--- 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. 59926 members, 13060 posts ## Posts - [HELP! I put my dolphin necklace in the greenhouse and think I totally scorched it šŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø Is there any saving it?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646e37e7cdeb4a2222b04433.md) (by Laeni, 2023-05-24, 4 comments) - [My Ficus keeps losing leaves due to an unknown reason. The leaves turn yellow, and then brown, and then to theā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646d71a9b8252c396791a2a7.md) (by CrazyBoutPlants17, 2023-05-24, 6 comments) - [Iā€™m not sure why my plantā€™s leaves are shriveling like this, is there anything i can do to help it?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646d365ce7486cf1c40f1a04.md) (by š™¼ššŠšš›ššœā€, 2023-05-23, 4 comments) - [Just got back from vacation, and my plants were a mess. Mushrooms were all over the yard, two of my plantsā€™ had moldyā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646d06b20af6fcc226d7694f.md) (by Fern \<3, 2023-05-23, 1 comment) - [Does anyone know some good tricks/tips for getting rid of thrips? I just found some on my dutch clover.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646cc53b80b5f40c4f654789.md) (by Ada, 2023-05-23, 4 comments) - [Hello!! Iā€™ve had a blueberry plant since April and all the flowers fell off and it still hasnā€™t produced anyā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646bbe5480b5f4163b3e93d1.md) (by Laurel šŸ¦‹, 2023-05-22, 5 comments) - [Monstera with 3 leaves but not a large plant. What causes black grow on a leaf?? Think its root rot or over watering.ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646b8e9ad733d14f1bc09f7c.md) (by Dianne K, 2023-05-22, 2 comments) - [Hi everyone! My plumeria is growing beautiful this year, but I noticed this brown spot on some leaves (not all of them)ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646b7216fb17edc8374fad8e.md) (by Jahzeel, 2023-05-22, 2 comments) - [šŸ˜¢ My pepper plants arenā€™t doing well. I googled it and found out that it was most likely phytophthora blight. Iā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646aae8afb17edf4c233ba0e.md) (by Lotus biscuits, 2023-05-21, 3 comments) - [I have decided to let Ginger, my mint plant, go. I am moving her to the graveyard, because of her critical condition.ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646aa3bc8565abd83781ff0a.md) (by Sadkidonlamp, 2023-05-21, 5 comments) - [I moved my Cucumbers into real ground, because someone said that they were too crowded, and I think that was a mistakeā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646a70059dbc3d7f86c773fe.md) (by šŸ¦§āœØTotoroāœØšŸ¦§, 2023-05-21, 4 comments) - [African milk tree- I got this at a plant swap and saw this mark/area. Should I be worried?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646a6655cdeb4a176d21595a.md) (by Bennydcumberpc, 2023-05-21, 4 comments) - [Hey! Newbie plant mom here- this is a phal orchid. Some of the flowers are wilting and the leaves look like theyā€™reā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646a46e9fb17ed256624264b.md) (by Lily, 2023-05-21, 6 comments) - [I do not know why the leaves are turning yellow? Can you help?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646a3bee8565abeb71721d60.md) (by Ros, 2023-05-21, 4 comments) - [Can someone tell me what these little black bugs are on my hibiscus plant and suggestions of the best way ofā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64694d5f9729ec6c5bc28694.md) (by Kris, 2023-05-20, 4 comments) - [Hi, I just bought this wandering dude a few days ago and repotted it because it was too big but it was very hard to doā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6469304d41806be56937dee2.md) (by Paula Leon, 2023-05-20, 4 comments) - [I have a purple tradescantia zebra a and the more it grows the more green it becomes. Is this some kind or variegationā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/646910ffd7e36c6dbb8e5bb1.md) (by Perry, 2023-05-20, 4 comments) - [This is ginger. She is a mint plant. ( I named all my mint after other herbs \& spices) I had pulled her from the yardā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64690e1689530e7977fdcbaf.md) (by Sadkidonlamp, 2023-05-20, 2 comments) - [anyone have any tips for orchids? this is my first time and some of the leaves have already turned yellow and haveā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6468ec8a80b5f40354d70143.md) (by Emma, 2023-05-20, 7 comments) - [I have a hanging sword fern and the birds just wonā€™t leave it alone. Iā€™ve tried the peppermint cottonballs, Iā€™ve triedā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6467958bcdeb4accb3bce5a4.md) (by Willy, 2023-05-19, 5 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=AAvF5QCVYBdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQCr8kVqGBLiGA) --- _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_