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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. 59955 members, 13077 posts

## Posts

- [Hi everyone! I have 3ZZ plants I bought recently that were combined into one pot and they were really root bound. A few…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MiORFLkVtuM4m4zZZdiwIE.md) (by Emily Ann, 2025-05-03, 7 comments)
- [I’ve had this Ruby Red Rubber plant for about a year now and there has been no new growth on her. If anything, most of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/efoTx5rcARb19NtCQxazvm.md) (by page\_mackenzie, 2025-05-03, 10 comments)
- [accidentally ripped some of of the skin off of this stem and maybe a little of a possible new leaf😔…does it look like…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/WBSChEDhvLrQ8UQHFg6R2r.md) (by loccednwla, 2025-05-03, 3 comments)
- [My Chelsea Hoya keeps dropping leaves like this. Just moved her to be closer to the window, would too much sun cause…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lxItK0i3UCByVv9L8HlYB8.md) (by Plant Mama, 2025-05-02, 2 comments)
- [What is going on? My arrowhead plant’s leaves have been brown spotted and shriveled for a long time. I don’t know what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3T90Bu89E9pCgz9gggOK61.md) (by Oksana 🥎🍦🌱, 2025-05-02, 6 comments)
- [My poor weeping fig. It lost all of its leaves in the fall and now they are still not coming back](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1MWHlNlMrDxC47HawPYyFv.md) (by Oksana 🥎🍦🌱, 2025-05-02, 3 comments)
- [What is this white mold(?) or fungus(?) that appeared overnight in my raised bed? It puffs when touched and released a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/K2z9g4ZfeBCIK9HAGotcrW.md) (by Gigi, 2025-05-02, 2 comments)
- [Hi everyone, I’m on my 8 hour drive home from college and I’m halfway done, but some of my plants got sunburnt :(((( I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NVBQvWOgwXVp5pCBswnak9.md) (by Karsen, 2025-05-02, 2 comments)
- [Hi guys im pretty new to plants and i have a couple monstera which soil gets mildew/mold on top even tho i repotted…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MSc5xiQW4KYRmiIe3ChoRY.md) (by GreenMommy, 2025-05-02, 5 comments)
- [HELP ME! My umbrella tree plant is on it’s 3rd attempt at growing a new leaf. You can see in the picture that the first…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gmpb0K7yagNTo26dtVM9Xx.md) (by Ray, 2025-05-02, 3 comments)
- [Not sure what’s wrong 🤔 I got this baby tears plant a couple months ago. It has been doing fine up until a couple…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QFYfCYW2wXTHP0xhkVfNMX.md) (by Planta Newbie, 2025-05-02, 2 comments)
- [🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 HELP! brand new to plant care and bubbles the banana plant is nawttt good, im not sure if you’re able to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cLb0P9XPLBXF1NMAY5cSpQ.md) (by ldeezy, 2025-05-02, 16 comments)
- [I just got this plant, it was a gift. Not sure how to fix this.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3pUhDZ4St7Flk8UgVVkL1H.md) (by Cely, 2025-05-02, 6 comments)
- [HELP!!! My new beautiful Begonia is sick. What should I do????](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VF96J7dIl4HaLuzCspcOhX.md) (by Muddled Limes🍋‍🟩, 2025-05-02, 4 comments)
- [Got this string of pearls only a month ago. The soil is wet but the roots seem to be drying. Whole strings are starting…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fB04E0Ta8HLYWdWAqpzFF1.md) (by Planta member, 2025-05-02, 5 comments)
- [Anyone know how to tell if a root has root rot?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TXm0FpFzvHkHdjcvgsh8HE.md) (by Emily Ann, 2025-05-01, 2 comments)
- [Hey all!! I’m very new to the plant community, and I have a baby rubber plant here, when my boyfriend bought it for me…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/auKaS2rbrJhJey4KNWBlTA.md) (by natalyn, 2025-05-01, 2 comments)
- [Too much sun or too much or little water? I dont know I’m a new plant mom](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GmE8tyjlHs7NYEqqmJT0wC.md) (by Yanni, 2025-05-01, 3 comments)
- [Any thoughts on why my philodendron has a yellowing leaf?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KK5HqPC8kiGypmWNdVuhWy.md) (by barbara1321, 2025-05-01, 5 comments)
- [Just noticed this damage on the back of a calathea. Looks like water damage but I’m not sure. Two larger leaves have…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QP7HsLVHY6I99mMMcehFEG.md) (by RootHappy, 2025-05-01, 7 comments)

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