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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 have been watering my pothos and have been giving it a lot of light and it still hasn’t grown much even about 2 years…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a8ab1c9797793f0faf09b8.md) (by Melbii \<3, 2023-07-08, 7 comments)
- [Can you guys help me identify the pest in the pink circle? I have a leather fern I am nursing back to health. These…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a8a1d9449f7db1d4044eed.md) (by EeeBeeHee, 2023-07-07, 2 comments)
- [My song of India has this white film on all of its new growth. I have washed it off a couple times with water but I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a896adfc9c434ce0b7d4de.md) (by PothosPapa, 2023-07-07, 2 comments)
- [Anyone know what this is on my Coleus Rose Wizard? Is this blight? Some are bigger, some smaller. They’re a shiny…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a8844bbbc3afbc5454f962.md) (by ADDeejay, 2023-07-07, 3 comments)
- [Recently I brought this plant and the leaves are falling off at the bottom like it’s tall with no petals at the bottom…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a87ead99d1fc94a17cd07a.md) (by FelixlovesKA, 2023-07-07, 4 comments)
- [My crocodile fern has brown dots on a leaf or two and the leafs are floppy! Can anyone help please?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a86ef807c271097bcc2816.md) (by Ayanna, 2023-07-07, 2 comments)
- [any suggestions on how to help an over fertilized plant? i have a couple succulents that i over did and they’re all…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a86a7a97977967e2a1210f.md) (by 🪴lex🏵️, 2023-07-07, 4 comments)
- [Any recommendations on getting rid of fungus gnats? There are so many different remedies out there and I don’t know…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a80df43e403a095d6e4546.md) (by Cecilia Bo-Belia, 2023-07-07, 9 comments)
- [What can I do to help this fern? It’s been like this for about a year, dying back and then sprouting a few fronds.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a7bbfa725b0033aaa1dd65.md) (by Kirsty, 2023-07-07, 5 comments)
- [Just discovered veryyyy small round brown bugs climbing on the outside of my hoya pot. There was also some on the small…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a78475a2c4b5d966c97a38.md) (by Matti, 2023-07-07, 6 comments)
- [my mother of thousands plant has recently been repotted and the edges of the leaves are turning purple and wilting. i…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a783866132786cf40a1572.md) (by imani, 2023-07-07, 2 comments)
- [HELP!! Recently got my prayer plant and repotted it and its leaves wont stop turning yellow and curling! I’ve had to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a744e62d9a777e4026bbda.md) (by Plants\&theirMediums, 2023-07-06, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone know how to help my Chinese evergreen (Bj freeman)? This is my largest and favorite plant that I’ve had for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a735bd5e73592e59403477.md) (by Katie, 2023-07-06, 3 comments)
- [What is the best spray for leaffolders on eastern redbud tree? Zone 7a. Thanks.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a72e4f35b73d5772ae728b.md) (by Karen, 2023-07-06, 0 comments)
- [So after the information received here about my poor parlor palm, I was determined to save her despite the permanent…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a6f9be68d2a18065878994.md) (by Melissa, 2023-07-06, 2 comments)
- [Hello! My plant has little bugs crawling in it. The roots have some kind of stuff on it. Lol Im new to this and I don’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a6e1f891e3130980b54f50.md) (by Kay Bee, 2023-07-06, 7 comments)
- [HELP!! I found this guy flying around some of my plants is this just a regular fly or some sort of pest that will…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a6d51ac904620813b1f82b.md) (by ☆ bridget ☆, 2023-07-06, 3 comments)
- [Bought this beautiful monstera but it seems to be drooping quite a bit and not getting better. Any recommendations!?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a6cc3ec9046263c0b03988.md) (by Mia, 2023-07-06, 1 comment)
- [My spider plant that had been beautifully full and healthy is drooping and turning yellow from the top down. I had to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a6c7c46f5200b6bd319a2a.md) (by Maia, 2023-07-06, 6 comments)
- [does anyone know why my money plant is suddenly becoming very textured? lots of little bumps and very rough around the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64a6c385725b0083326d6007.md) (by alex, 2023-07-06, 0 comments)

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