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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. 60012 members, 13104 posts

## Posts

- [I need help with my corn plant Dead A$$. I’ve had him for 3 years and I repotted him in March. He’s been blooming…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64767769cdeb4a0e0bdac907.md) (by Green Eyes, 2023-05-30, 0 comments)
- [I just got this Fern about 2 weeks ago and this started happening. My first Fern lasted over a year, this second one is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6476586420ef4082a3360fd2.md) (by New Plant Mom 11, 2023-05-30, 3 comments)
- [Picked up this monstera from Trader Joe’s last week. Had a small case of root rot, so I trimmed suspect roots, repotted…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64762e4eba841e1ba20e3b05.md) (by Jubi, 2023-05-30, 2 comments)
- [My asparagus fern has funnily enough been one of my most challenging plants. I have it sitting on a pebble tray now in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64760d26cdeb4afcd6ca33c9.md) (by Abigail, 2023-05-30, 2 comments)
- [Came in today from a 3 day vacation to yellow stalks :( I don’t understand. I thought these were the perfect plants for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6475ee1d4f87f73a2cf4db6b.md) (by BGizzle, 2023-05-30, 1 comment)
- [Why why why?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6475dfc4d7e36c04a45fcb0f.md) (by Tonya, 2023-05-30, 5 comments)
- [Hahahaha! My peace lily pitiful! Any suggestions?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6475de69e7486c80aa45a35a.md) (by Tonya, 2023-05-30, 3 comments)
- [I recently got this plant and it just started showing these spots on the leafs? Does anyone know what may be causing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647556d77a708629b1cad881.md) (by Trevor, 2023-05-30, 3 comments)
- [Noticed this spot on my alocasia. Any ideas? Thank you in advance :)](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647548b180b5f418799a334a.md) (by Laura, 2023-05-30, 2 comments)
- [Hello! I’ve had this cactus for nearly 3 years now and in the past few months it’s started to look a little worse for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6475358080b5f411a19757ac.md) (by Anna, 2023-05-29, 3 comments)
- [I was advised to “behead” my jade plant due to stretching. I let the cutting callous over for a few days then replanted…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647525cf7a708659c5c3d2de.md) (by Nichole, 2023-05-29, 0 comments)
- [Anybody know why my leaves are dying? They get powderery and fall off. Still flowering (though will cut do it focuses…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647515bd7a70865dbac19835.md) (by Monstera\_Man, 2023-05-29, 4 comments)
- [Hi all! I got this bromeliad a few months ago has been doing well until recently. It is currently in a south facing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6475018c2c59f43862ca84a2.md) (by AceLove, 2023-05-29, 3 comments)
- [Hi there! First post. Am a big fan of this corn plant that I adopted. Repotted it last year and it was incredibly root…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6474f050cdeb4a5870a2de7d.md) (by Harry, 2023-05-29, 1 comment)
- [I put this little air plant in water like I usually do but I left and came back and it had sunk. It is a few days later…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6474e8ca41806b0ad6e39194.md) (by Lily, 2023-05-29, 1 comment)
- [I bought this triostar at my local nursery and noticed brown crisp edges and lots of dry white spots. I thought the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6474c67880b5f485f386ddac.md) (by Marie, 2023-05-29, 6 comments)
- [help!! fungus gnat?? i found this guy in the water of some of my propagations (drinking) and immediately put out a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6474ac1fba841e3220d6f062.md) (by kaela 🌚🧌🪷, 2023-05-29, 2 comments)
- [Hi everyone! I have an old fashioned bleeding heart plant that has been struggling since I got it from the nursery. It…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6474a49c8565ab250dee486a.md) (by Lucy, 2023-05-29, 0 comments)
- [Hello, my fiddle is losing leaves (one every few weeks), it is not creating any more. I have it in front of a window…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6474a08841806b3b76d87404.md) (by Fiddle losing leaves, 2023-05-29, 0 comments)
- [What are these and how do I get rid of them?? Pink Arrowhead plant.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64743626e7486c7b170ba248.md) (by Torizzle, 2023-05-29, 1 comment)

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