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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. 59995 members, 13095 posts

## Posts

- [pls help i just noticed these white bugs on my big pothos and then noticed that their also on one of my smaller pothos…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Bk62aygDSCeS-88wMuacBw.md) (by talia, 2024-07-12, 9 comments)
- [Anyway to propagate this guy? I don’t think he’s gonna make it. ☹️](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eosn2I-RQfi3tRSr-MTkkw.md) (by Jordan, 2024-07-12, 4 comments)
- [Hi! This is my first time growing basil. Most of the row is doing really well however, I spotted this today. Idk if…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nau_so1IQX-cu5YsQlOywQ.md) (by CURIOSITY NCC-1214, 2024-07-12, 4 comments)
- [Anyone know what these spots on my pothos mean?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gJ5dE4IRS8iENuAzvnbY_g.md) (by R, 2024-07-11, 2 comments)
- [I have a potted Hydrangea from last year that had blooms then. And this year it came back but still hasn’t bloomed.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BVpZM9KrQGex78PmcKyjgg.md) (by NB, 2024-07-11, 0 comments)
- [So. Picked up some Trader Joe plants at lunch. Left them in my car for 5 or so hours, thinking the sunlight would be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Vou2YAoSTVmtw1l9jb67kw.md) (by Terrarimum, 2024-07-11, 1 comment)
- [Anyone knows what this is on my Hibiscus?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5jHkAcqCQr66vkASNmkjOA.md) (by New Plant Dad, 2024-07-11, 3 comments)
- [Hey friends, how do you fix powdery mildew? It’s running rampant on my peonies with all this Iowan rain.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uG_G3RmSRlORURP3psV_ZA.md) (by Elle, 2024-07-11, 3 comments)
- [\*Update\* (see pics 2-4) I repotted her into a pot with drainage and the roots were so bad and stuck in the previous…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/tV64WY2VS-mQmXfTdxrbvQ.md) (by Alyse, 2024-07-11, 6 comments)
- [Help, not sure what this is on my rubber plant? White like flakes on her leaves. Haven’t changed or moved her since the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/J_t_C879Tg-H7jM5B4VG1Q.md) (by Beka, 2024-07-11, 3 comments)
- [Help! I just got this variegated Alocasia Odora two days ago. I took it home, watered it because the soil was dry, and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kO9NXu_YT8-SXt0YTfN9HA.md) (by stay\_pruned, 2024-07-11, 5 comments)
- [I chopped off the top of my umbrella tree to get a propagation but now the new leaves and stems have these weird brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zfqgfBBVRdSF5N73D2l8aA.md) (by Kara, 2024-07-11, 0 comments)
- [I think I was wrong about my plant being fine, I just watered him and I came back to dump out the excess water that…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/W6b2_7ETScC6KqPZUyBQiA.md) (by Ari, 2024-07-11, 4 comments)
- [I’m 60% sure that these little white dots are fungi but I’m not entirely sure. Does anybody know what these little guys…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/13D0c8kjTPi1w7l_DOTcdg.md) (by Toastoool, 2024-07-11, 5 comments)
- [Hi new plant parent here. I just bought this pilea from facebook marketplace. Today in some dappled sun I noticed there…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/G_o8f0l4ROGckFfa-TebzA.md) (by Maya, 2024-07-11, 3 comments)
- [I need to know if it’s over for Jeff, he has been like this for a few months now. He used to be very green and healthy…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/T0gIMTTET6mGyV-HwIZ5Kg.md) (by Amiioo, 2024-07-11, 5 comments)
- [can anyone help me understand what i'm doing wrong? the inner leaves are very crispy and dead but the stems seem…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/c1U7ex_mQIW446oot4RZuQ.md) (by jess, 2024-07-11, 4 comments)
- [Overall looks healthy but this one leaf turned brown on ver the past few weeks, ideas on what caused this?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PVFplkFPR3aUilWxneyTRQ.md) (by Aliac01, 2024-07-11, 0 comments)
- [My Emerald Gem Plant is struggling and I don’t know what to do! I tried different light and watering schedules. New…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fksV_yhoRxO4iF7686K5Sg.md) (by T. Clark, 2024-07-11, 2 comments)
- [Got this variegated prickly pear about 2-3 weeks ago, didn’t water for 16 days after I bought it and put it in a south…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/LvGGIr2wRby8bZm144Lavg.md) (by jere, 2024-07-11, 3 comments)

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