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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. 59991 members, 13094 posts

## Posts

- [Can anyone help me please!!!! My plant was so beautiful for the first 6 months after I brought him home, I was taking…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0TjqTsddSh6DAzCf5pO3UA.md) (by Syd, 2024-07-30, 13 comments)
- [Accidentally knocked a leaf off my dipladenia; what is this milky substance and will my baby be okay?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7VJGjdOHT-OlI39BcnI5Kg.md) (by NewbPlantMama, 2024-07-29, 5 comments)
- [Are the brown spots on my ruby ficus normal or fungal maybe? It seems to be spreading to other leaves but I’m not sure…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ePX6kyiJS2WKUkgGIvuEdg.md) (by BK, 2024-07-29, 0 comments)
- [I need help with my elephant ear. it has been thriving for months and all of a sudden popped up with this. one has…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0sORj8ntQO-A7lOsVf1fNA.md) (by alizzwlker, 2024-07-29, 3 comments)
- [Okay, guys I’m officially stumped! All of my pothos are sad. I’m finding new growth that’s warped and curled with brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/JJPsS1ZESFybKYk5AkfQ-Q.md) (by Lolly, 2024-07-29, 5 comments)
- [Recently reported him as he was very root bound and needed a bigger space to grow. Since then he’s developed these 2…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7Ee_09NRQjiYh5WP0M7JyA.md) (by Cultish Delight, 2024-07-29, 3 comments)
- [Is this fungi on them? They were exposed yesterday… and if it isn’t, how long should I wait to put it with my other…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dfxO9fimR9WoX37HMQgf2A.md) (by Plantgrower, 2024-07-29, 5 comments)
- [I was gifted these air plants and I have noticed small white dots on them. They do not look like mealy bugs? Should I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vkdhUMknSyO6SB9XsrPXHA.md) (by Maggs, 2024-07-29, 10 comments)
- [So I recently got this ponytail palm from target. And all its leaves have rotted off for some reason. I had one before…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sIXR780sTI-DdRa_zS4UxA.md) (by Elizabeth, 2024-07-29, 9 comments)
- [Looking for some insight. I’ve had this little greenhouse under a grow light and everything inside has been happy here…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VbjOcomFTLiAMUzVqrl54Q.md) (by GingeredGarden, 2024-07-29, 17 comments)
- [Sorry I didn’t get pictures but two separate times I watered my calathea, 1 or 2 dead millipedes fell out the bottom of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0A4vKVPZR86ryyvTZBiohw.md) (by Jaime, 2024-07-29, 0 comments)
- [Does anyone know what this white powder is on my paddle plant? For a while I’ve just thought it was the natural color…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hnPFUUkHSkS5sPioZeGBVA.md) (by Jaime, 2024-07-29, 2 comments)
- [I just watered my monstera to find several baby centipedes scatter across the soil! Any way I can get rid of them by…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/-Ra1q0l7Q7ylU2qXb2sDUg.md) (by Lexie, 2024-07-29, 5 comments)
- [Can someone help me figure out what’s going on with my aralia 😭 it was fine on Friday](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_jZjpQ1PQMqnw8QX72G7xA.md) (by Eli, 2024-07-29, 2 comments)
- [I’m having a terrible fungus gnat problem and i just know the best to get rid of them is to change out all of my soil.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/E-iimWbvTAiZd79irI77ew.md) (by sam, 2024-07-29, 11 comments)
- [Help!! My birds of paradise has never had any problems until this spring when the leaves started to curl up and get…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Ffiw09w0STu7ji3Oc3mYYg.md) (by Carly, 2024-07-29, 1 comment)
- [Should I cut off leaves that are infected? It’s a money tree.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3d1bYQGFRu2jyLfXoNiZ6Q.md) (by James, 2024-07-29, 6 comments)
- [I have a money tree. I learned on this app that I should water it once a week. Water it until you see the water…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1VgX6eyVRRaG7RmZ4wonMg.md) (by Tania, 2024-07-28, 9 comments)
- [I re potted my plant a couple days Ago and she looks so sad. I don’t want her to die. Can anyone help? Is the pot too…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hdkeQIMgTWSNYKlhqdhyEw.md) (by Ashley, 2024-07-28, 2 comments)
- [I believe this is from overwatering at the supermarket. Can I clip this out? Or should I leave it there and pay…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TLs-oS-7Tp2d-_B4qlcjiw.md) (by Allie, 2024-07-28, 1 comment)

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