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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. 59991 members, 13094 posts

## Posts

- [Hi guys! Can someone help me out here with this monstera. The edges are becoming yellow and the leaves are much lighter…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lBlH3rDURzmdrEl3NWa3eQ.md) (by Ruben, 2024-07-14, 13 comments)
- [My beautiful girl summer has been fine for 6 months. And all the sudden this is happening. Please help. I don’t know…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7-4_PfEpSaaXCODVNZ0WoQ.md) (by Poison\_ivy, 2024-07-14, 10 comments)
- [We need HELP!!! First our mint, now our coleus, the gnats are crazy!!! And this is while they are INDOORS!!!!! We had…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ad64vV0WTAKYqmX6NKqFYg.md) (by Molly, 2024-07-14, 3 comments)
- [My prayer plant was really happy when I first got it, I haven’t changed anything but its leaves are yellowing and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vvZnw9ogRo-f7V9iB9Qjtg.md) (by Dallas, 2024-07-14, 7 comments)
- [Just bought this Jade and Pearl Pothos from HEB… Anyone know what kind of bug this is/how to get rid of it? Whoever…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_Kj4PP6NRpOYmqSoh97BGQ.md) (by Emma, 2024-07-14, 4 comments)
- [Anything I should do to this growth on my watermelon leaves? It is spreading some but the new plant growth is out…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/teUl90vURkWZQWoZ4Zz1UA.md) (by Dominico, 2024-07-14, 1 comment)
- [My peace lily flowers are turning brown on the edges. Is it because of too much or too little sunlight or watering? Any…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eVS-2zpwRjiAaelxtvhhjg.md) (by New plant owner, 2024-07-14, 5 comments)
- [Please help! My plants leaves are curling and I don’t know what to do.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UxDj7oyCQce8UjqQ8_-KEw.md) (by Emmy, 2024-07-14, 3 comments)
- [SOS I kept my little succulents in my bedroom for about 6 months and then I foolishly put them outside without…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aWBEzuZ3QgqcP1eQg2Nf0Q.md) (by Jaime, 2024-07-13, 0 comments)
- [Hello, There is something like a fungus growing on my jade plant exactly where the leaves grow. Can someone please help…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/h7Vu9duYRRSu-fb9_juUow.md) (by New plant owner, 2024-07-13, 8 comments)
- [help 😭 my favorite plant (porcelain hoya) is COVERED in mealy bugs.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zK6MgZftSdyfmvM-D68YyA.md) (by mals, 2024-07-13, 8 comments)
- [I noticed my Lady Valentine wasn’t doing as well as I hoped. The bottom leaves were fading. I dug through the soil to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KgKt8m2-Slub23Coxb3HQA.md) (by Jordan, 2024-07-13, 3 comments)
- [I have a money tree that seems to be growing pretty happily but has lost quite a few leaves in the middle. You can see…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DNxQHjb5Roeun55qAzjZkg.md) (by Myr, 2024-07-13, 0 comments)
- [Underwatered? Overwatered? I watered every week and a half to two weeks. I followed planta instructions and I don’t get…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/shau2fR2S2-WWgQanJ4SeA.md) (by Spencer, 2024-07-13, 6 comments)
- [Overwatered? Underwater? How can I tell? I let it rest for a week and it still looks like this. I watered once every…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7kKanv6yQyy8JL0zzlmT4A.md) (by Spencer, 2024-07-13, 1 comment)
- [Off on vacation and left my sister to care for my plants and she sends me these pictures. Severely concerned ❤️](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lcvGV-oST72bnzXDG9EBHQ.md) (by Mphmike, 2024-07-13, 1 comment)
- [what are these spots on my monstera? i just repotted it almost a week ago. the roots were dense and circling, so i had…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yZL_o5UXT8mO5zmRJ9HsoA.md) (by Lily, 2024-07-13, 7 comments)
- [no more roots, all shriveled up and very pale. how do we save her?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Qv_Dod8tRRq-UVaCWVQdag.md) (by plantmother, 2024-07-13, 6 comments)
- [Grandma took care of my plants while I was away and I noticed this on it, what should I do? Should I just toss the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DSwwwPm8TGKogMx78Gn9qQ.md) (by Violette, 2024-07-13, 11 comments)
- [I have really neglected this orchid, now I’m trying to bring it back. Do you think it’s salvageable? I believe it’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/IPAAiBiFRlmpB7zCmVK-kA.md) (by Blute, 2024-07-13, 10 comments)

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