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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

- [A few weeks ago I posted about my large fiddle leaf fig that I bought from someone and within 2 days it dropped all of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65199b3136bdcbeeba9821f8.md) (by KirbysKorner, 2023-10-01, 4 comments)
- [Help why is this leaf yellowing? I water with filtered water when top inch is dry and keep the plant 8 feet from an…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65197708ae4ae37a8a4a91b5.md) (by bvx, 2023-10-01, 4 comments)
- [PEST OR PARANOID? Is this a pest or a fleck of nothing? I saw it and dismissed it as a fleck of nothing, so I threw it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651976d315962cd88fe16d82.md) (by JedBeanstalk, 2023-10-01, 2 comments)
- [Why is my money tree base like this? Is it rotting?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65197217ab2cbac431d2168c.md) (by Xavier Deaton, 2023-10-01, 3 comments)
- [My Peace Lily has blackening leaves! I’ll try to get a pic if I can… but what’s going on?!?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65194afa36bdcb8f32881b2d.md) (by Fern \<3, 2023-10-01, 2 comments)
- [My poor lemon tree is sick… the lemons have black spots all over them. What is the cure ?!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65190e17c3aa9c4257c6d406.md) (by Sick lemon tree, 2023-10-01, 0 comments)
- [My silver nerve has leaves that are SUPER curled. To cut them off or not cut them off? They are healthy though.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6518f4f3c3aa9cfc26c2a7d3.md) (by jedijae, 2023-10-01, 1 comment)
- [Anyone know what’s going on with my Ficus Audrey? I don’t know what’s happening, and all the leaves are falling off and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6518be0ec3aa9c1211b8dd2a.md) (by CrazyBoutPlants17, 2023-10-01, 1 comment)
- [please help why are my monsteras leaves drooping ?? i just watered her and repotted 2-3 days ago and the soil is dry…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651891d7d4d6418af3703db9.md) (by kailey, 2023-09-30, 9 comments)
- [Just saved an adansonii from a farm, is there anyway to quickly get rid of these bugs, or is anyone able to identify…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651889a57ab14bcc6793368f.md) (by Emily, 2023-09-30, 5 comments)
- [I found these tiny white spots on my baby jade plant this morning. They came off easily when I wiped them off. They…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6518810139bc6a8df6be2423.md) (by PlantHoarder, 2023-09-30, 2 comments)
- [A post with photos or video](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/651828d6d4d641b0d05b69c0.md) (by Tmc, 2023-09-30, 2 comments)
- [Any help appreciated. Repotted a few weeks back and this is the result. White bird of paradise](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6518096b63436f13cc75342f.md) (by Paul, 2023-09-30, 2 comments)
- [Hi all! Can you help me to understand is those small points in my plant are bugs or plague? Or normal spots from my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6517fefeaf6138c4bbac880a.md) (by Advi B, 2023-09-30, 4 comments)
- [I feel dumb but I’m new to plants and I wanna do it right😅 Is this spider mites or regular cobwebs? I don’t see…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65177978b9e5e44efc1c3ae6.md) (by leah, 2023-09-30, 2 comments)
- [What’s wrong with my Dumb Cane plant? It is developing brown spots.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65176e699cf5b298529253da.md) (by Jody, 2023-09-30, 2 comments)
- [New plant mom with my first monsteras. I’m noticing these veins and some of the leaves turning yellow. Does anyone know…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65171c8c82502a3b7f9ed5cc.md) (by Alyssa, 2023-09-29, 5 comments)
- [Can anyone help me understand why one is loving life and the other not so much? Same plant, potted at same time, with…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65171babae4ae35872e1663a.md) (by Becca, 2023-09-29, 1 comment)
- [I went to check on my plants this morning and saw this on top of my new Monsteras soil … I got her about two weeks ago…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65170f9ab9e5e41a2e056632.md) (by lin2279, 2023-09-29, 7 comments)
- [New plant mom wondering what it means when these philodendrons get yellow leaves? I tried spraying copper fungicide,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65170bdf15962cadbe746f03.md) (by Alyssa, 2023-09-29, 3 comments)

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