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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. 59931 members, 13065 posts

## Posts

- [What is this whitish spot on my nerve plant? Is it mold or from too much sun? It looks like it's only on this bottom…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jonlNi4ixsWDeHzvNtxJly.md) (by Katie, 2025-11-14, 1 comment)
- [My fiddle leaf fig used to have big green leaves but in the past couple weeks they’ve all turned brown and fallen off.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/52HSLDayjeFweTh9RbCz3u.md) (by Isabel, 2025-11-14, 8 comments)
- [Anyone know why this calethea vittata’s leaves are curling? I water when top two inches of soil are dry.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ntrwPddsashSlCZhCgw8ln.md) (by caroline, 2025-11-13, 6 comments)
- [We got this bird of paradise for free from someone who was getting rid of it. For a while it was losing all its leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QQX2SNCkaJWqpxDRHkdDg4.md) (by Lindsey, 2025-11-13, 4 comments)
- [I feel I rescued this from a garden centre but it was initially strong and green. Why is this leaf now turning brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jLvslKvBajK4T3d2qSUlTC.md) (by JulieBulie, 2025-11-13, 9 comments)
- [I have a Striped Dracaena Warneckei that has been doing well. In the last three weeks the leaves at the bottom are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/J08PzjXSFfwShmoNAvK6iW.md) (by Frozen Stiff, 2025-11-13, 3 comments)
- [Bromeliad is looking kinda “dull” I water when soil is becoming dry, as well as keep the leaves holding water. Could…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9JI2C25MM1Cy1Ir7EZdY96.md) (by Meekies, 2025-11-13, 2 comments)
- [why does this happen?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8YvNumlxFqh2vNSPruobFa.md) (by keira, 2025-11-13, 7 comments)
- [Hi. Is this all I can ever do for gnats? There’s too much and I wanted to get rid of them completely](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/v558fm3sIqxU6Qbhp6VQ0a.md) (by Plantita, 2025-11-13, 10 comments)
- [I had an issue with root rot on both my Thai constellation, and my black velvet alocasia. For my black velvet I did a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2vT8qB1hKwYssur5brWW6B.md) (by Turtle’s tea, 2025-11-13, 6 comments)
- [Recently half of one of the leaves/branches of my fishbone cactus has turned a paler green than the rest of it. The tip…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/AziffjSqXgMPWZOtWNIAB1.md) (by ash, 2025-11-13, 1 comment)
- [I've had this Easter Cactus for over a year and all of a sudden it's been dropping leaves. No changes in lighting or…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/II55zqOX5y9yGdj9gu1oZv.md) (by MummaDeb, 2025-11-12, 7 comments)
- [Hey y’all, there’s this purpling spreading on my strawberry plant. Is this due to a phosphorous deficiency?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/g4yybKh8Kvm0FEKK3E4UCq.md) (by ShortStrawberryLover, 2025-11-12, 1 comment)
- [So I got this about a month ago, I’m still sort of new to this type but there’s a lot of conflicting info I feel like.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/flpxKlv02l9B5852fg2vpa.md) (by Victoria, 2025-11-12, 5 comments)
- [Hello, A neighbor just gave me her palm tree in a pot. She kept it in her porch. I am going to keep it in my office. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oeGMWQzC3Ucmj2JhpI1WS5.md) (by 710 Central, 2025-11-12, 3 comments)
- [Is this scars? Is it scales? Is it old scale shells? It’s all over some of these leaves and it’s so weird looking.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/68tH7r37narqLcAfTVTRoe.md) (by plant mommy, 2025-11-12, 2 comments)
- [Somebody please tell me I have nothing to worry about and this is definitely not thrips…. Thoughts?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/OB2zCXdMEMJoJ7qri8LAsY.md) (by NikkiBabyy, 2025-11-12, 8 comments)
- [This is my first time having an issue with an Alocasia African Mask. The soil is fairly dense, so I suspect it was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/r9qZx7n0owQj4SDIml9QnV.md) (by Rootedeta, 2025-11-12, 2 comments)
- [A lot of black tipping on the small pot and one dead leaf on the bigger one but there’s always new leaves coming…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Obbe8Nc94MGnhuiKfdwahE.md) (by NewMama, 2025-11-12, 3 comments)
- [I made a stupid mistake please don’t judge me.. I was turning the lamp off and I knocked my lamp over and it fell on…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nNMFd70gXUolQvPFzoaQCx.md) (by Brijae, 2025-11-12, 20 comments)

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