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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. 59985 members, 13090 posts

## Posts

- [I am in need of assistance in this battle against pests 😅🦟 over the last 3-4 weeks i have been battling what i think…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EneYFwJ-Q5aIpXqhPpkT1g.md) (by Dakota the plant guy, 2024-09-25, 4 comments)
- [Hello! This is Joline, and I've had her for almost 7 months now. She's my very first house plant and I'm so very proud…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/taw15MaBSBCoOCTALXz1fQ.md) (by Alex, 2024-09-25, 4 comments)
- [My purple mum has roots growing out of the drainage holes. Should I trim the roots?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/U1dTEHqeS8iLnrG4uuITBQ.md) (by Plant Grower, 2024-09-24, 10 comments)
- [One of my aerial roots in my monstera almost looks and feels like root rot. Can an aerial root do that? Should I cut it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/x7uwWlByRgGcsi4opEYgLQ.md) (by Bo Cheng, 2024-09-24, 2 comments)
- [I bought this monsters plant today at Walmart I live in East Tennessee and want to help him out. He’s got some broken…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8yuHZOgxQ-i6zOnD5kqFNQ.md) (by Hannah, 2024-09-24, 8 comments)
- [Help?! What are these? My leaves are turning yellow too and I don’t know what to do 😭😭](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_eGpPtlKQ36wFCmIt0LngQ.md) (by SnowWitch, 2024-09-24, 2 comments)
- [Hey, i was wondering if anyone could help me with my pothos. I just bought from somebody on market place. i think it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/h_lMsV_8TPWXROJH0G_OAA.md) (by JamminAvocado, 2024-09-24, 8 comments)
- [Any idea what’s causing/caused this? The leaf is soft.. I just repotted and it took quite some time to get the old…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ctwJl_7dTjaszewwqqCUCQ.md) (by NewbPlantMama, 2024-09-24, 7 comments)
- [My palm is slowly turning brown and the leaves are drying up. I water once a week and have an irrigation system using a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hT_2FJtcR72gSK9CStkqNA.md) (by MM, 2024-09-23, 19 comments)
- [I’m hoping someone can help my Monstera he’s not doing well it’s drooping and it feels like it’s getting weaker. The…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rSu0V-R_QSa2uJMV5pY-gg.md) (by Scarlett Ferrara, 2024-09-23, 9 comments)
- [Leaves on my pilea are starting to curl/round over backwards...What is this a sign of? I have a grow light on it 8-10…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PLouHxgISDmCi-gifqfN0g.md) (by Plant lover1, 2024-09-23, 15 comments)
- [Not sure what’s happening with my Chinese money plant. It’s in an East facing window because I thought it needed bright…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MZmv06h8RQS_RqTtOG2tuw.md) (by Kattygirl, 2024-09-23, 0 comments)
- [Just noticed these today. This relatively new spider has been doing great, and then two leaves recently died. Looked…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5IV2cUYqSe2JIDBgmMpgmg.md) (by Susanne, 2024-09-23, 3 comments)
- [Need help- There is something wrong with my money plant, initially the leaves look healthy then it starts fading and it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/h2CYKmOzR-2HIvDlrNHUZw.md) (by SK, 2024-09-23, 4 comments)
- [So my roommate needs help reviving this Chinese Evergreen plant. I’m still a beginner and not sure what to do. It was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/76HSq8FwTKCuReMHe7zt2g.md) (by Taylor, 2024-09-23, 1 comment)
- [Yet another pilea peperomioides problem 🙃 Does anyone know what these brown spots on mine might be? They appeared over…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6GPdGqwPTEWiMjAXMsYNJA.md) (by Fig, 2024-09-23, 2 comments)
- [My Calathea warscewiczii has some wrinkling on the edges of the newer leaves. Does anyone know what might be the reason?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Mq70TKzCTk-N79ZUQeZOvw.md) (by Ava, 2024-09-22, 1 comment)
- [hey guys i’m a novice plant mom and i have about 11 plants, ive never had a pest problem until now. my pothos has been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RzCiY5wXQsy7Z2M-uEZhSg.md) (by Ava, 2024-09-22, 11 comments)
- [Hi everyone! I’ve had my monstera for almost a year with no problems until I recently discovered severe root rot. My…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GWNLgealQkeDMXYa_pBECg.md) (by Marnick1, 2024-09-22, 9 comments)
- [I was pinning my philodendron up to the wall and snapped the end of the vine off in the process🥲 Will this vine…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/B-uCDpRJRuabghTpYQUMOA.md) (by em🌿🪴, 2024-09-22, 2 comments)

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