--- 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" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/pestsDiseasesAndProblems.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) # 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. 60003 members, 13099 posts ## Posts - [Hello! Can someone please help me with my basil plant? When I bought it last month, the leaves were a little shriveled…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/655b7c809087217374e682ba.md) (by Kathryn, 2023-11-20, 7 comments) - [Hey so this little guy is really sad right now… anybody know why?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/655b7c7f908721acb2e68291.md) (by Lolly, 2023-11-20, 4 comments) - [I had both these plants (Money tree and Fiddle leaf fig) for just a week after my old plants died. I have no clue what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/655b045db3f764ae470c2090.md) (by zuhleesah, 2023-11-20, 6 comments) - [My dieffenbachia is dying and I have no clue why or not to stop it. It was looking pretty rough so I used the dr Planta…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/655ae1719a962c2eab8b2853.md) (by Izzy\_404, 2023-11-20, 7 comments) - [My panda plant has never thrived.. he previously dropped SO many leaves and if you touch him they will fall off. He’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/655a98c60822076c64f16c0b.md) (by Laurel, 2023-11-19, 9 comments) - [(This is a new account) dose this aloe need a new pot?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/655a82319a962ca519819527.md) (by Rhaine, 2023-11-19, 2 comments) - [my plant used to be growing so many leaves now it’s lost 3 in the last few weeks and isn’t growing anymore i don’t know…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/655a5a2b57adee49a826c6ea.md) (by kensie, 2023-11-19, 10 comments) - [Mold seems to be growing on the soil and now on those adventitious roots towards the bottom :( what is the best way to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/655a3c38402cd01bcf3a3772.md) (by Plantastic, 2023-11-19, 10 comments) - [best way to get rid of spider mites on elephant ears? i feel like no matter what they keep coming back!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65594d2924908fe43910bad6.md) (by hadleighk, 2023-11-18, 6 comments) - [My silver inch doesn’t seem happy, loads of brown leaves ☹️ anyone know what could cause the issue? Im finding it hard…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65591c9952382c2e661de194.md) (by The Blue House, 2023-11-18, 4 comments) - [Mealy bugs](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6559121d57adee26c109c342.md) (by Mason, 2023-11-18, 0 comments) - [Are they too late to save?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6558ef8534d2f73cd769e266.md) (by amandanwad, 2023-11-18, 3 comments) - [Does anyone know what I should do? Almost all her leaves have grown tips or fading green color. She was root bound,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6558e2f6fb28b76a16f74851.md) (by Nectar, 2023-11-18, 2 comments) - [Pls help me my beautiful plant is dyinggggg](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6558c56d34d2f78e01632010.md) (by Bella, 2023-11-18, 2 comments) - [Just found an explosion of spider mites on one of my miniature rose plants… only just looked at it the other day and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6558b61ab3f7647c85cfbf71.md) (by super hans, 2023-11-18, 3 comments) - [I have tried to google but I can’t seem to find anything on the subject. I have about 12 plants, 4 in my office and the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/655818a547fe6a02aa2859ea.md) (by Christina, 2023-11-18, 0 comments) - [Yesterday I noticed one of my flaming Katy had some soggy leaves that were falling off and I looked closer and realized…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65580c16fb28b797a5e63a8a.md) (by Katherine, 2023-11-18, 2 comments) - [Anyone know what’s happening with my zebra plant? The inside arms are burnt and a few of them have a red tint to them.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6557f78f45e07ce9372139e2.md) (by Kari, 2023-11-17, 4 comments) - [Does anyone have any tips on getting rid of mealy bugs? Things are looking pretty dire for this hibiscus.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6557d9296f8ab321b28f8cd2.md) (by Linnaeus, 2023-11-17, 6 comments) - [Had purchased petunia (Peace lily) around a month ago was doing amazing until 2 days ago where I noticed the petal…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6557d82024908fe2d9e8af75.md) (by Cultish Delight, 2023-11-17, 2 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=wNEfwJ6FmBdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQDg9zc-mSzmGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_