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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. 59949 members, 13074 posts

## Posts

- [Hello everyone, I hope you are all having a wonderful day! My day has just gotten a bit better a friend who said she is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rnY17m8yKTLKPMFj3gtKO4.md) (by Springvision, 2025-06-09, 9 comments)
- [I planted these Blackhawk’s Bug Bluestem perennial grasses and they are very unhappy. Can someone give advice on how to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0CnfcBfBwj1JJCDf4zKVJf.md) (by Aubrey, 2025-06-09, 0 comments)
- [Hi. This morning during routine plant chores I found this curled leaf with webbing and spider mites on it. I've treated…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1slOMr6Y1LVMPatEF9p0mG.md) (by Mekare, 2025-06-09, 5 comments)
- [I planted some sugar pumpkins in late April to early May in solo cups. But a few weeks ago I accidentally dropped them…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Ik3NWtR9FZO7sdkoOZa58N.md) (by Grace, 2025-06-09, 0 comments)
- [Just wanted to share a few non chemical tips for getting rid of fungus gnats! My soil bins got majorly infested with…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QTNhJjWGwRBVI3PpCJrGaA.md) (by Josie, 2025-06-09, 0 comments)
- [does anyone know why the leaves on my aloe at the bottom keep turning red/orange/yellow and drying up and then I have…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aUPtFU2m8ILHsnhTxSC18T.md) (by 🍄🌿✨, 2025-06-09, 1 comment)
- [More babies wow 😍😍](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cMQZRIvXSfwRoAtcBr7CQt.md) (by Joana, 2025-06-09, 0 comments)
- [Help with Venus fly trap I just bought from Lowe’s](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8eyPPMT5kPH7IxCHXxV3eS.md) (by Jamie, 2025-06-09, 1 comment)
- [I’m trying to grow some Bonsai Lotus plants, and everything seemed fine until it rained last weekend, then I started…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DfOg7hI5Vrlq9sQFl2fB8I.md) (by Jay D, 2025-06-09, 8 comments)
- [One of the leaves of my plant seemed to be dead but some slimy, oey, goey stuff came out of the leaf 🍃 What should I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gicsfO34gAjS3bmPnaDt70.md) (by @Vicky’s Plantas 🌱, 2025-06-08, 6 comments)
- [Need suggestions please. My monstera was overwatered and drowning. I repotted it with fresh potting soil, mixed in some…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lmf5qLsEGjSLpG1wVOcd1p.md) (by WC, 2025-06-08, 3 comments)
- [Hi guys! I think my Tí plant has been a bit sick. First, noticed she had spider mites and have been treating her with…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BuFSfYu1puc0FM2cilXYKc.md) (by klineo, 2025-06-08, 1 comment)
- [I saw a couple (not many) gnats by my money tree and I’m low-key freaking out thinking it may be the beginning of an…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cm6Ti8zatnKplW3MWVgCZO.md) (by Miranda, 2025-06-08, 2 comments)
- [Help☹️ Everytime my Hoya Krimsom Queen buds a new white leaf, it shrivels up and falls off before maturing. She’s done…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9HituJiLkAgFN7nZ7x0vYW.md) (by Peezy, 2025-06-08, 1 comment)
- [My gardenia has mealy bugs and the leaves are turning yellow. I used insecticidal soap and pruned off the infected…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9FnAPb2fGYMx9s5S8HGaKz.md) (by Ahhhh56, 2025-06-08, 6 comments)
- [Just got this dragonscale alocasia. Unfortunately, it isn’t doing too well and I noticed it has a mealy bug problem. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HCbHjxj0vRVuQp7PKmguUL.md) (by Violette, 2025-06-08, 1 comment)
- [I am trying to propagate a bunch of Sunpatients from my mother plant. The propagations are growing rather quickly but…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/m1BaMoR6xdKO5bFOnaRArL.md) (by Ryanash28, 2025-06-08, 4 comments)
- [I have a desert rose that I pruned because it was wilting. It’s been two months, it hasn’t grown and it hasn’t died,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TXIZhQ6F41llFTj9A0Jugu.md) (by John L, 2025-06-08, 4 comments)
- [Just got an alocasia for the first time ever. Her soil pH, draining, light, watering, etc are all great. Was gone for a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RQZ1TMHA8sWH4hvHcU3TQj.md) (by Emnem.22, 2025-06-08, 1 comment)
- [What are these tiny bugs? They are crawling all over the soil. Please help!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6xULEn4GlpuoGB64VILLab.md) (by Laura, 2025-06-08, 2 comments)

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