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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

- [I bought this pearls and Jade pothos just the other day on clearance, it had a lot of brown leaves and some yellowing.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ca785f7736c083ce3f4652.md) (by Haley K, 2023-08-02, 3 comments)
- [hi looking for advice!! i think this is an earth star, and i’ve had it for maybe 5 days. i took the first picture on…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ca4fac390a90355d1f71b7.md) (by meg, 2023-08-02, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone know what kind of pest would cause this kind of damage? If a pest at all? I’ve had spider mites in the past…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c9e0b2390a90443609167c.md) (by Ana, 2023-08-02, 6 comments)
- [Is it normal for my pothos to have the brown/black stuff on the stems?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c9da40757ede2b7f08e7d8.md) (by Brittany, 2023-08-02, 1 comment)
- [What’s going on with my hilo beauty? The leaves are curled in and out all different ways. I know the dead one is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c9d8ee8ac9bd32bd25ea5f.md) (by Brittany, 2023-08-02, 3 comments)
- [Hello people update on my Chinese money plant. It is officially dying and it has been declining for a few weeks now. Is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c9bf46a78ad9f55a991281.md) (by Kerby\_elayne, 2023-08-02, 4 comments)
- [What are these, they are down in the leaf, won’t wipe off and I don’t see anything crawling🥴](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c9b299757ede1741013bcb.md) (by Cindy Asby, 2023-08-02, 1 comment)
- [Not sure what’s going on with my Chinese Evergreen… seeing scarring on some stems. Not seeing any bugs… any ideas?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c9a7a1145464383e1d8faa.md) (by PlanterJared, 2023-08-02, 9 comments)
- [I bought this amazonia elephant ear on friday at walmart. it looked exactly like this when i grabbed it, and has shown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c99e48e4c827aceab951e9.md) (by Shyla, 2023-08-02, 4 comments)
- [Hello, can anyone help me ?🌱💕 I have 2 fiddle leaf fig trees here and Im latterly doing everything possible to keep…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c99481a4472eab80a8a6f0.md) (by Anna, 2023-08-01, 11 comments)
- [I’m so confused on whether or not this plant is slowly meeting her demise. First pic is the day I got her, second pic a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c98763172d96cb56431125.md) (by bailaiii, 2023-08-01, 5 comments)
- [Poop! Is this a spider mite????? 😰](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c981359800b03304475c84.md) (by Kitty, 2023-08-01, 4 comments)
- [ok my flamingo flower just keeps browning. i’ve already gotten her in the right soil and got her a bigger pot. is there…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c98110172d96e6a741d2b7.md) (by Nancy ♡, 2023-08-01, 6 comments)
- [🫣 does she have bugs? I thought she was so sad bc of the light I was giving but now i suspect bugs but haven’t been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c98037bccbe336d72ca1be.md) (by Kitty, 2023-08-01, 3 comments)
- [I think bitten more than can chew I’m not good with moonstones plants my has lost so many petals by accident and one…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c95859eaf934bec16e7a9b.md) (by FelixlovesKA, 2023-08-01, 4 comments)
- [Pls help I’m so confused by my jade plant 😭 when this started months ago I thought he was getting scorched from the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c949ad8ac9bdad3f07fb90.md) (by PlantCryptid, 2023-08-01, 3 comments)
- [I may have accidentally electrocuted Maggy with an electric swatter while trying to get a fungus gnat. This new leaf…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c93230ee9fee712b5cae91.md) (by Brandon \& Michelle, 2023-08-01, 7 comments)
- [Got a fiddle leaf fig and after a few days brown spots started showing up. Any ideas what could be causing this?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c93131bb257a55f0e47d61.md) (by Tony, 2023-08-01, 3 comments)
- [Anyone know what the issue is? I am most concerned about the black spots on the leaves in the center. These are from…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c91b29757ede6382e05c3a.md) (by Lazy Gardener, 2023-08-01, 2 comments)
- [Neem oil. How do you apply it? I dilute a concentrate with water (10%) and spray it on. After waiting a few minutes, I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c91a713b7d2369c0a98936.md) (by Lazy Gardener, 2023-08-01, 1 comment)

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