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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. 60011 members, 13104 posts

## Posts

- [Could I get some advice please? I recently had fruit-fly looking bugs in the soil of all my indoor plants. So I have…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650f7676beca0309f6e6481b.md) (by Ayris, 2023-09-23, 6 comments)
- [This is my beautiful bonsai. I was on holiday that was supposed to last a week but ended up being 3 weeks and I had no…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650f72f7d2e07e32e06d4398.md) (by Holly, 2023-09-23, 5 comments)
- [Hi, I found this fungus/mold coming out of the bottom of my Opuntia’s pot. Is it harmful and how can I get rid of it??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650f53677939847380c995ec.md) (by agehlhoff, 2023-09-23, 4 comments)
- [My schefflera plant Lovera is dying and I don't know what to do. I had her for 7 years and I may have over watered her…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650f4f7079398478a2c8d7a1.md) (by Kira, 2023-09-23, 2 comments)
- [I repotted this pearls and jade about a week ago and it’s leaves and stems have these spots on them and look like they…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650f3dd68657a757014597df.md) (by KatieAlaine, 2023-09-23, 1 comment)
- [Anyone have any advice for my poor string of pearls? I got her abt three weeks ago, did a bunch of research on…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650f22f675850b178a7a83c0.md) (by Jaelee, 2023-09-23, 6 comments)
- [Does anyone know why my mint is turning yellow?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650f21ad8e6af349c2eacfa9.md) (by Stormy, 2023-09-23, 1 comment)
- [Hey!! My cousin needs some help with her plant!! Any ideas?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650f1ce84ee28f3327fff7d0.md) (by CrazyBoutPlants17, 2023-09-23, 6 comments)
- [I’ve had this aloe for about a month now and I the conditions continues to get worse. I only water it when the soil is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650f1505eaf19789ec78a817.md) (by venusaur, 2023-09-23, 3 comments)
- [Hello All, I recently bought this jennie plant from home depot. It’s actually my first ever plant. But the leaves keep…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650ef52364359659633497aa.md) (by Arham, 2023-09-23, 6 comments)
- [I’ve had my Chinese money plant for about four months now. A couple months ago I noticed these teeny tiny little grey…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650e5f1cc3aa9cb97ed6e5fb.md) (by Mackenzie, 2023-09-23, 2 comments)
- [Any idea what could be wrong or what I should do? This is my white bird of paradise. Should I cut off the leaves?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650e49e7bb411e35e3d854cc.md) (by RocketsMom, 2023-09-23, 1 comment)
- [Does anyone have any idea why my succulent is dropping like this? I don’t think it’s a watering issue but it could be i…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650e2fa35f4c283b70026ff1.md) (by Cici, 2023-09-23, 3 comments)
- [Hi, Hope you are having a great day. I just got a dwarf banana plant (2 weeks ago) and it seems to be doing very bad…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650e0d373a12df2d71b360de.md) (by Miguel, 2023-09-22, 3 comments)
- [Can anyone help? I noticed the leaves on one of my Calathea have been curing up at the edges, looking at the plant i…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650e07e115962c4431d5500f.md) (by Dr Greenthumb, 2023-09-22, 4 comments)
- [Hi, I have a serious gnat fly problem. Got yellow sticky traps in every plant (around 24) and cider vinegar traps…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650dfa6379398429058bbe4a.md) (by TJ, 2023-09-22, 9 comments)
- [Hi my pink angel plant was doing fine. I checked on it yesterday and noticed some of the leaves fell off and some stems…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650de8b0e9e03eab17d3cd5d.md) (by Andrea, 2023-09-22, 1 comment)
- [Not sure what I’m doing wrong! I’ve had this plant for 3 years I’ve tried full and part sun, I’ve had him in humid…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650dc8ffbeca03e5e597ed68.md) (by JJ, 2023-09-22, 3 comments)
- [I cut this off my snake plant. It is the second leaf that has oozed like this. It seems to be very slow growing as the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650da581ab2cba3fc7b3cec5.md) (by Liz, 2023-09-22, 1 comment)
- [Hey guys. I know mushrooms are a sign of healthy soil but I’m not sure what to think of this. I added mulch to help…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/650da255ffe029e67394a14e.md) (by Elle Woods, 2023-09-22, 2 comments)

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