--- 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" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/pestsDiseasesAndProblems.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) # 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. 59934 members, 13065 posts ## Posts - [Hiii! So my cilantro and basil plants have pretty recently developed these bits of white spots, can anyone help me…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/50em6sf9t1HSFUHbCNGf24.md) (by Mazikeen, 2025-08-13, 0 comments) - [Why is my string of bananas drying up? I have been watering it when the leaves are squishy and wrinkly. I want to fix…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eRCSXOcmY004P6u7BdKntN.md) (by Nashville Smashville, 2025-08-13, 2 comments) - [Help!!!! What is wrong with my elephant ear 😭😭😭😭](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/k32NrSmlavDAbPH3NF13Bw.md) (by Caity, 2025-08-13, 1 comment) - [Except for a little bit of leaf burn (more on that later), my Hazelnu (corylus avellana) is mostly healthy including…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/u885q5ms8eBl438AN6Qkkm.md) (by Tarrier, 2025-08-13, 0 comments) - [Mushrooms growing in my soil! I’ve had this plant for almost a year and has been doing good. From all the signs, I’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rZHksE5XupvIfpdXbfyzBN.md) (by Stoney, 2025-08-13, 5 comments) - [Hi again, my peace lily has been seeming a little sad and smaller than it was and idk why 😭 also, there’s these little…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/J2dYNO4zLNI1KCEn7xb3OQ.md) (by Carrie, 2025-08-13, 8 comments) - [Moved into a house July 1st and started my Plant Daddy lifestyle this week. Ordered a few plants online and here we…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qMf14rQRdvEclrdFSWBVtZ.md) (by PlantNewbSTL, 2025-08-13, 5 comments) - [Hi everyone, I got this brasil philo about a month ago. It seemed to be doing fine but then I noticed a leaf going…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/K5CazI5f0RpXaMcDWa6kbD.md) (by Carrie, 2025-08-13, 5 comments) - [I’ve had this variegated Ivy for a few months. She seems be doing ok. New shoots and clumps of leaves and definitely…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0Zyfnk8m2ESdw4RvAEo3vu.md) (by Ari, 2025-08-13, 1 comment) - [Hi I think that I'm killing my plants here are some of its non progress photos since I got it in April my environment…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/q2KiLLw1mFJe4WGBrUfS2V.md) (by Josie S, 2025-08-13, 3 comments) - [Hi friends! Pic #1 is a leaf of my prayer plant before my 8 day vacation. Just got home, and noticed another leaf…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lK4fnR9kqLk4LUUKJBJQlE.md) (by Zack, 2025-08-13, 2 comments) - [I have two cacti that are very unhappy with me. The first one is 2 in one and one has died, should I remove it somehow?…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gePeU44BsF38sjECOOkPKb.md) (by Chloe, 2025-08-13, 5 comments) - [Help please! I bought a panicle hydrangea and it arrived today but when I opened the box things didn’t look too good.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DmdFVuOD1jqGfQCJvOBTR2.md) (by Sarah Serendipity, 2025-08-13, 0 comments) - [HELP!! I found a massive scale infestation on my jade plant! What do I do? ☹️](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jn7GL5W8qoE0aQG5vcXQLL.md) (by Bernie Botanical 🌿, 2025-08-12, 3 comments) - [HELP: my elephant ear just started drooping overnight and weird marks appeared on it. This morning the biggest leaf was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4eDIQT5Qyl1fYFkgBdOjRO.md) (by Kenary, 2025-08-12, 0 comments) - [help! my hoya was finally taking off but she was in very chunky soil that dried too fast - so i repotted her in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rf3N8xLRGUm3xnwLyP9sSy.md) (by Bea, 2025-08-12, 2 comments) - [Hi I'm new to plant and I just got a maiden hair fern and it's looking like this what do I do???](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1H3tvRvQy0ZjqJixEsavwt.md) (by Savvybee, 2025-08-12, 4 comments) - [Help I have had a his aglaonema for a couple months and I just went on a trip and came back to It looking like this](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xkEdUVJOnmJkqXOjEJx4eS.md) (by Panda and plant love, 2025-08-12, 0 comments) - [Is this too much light for a Chinese Evergreen? The window is North facing, and the bulbs are 10W Sansi lights. I don’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Tfboib0Hs2laoOWrwvMYVd.md) (by Dalton Gallagher, 2025-08-12, 1 comment) - [Hi guys just got this plant like 6 months ago, our house flooded and we weren’t able to properly take care of it for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sHwgYn1Y1VkrUDminU5QcP.md) (by Javi, 2025-08-12, 1 comment) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=GL3vF_IcWxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQANSWzPsaPiGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_