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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

- [I just got 5 new houseplants mailed to me and my boyfriend found a flea for the first time ever. We don’t have any pets…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/whPLk_DkRxyq8u2m3zCxnA.md) (by Val050, 2024-07-27, 2 comments)
- [I have 2 cuttings and the original pothos, all three seem to be struggling in their own ways. Any advice is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xTeGuatyQAW0tvk8IZSZPA.md) (by Amy, 2024-07-27, 2 comments)
- [My monstera has these brown spots that just run right off (powdery) on many back leaves! What do I do?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MMdxg0fdTRywnx9yUxjmdA.md) (by Lindsay, 2024-07-27, 2 comments)
- [FILTER FOR GARDEN TAP My flowerbed is watered using an irrigation system connected directly to mains, and I’d love to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/tnMr9McLQEaxL56YqKhVyw.md) (by Tarrier, 2024-07-27, 1 comment)
- [This is the before and after of my pineapple plant. It was healthy a week ago and it just started turning yellow and I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mIZQzU0JQTSjbwkXkK8nng.md) (by Mercy, 2024-07-27, 2 comments)
- [My corn plant was once a beauty. I've been getting a lot of black dead leaves lately, so I repotted her today into a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VyyAfHoYRgyOIWFbkPsuNg.md) (by Shun, 2024-07-27, 0 comments)
- [This is the 3rd leaf this week that has died on me. Can someone tell me what I'm missing?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/o_tPjUIkQ_iJOiVE0Dh8bg.md) (by Shun, 2024-07-27, 7 comments)
- [\*UPDATE: One additional question: I just noticed today that one of my calatheas’ leaves are weighing down its stems. Is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/L686eENaTHKQ2cVtT4QOGg.md) (by Jaime, 2024-07-26, 12 comments)
- [My Arabian coffee is getting some white spotted leaves and pigments just happened in the last couple of days, haven’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/I_OuvwGxT1et0QbtoU3JNQ.md) (by Robmcneillv, 2024-07-26, 0 comments)
- [Hello all, my zucchini plant is having some strange behavior these white veins came out of no where! Still shooting out…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XH4ixftRQy2BhKZlDZyn2w.md) (by Robmcneillv, 2024-07-26, 0 comments)
- [I’ve had this rubber plant since April, and it was growing little leaves on the bottom for a while. But whenever I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Yb3dleqCS4-i-n0eQgRNHw.md) (by Abby, 2024-07-26, 6 comments)
- [A little spotty yellowing in some of my fiddle leaf fig leaves. Not enough water? She sits in a SE facing window. The…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vM4WxMEUTECEotWdEXvKqg.md) (by Susan, 2024-07-26, 0 comments)
- [One of my leaves have this on them and I don’t know what it is from? Any advice? Should i cut it? Or leave it? Any…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Tofhu8MlTeG8Sekd3VC5HQ.md) (by Crystal, 2024-07-26, 1 comment)
- [First Beryll, then, 5 days of rain. Now, 5 more days of rain to top off the first 5 days and triggering daily Flash…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sayjn0U8RuGnsOaNHNviAw.md) (by Sunny, 2024-07-26, 5 comments)
- [I have a fishtail fern that is getting a lot of dry spots. Noticed it when I was cleaning it off today and I was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/REOmQHU6SZSPUB5Zui6wJg.md) (by MummaDeb, 2024-07-26, 8 comments)
- [Does anyone know what this leafy plant is, growing in my pot? I noticed very small leaves appearing about 3 weeks ago…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wx_Uve4fQzy5wiumSIMxrg.md) (by Eimi, 2024-07-26, 3 comments)
- [Anyone have any idea on what’s going on with my tomatoes. They get full sun from about 11am until sunset. We HAVE been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UbtYswkMQ_-rRt9k2RCdGg.md) (by Sinthea, 2024-07-26, 4 comments)
- [these white spots have been increasing in number over the last month or so. not sure what they are. and then the colour…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ozEpBMUYQRWGbW9ahQKTqA.md) (by fireside, 2024-07-25, 0 comments)
- [Can anyone tell me why my calathea is yellowing and brown tips. I water with rain water only when it looks droopy and I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MSKXqkYQSHWpyjrA3izk2w.md) (by Peaches, 2024-07-25, 4 comments)
- [I repotted my arrowhead plant because she had mealy bugs from the store I bought it from. Now she’s all droopy, IDK…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wNUBFrxESeiP8UajXtA_KQ.md) (by Ray, 2024-07-25, 7 comments)

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