--- 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. 59931 members, 13063 posts ## Posts - [Hi! What is this pink root thing at the bottom of my Chinese Money Plant (Pilea)? Is it a pup? Thanks!šŸ«¶šŸ»](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UDYpFfpq6HqqEZyKei4x9W.md) (by Camy, 2025-12-12, 3 comments) - [I have lots of green healthy leafs but also a few brown and crusty ones! Is it because I am using tap water?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CiAiMixvfLdDPPQMYKooD7.md) (by Love, 2025-12-12, 7 comments) - [Spider plants leaves have been yellowing. I thought she was in a spot with too much sun but that wasnā€™t the case. Sheā€™sā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ubZg6f75eqoMEVouaoSU08.md) (by Kayla, 2025-12-12, 9 comments) - [Money tree is losing leaves. They are browning/yellowing and dropping. I had her tucked in this spot where she gotā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RGiwaYJ3tEqjaTofL2iG6l.md) (by Kayla, 2025-12-12, 1 comment) - [Have i killed my birds nest fern??? I overwatered it some weeks ago, since tipped excess water out and really minimallyā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/shgVyln8xbLPEVq5WWBbwc.md) (by El, 2025-12-12, 3 comments) - [These grey spots appeared on the leaves of my philodendron overnight. They donā€™t wipe off so I donā€™t think itā€™s mildew.ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/tFFtbVNLbSpTGM359UjDUr.md) (by Nisa19, 2025-12-11, 2 comments) - [Does any body know what this is on my hibiscus plant???](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xj6JOF72WnCwuTk0P2nXGn.md) (by Smallbeetoes, 2025-12-11, 5 comments) - [Hi there, Iā€™ve had this rubber for a long ole time now. I gave it itā€™s first trim this year to promote new branchingā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2PQhZ1OQo9A3IXoISa4fLa.md) (by sam, 2025-12-11, 3 comments) - [Hello! a couple of months ago my white fusion started getting a little crunchy- there no pests or anything so iā€™m notā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lVIIXMuXedThRpdNYBjbhi.md) (by Poppy, 2025-12-10, 8 comments) - [Finally switched Ever to hydroponic after months of constant root rot. This is my first time switching a plant fromā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gSaGdm3pQyzzXUNyRusNWR.md) (by Dalton Gallagher, 2025-12-10, 8 comments) - [What do I do I feel like my TI plant is dying every week a new leaf is turning brown. Also when I watered it I foundā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6JK7AhvfULzEMTfxR9BmmH.md) (by Bridy, 2025-12-10, 1 comment) - [My Alocasia dragon scale has been very unhappy and has started to kill off leaves. Suspecting overwatering, but unsureā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5xBoD4gi4SWoKa0VoKLEP4.md) (by PetRock, 2025-12-10, 8 comments) - [Starting to droop and killed off leaves at the bottom watered her today. What can I do to help her?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/esaIv6Yj6m0zpgSfjHbCF5.md) (by MaisysHotMom, 2025-12-10, 3 comments) - [Starting to look discolored and had mold I scrapped off. What should I do to make it happy?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DviRdUuJls7kxB5I99Rt6L.md) (by MaisysHotMom, 2025-12-10, 6 comments) - [GNATS! I woke up and discovered that gnats, amd what looks like some white mold, have invaded one pf my cactus combos.ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rA7lelpzEbWIXYHtrjuOwx.md) (by MK, 2025-12-10, 3 comments) - [So I was hoping this would disappear on its own, but my peach tree is visibly sick and has been producing less peachesā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SPQkrtnq4LayC7ksF4Rig6.md) (by Cameron\_407, 2025-12-10, 4 comments) - [Hiya everyone! I come to the plant council for advice. I want to be able to periodically mist \& wipe my plants with aā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/P6jnyBjYVkcvHoWQpyopV7.md) (by šŸŽ²SunmothšŸ”, 2025-12-09, 3 comments) - [Hey guys, whatā€™s wrong with my pilea? The leaves are falling off but there is still new growth šŸ˜¢](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NlgroKTdHn4R49vT5DnZEW.md) (by Anisha, 2025-12-09, 2 comments) - [What does all this look like to you? Over water or pest issue?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/OU9HyvUWU4rzW3lykHTAFP.md) (by Kaley, 2025-12-09, 4 comments) - [Can anyone help me with my Thai constellation monstera? I repotted to a chunky aroid mix on 11/20 and it seems to beā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/owpuIvDk8vkaR65JqB9Eja.md) (by Syd C, 2025-12-09, 2 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=mNTPbV1-fxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQAlDJRZoz_iGA) --- _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_