24, 1 comment)
- [Noticed this on my maranta , this is overwatered right ??,, would waiting until 70% soil is dried be better (used to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ey_i5kfASx-KhvB7TewaKw.md) (by Planta member, 2024-04-23, 2 comments)
- [WHAT IS THIS? My ficus, I should say my old friend, has been through four sequential sprays of neem interspursed with…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/H-UXLR9lQdizcw9uARNSYg.md) (by Lynda, 2024-04-23, 2 comments)
- [Does anyone know what’s wrong with my Flamingo plant? It’s keeps getting brown and black spots on the leaves, the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jw3gAh-NRTWhgJ4fOAcx6w.md) (by 𝕃𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕒 McBride𓆉, 2024-04-23, 2 comments)
- [Help! My meyer lemon is naked! Does anyone have any idea why my Meyer lemon is dropping leaves? She has blossoms and is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zEVJw3CtSg2RAXfOQr-g7Q.md) (by Circe, 2024-04-23, 2 comments)
- [Can anyone tell me what’s going on with my leaf? Context - was water propagating until I had a ton of roots. Had an…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ld0nzH08QCmaGjRLGhqJew.md) (by LimeGreenThumb, 2024-04-23, 0 comments)
- [Weird sticky stuff on the newest leaves of my piles peperomioides. No sign of any pests far as I can tell. What’s going…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9WQyXgWPRDOWnOcOzCCXbg.md) (by Allie, 2024-04-23, 0 comments)
- [Hey plant people, I just received this beautiful baby juniper bonsai as a gift from a very well meaning friend but upon…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/et7-Pz7ZTaWZRsWadgdHJw.md) (by Mjhub325, 2024-04-23, 2 comments)

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