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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. 60007 members, 13100 posts

## Posts

- [Need some advice/help! My cactus has been slowly dwindling since I’ve had it for over a year. Any recommendations on…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65300de18862d0640b5bed09.md) (by Jenny Murphy, 2023-10-18, 8 comments)
- [What's going on here? I keep pinching off any leaves that have black spots. Advice?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652fd96f43a0cad61de7c9d2.md) (by Monicakay, 2023-10-18, 0 comments)
- [my aloe vera doesn’t look so healthy any advice on why this might be the case?? the colour difference between plant a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652f9c18d9ea455953ef459f.md) (by ☆ bridget ☆, 2023-10-18, 8 comments)
- [My alocasia wentii has this weird markings on the stem, occasionally. Tried to scrape it off from another stem earlier…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652f16a1fbb770344431d65c.md) (by SS, 2023-10-17, 0 comments)
- [I’ve started seeing these dark spots on my bird of paradise. I haven’t seen any pests. Any idea what this could be? I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652ecf8da1898057320ec00d.md) (by Abi’s Plants, 2023-10-17, 0 comments)
- [Recently reported an extremely root bound monstera - bought from a grad student who had never repotted it - and its…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652e1c3a6da87b81d5c20928.md) (by Luke, 2023-10-17, 5 comments)
- [Hi! What are these white feathery things on my soil? My Kalanchoe succulent started dying recently but I am not sure…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652d871e6201e92754aa5505.md) (by Plant, 2023-10-16, 5 comments)
- [I am extremely new to plants. A couple of days ago I bought some plants and did not check for pests beforehand. How…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652d68485d86f6db4ba0b7bc.md) (by Grizzly, 2023-10-16, 8 comments)
- [Help! Mealy bugs are on my Hoyas. So far I’ve used neem oil and water, dish soap, \& rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652d49d9814d4337981c7af8.md) (by Mary A., 2023-10-16, 2 comments)
- [I feel insane rn I found thrips on a new plant I got (from a ‘pest-free’ plant swap :) ) they were cuttings of a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c6fbe472975398a52bd25.md) (by Tay, 2023-10-15, 2 comments)
- [What are these brown spots? I bought this plant and they were already there but I feel like more are popping up? I also…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c6805f942b12177624885.md) (by SproutBabe, 2023-10-15, 3 comments)
- [Hello! My Chinese money plant has been doing so amazingly ever since I got it a couple months ago, but if you look at…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c5e08e5e87d773d204bb8.md) (by Mela430, 2023-10-15, 2 comments)
- [Hi! I have a string of pearls plant, I watered it about 2 maybe 3 weeks ago, and it’s started looking like this ? Not…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c5023e5e87d64271dc579.md) (by Jodie, 2023-10-15, 3 comments)
- [What are these hard white spots on my elephant bush?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c46dc472975032b4b7f09.md) (by Cindy Asby, 2023-10-15, 1 comment)
- [Should I water this cactus plant? I watered it about two weeks ago. Planta says to water it in 17 days.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c40f003913e57359d3366.md) (by Rhaine, 2023-10-15, 6 comments)
- [Should I pick these brown things off? I already picked about three off should I pick them all off? Its a corn plant](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c3fe68d68af4ab84c75e4.md) (by Rhaine, 2023-10-15, 3 comments)
- [Update on the the Cordyline… this worm thing came out of if… it looks like a centipede? Could this be whats causing the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c2f0e8c9c33ebac604c29.md) (by 𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂, 2023-10-15, 3 comments)
- [Heyy, I go t a majesty palm 3 months ago it was replanted in a big 50 cm planter. It didn’t have a drainage at first…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c27245ffc9e52da526e7e.md) (by Azin, 2023-10-15, 6 comments)
- [Any ideas whats wrong with this corn plant? Please help! Thanks](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c125c7f9be5a027f3105e.md) (by 𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂, 2023-10-15, 3 comments)
- [This is really gross! There are loads of tiny bugs on my fern plant and I don’t know how to get rid of them. Any ideas?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/652c0dd4c0cdc27e89b22bdd.md) (by Richard, 2023-10-15, 5 comments)

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