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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. 59920 members, 13057 posts

## Posts

- [Help! My Swiss cheese plant, Remy, has been doing great for a while, putting out lots of new leaves and growing fast.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aT1jXru0u7S5yjFNAdOFW7.md) (by Willa, 2026-01-24, 3 comments)
- [Is it possible to save these, or are they gone? All three are droopy.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ivfUMVfoBb5FTZLJRGiK23.md) (by Sarah, 2026-01-24, 4 comments)
- [Can I do anything to save this poor cactus?? The main part looks dead. I don’t know how the two other parts are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BzV1pE4AtShoa8q5Lhm05c.md) (by Purple Thumb, 2026-01-24, 1 comment)
- [My plant isn’t doing well. I know nothing about plants and am terrible at keeping them but I have had this one for a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/K07yiXLizKj5JX3Nf5WxKv.md) (by Isabelle, 2026-01-24, 2 comments)
- [My ficus elastica leafs keep falling!? Do I need to change the pot? Help plz, is this normal lol](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xBKW0GdqytWPGvvxVjfob0.md) (by Olivia Dunford, 2026-01-24, 3 comments)
- [I repotted this clipping of a Calathea on Saturday. I dont know anything about them but it had a full root system and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5Q3mN6m0GtMIjWt5TNwxvY.md) (by Megan, 2026-01-24, 3 comments)
- [Hello all! I got this Money Tree a couple months ago and I can't tell if I'm just being a worry wart or if she's…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eSDVLjSA0BbF7eNzPkrz9q.md) (by 🌿ugie, 2026-01-24, 2 comments)
- [Any ideas on why my bird of paradise leaf looks rusty? It’s one of the older leaves on the plant, none of the other…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2l1nCEKvYOnbYgyEU7Vjw0.md) (by Ray, 2026-01-24, 2 comments)
- [I’ve had this plant for a really long time, I never knew what it was. Could anyone figure out what it is, it’s a desert…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KSsW7texQc6wPEysq4b1Uc.md) (by Valentino, 2026-01-23, 1 comment)
- [Anyone know why my plant is doing this? It’s an outdoor plant and we live in Florida. Was doing fine until recently. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MQUeFPoyQKnpPtAP4oG4TB.md) (by Icarus, 2026-01-23, 5 comments)
- [Is she dead? I bought a lemon cypress yesterday on clearance at a CVS while just grabbing some bandaids and she’s bone…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KsQm5kNPUe35e7lxDyBdRP.md) (by Meg, 2026-01-23, 1 comment)
- [Hi last night I noticed that my spider plant has lost 2 perfectly healthy leaves for no apparent reason like it has…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/p25ttrDKKJaNLKvkiuI20M.md) (by Grace, 2026-01-23, 8 comments)
- [To those who use mosquito bits to control gnats: would it be safe/effective to crumble it into the soil?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/a2tDlhsvD6WEMINg86H2UQ.md) (by Lazy Gardener, 2026-01-23, 1 comment)
- [Whats going on with the pilia and the black spots? Treated it with bonide to get rid of gnats. Already took of some…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kVJGe4oq6j8cZ5vH9vqcez.md) (by EP, 2026-01-23, 1 comment)
- [Does anyone know what’s wrong with my African violet?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qjDVpxDe1kH4m5AAqvH0IC.md) (by EP, 2026-01-23, 12 comments)
- [Hi all! I bought this money tree ~2 weeks ago (never had one before). I noticed right after purchasing it has mealy…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NppSTKqu8TCpgkFM5VA2H3.md) (by Alyssa, 2026-01-23, 2 comments)
- [plant people, help me out! i’ve had this red prayer plant for a couple of months now. i originally potted into a small…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PTtYSJiC40okDGLi0wShqR.md) (by rowan, 2026-01-22, 4 comments)
- [My variegated monstera has brown dots on it? I checked online and it said to increase drainage and I did, I was told to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/86t9l7iRCODhGgGAipdaAo.md) (by Tay, 2026-01-22, 11 comments)
- [Hello! Is there anyway I can cut this down and try to save it? It hasn’t done well in any of the light I’ve put it in,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/FGqGLtvsRXBEvzZ2XQtpWt.md) (by Cheekyswipe, 2026-01-22, 2 comments)
- [I wrote on here about 1 week ago that my Thai monstera was drench when I got it from Home Depot. It still is very…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/S1knCZbaDvQ52kDkcLDu0t.md) (by Joss, 2026-01-22, 6 comments)

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