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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. 59928 members, 13060 posts

## Posts

- [One of the monstera thai is growing brown, not over or under watering it and no direct sunlight. only one leaf…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yXr49ySaM9NQIKQWcNIjdV.md) (by Jay, 2026-01-13, 3 comments)
- [I don't remember having this problem before. I ordered an olive tree online. It looked OK when it got here but the soil…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5OMclsSNG7nH0KMLqTBvHd.md) (by MummaDeb, 2026-01-13, 4 comments)
- [Please can anyone advise what to do to stop killing my Fatsia Japonica's? 😭😞 This is my second one now...... Please…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jaMKPR0hnzQ8ozJZ1PGyDq.md) (by JulieBulie, 2026-01-13, 13 comments)
- [Can someone help? I am a novice plant person and have no idea what is happening…I propagated this pathos and she’s not…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5udtjeKN05y8xxKcLdagIM.md) (by jo, 2026-01-13, 5 comments)
- [About a month ago, I started noticing brown tips on the leaves and what it looks, as though something is chewing on the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nnuoCbUSDuMmTzE7KynCMe.md) (by Ashley, 2026-01-13, 2 comments)
- [Is this the sign of mealy bugs?? It wipes away but I don’t see anything crawling!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZHb7O6bst0p11rKDaZslvJ.md) (by Haileyy63, 2026-01-12, 1 comment)
- [I recently got this alocasia dragon scale and when I brought it home the soil was super wet. After the first night (I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fv7ehDbkPHgUO5Lq2kZb42.md) (by BeLeaf🌱, 2026-01-12, 11 comments)
- [My strawberry plant is failing and I don’t know what’s causing it, any ideas?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bUYbmutvMDM22rgjAvEGSE.md) (by ShortStrawberryLover, 2026-01-12, 3 comments)
- [Lucky Bamboo only in water, used to be super lush and healthy. It’s been on the decline for a couple months and I’ve…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KlybSOARkeiLqHcMUswCXB.md) (by max!, 2026-01-12, 1 comment)
- [Just got a rosemary plant over Christmas and repotted it when I got home before NYE. South facing window and well…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Kfma8V5n3L3eqvtaGo4pG7.md) (by biglooner, 2026-01-12, 3 comments)
- [Curious if anyone knows why the one leaf is going south? Rest seems to do fine. Water when it drys out. Have it under…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8cE1bzP3nbZoveTnXHXG85.md) (by Ryanash28, 2026-01-11, 4 comments)
- [Wondering why some areas have the dead leaves while other stems are thriving. Thoughts?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XsLMewp4Ndhj76P2YBgpkX.md) (by P4Plants, 2026-01-11, 4 comments)
- [Does this mean it’s being overwatered because I really do let it dry out.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3VVbXV2tyik7c9PYoNu0ia.md) (by Yanni, 2026-01-11, 7 comments)
- [This bromeliad of mine has been having issues. I repotted it about a week ago into a pot with drainage and recently…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mdl5DI01DIFjP23rT850q6.md) (by jpz86, 2026-01-11, 3 comments)
- [Hello! My plant has been sick for a bit. The leaves have crusty dark spots on them that progressively get worse. Some…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/iGHiE6MM3hEgPL5fMF9Xkj.md) (by Grass, 2026-01-10, 4 comments)
- [Friend gifted me their sad cheese plant and trying to figure out the best way to save it. Do I give it a big chop and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6nZt8FXtGi92ZcnsWo63FE.md) (by Jonna, 2026-01-10, 4 comments)
- [These leaves just came off in my hand, any idea what the problem might be?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lzpk9Omu0GwV715rLcQDLd.md) (by Dani’sPlants🌱🫶🏻, 2026-01-10, 5 comments)
- [Just noticed this all around the soil, google says its saprophytic fungi mycelium which is good for the plant, got my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XE8ZjOXFCOReYi2eVgVtdr.md) (by Tom, 2026-01-10, 2 comments)
- [What am I doing Wrong? Repotted approx 2 months ago and in the last month all the big leaves are going crisp and dying…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Nzw94WT9uJ7pVQFzToJ9bb.md) (by Macca, 2026-01-10, 5 comments)
- [Hi friends! I have had a rough and busy couple of months and unfortunately my plants have experienced the brunt of the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5DNtIIESGQFJE8CpjZXEdn.md) (by Bailey, 2026-01-10, 1 comment)

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