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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

- [Does this look like thrips on my Philodendron Rio?? I can see them moving around](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oBLnrGryRGqYa4y4KaEdWw.md) (by Erin, 2024-07-08, 4 comments)
- [I have a money tree in my bathroom that is growing what I think is mold. (There is also cinnamon in there because it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GmFJQXssRiKI7hQRedtTJA.md) (by Beks, 2024-07-08, 5 comments)
- [can anyone help me troubleshoot what’s wrong with my CA buckeye? it’s getting full afternoon sun and morning shade, i’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/G7wMy9t7RHmi_wwWjQ5aMQ.md) (by Lindsey, 2024-07-08, 3 comments)
- [can someone tell me what these dots are on my porch plants, and how to get rid of them?!😢](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SnsiUA_wSK-SC36sgHI74A.md) (by emma 🪴🌞, 2024-07-08, 2 comments)
- [Hello, can anybody help me identify with this is on the plant](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ycPcnPGvSpKS13RX4CnRDQ.md) (by Plant mom, 2024-07-08, 4 comments)
- [HELP !!!!!!🚨‼️🚨‼️ this Aloe Vera plant has something wrong with it we don’t know what it is. We thought it was in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MdtF9BpzRC2wW_koVSJnRg.md) (by Plant mom, 2024-07-08, 8 comments)
- [Hi all! First time posting. I just got this monstera from someone a little over a week ago, it was just repotted the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bK3RwwH_Te-e_pOQI4goJQ.md) (by Linnie, 2024-07-08, 5 comments)
- [False shamrock gone downhill in the last day. I watered it yesterday as it was dry and now it’s just gone limp. Not…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cZeqQs65Rf6sjKA9t7skEQ.md) (by Marc75, 2024-07-08, 12 comments)
- [I’m having some trouble with my alocasia brancifolia - one leaf is doing great and the other is just getting droopier.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6NJMnqRBTm-24Sc4CEg2jA.md) (by Lynn, 2024-07-08, 0 comments)
- [Why do my three newest monstera leaves have these bruises/small tears? I repotted about 3 weeks ago. The oldest of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Q7-KGjeKS_m9o18jYd956w.md) (by Jack\_R, 2024-07-08, 2 comments)
- [Hello! I was wondering if anyone had any advice with this plant here. It’s been struggling and seemed to be dying for a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EuXecoLlSK2daHdSBBSmzQ.md) (by Glesni, 2024-07-08, 2 comments)
- [I recently purchased a watermelon pepperonis \& it’s in a sawdust type soil. The little bugger just does not like it \&…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ToDh_ODpTqK4kn67_Uc6xg.md) (by SunBunn, 2024-07-08, 5 comments)
- [This is my lavender plant I’ve got from B\&Q and it was doing absolutely fine for the first few days however it’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NvwWkhvKQxuX4oFnA_N2Vg.md) (by Acey, 2024-07-08, 3 comments)
- [does this look like spider mites? I went ahead and repotted and sprayed down with neem oil + added systemic granules to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Waj29T8GRsyGT5EEAD9EQA.md) (by Heather, 2024-07-08, 2 comments)
- [Hi everyone, I posted here a few days ago and since then have sadly determined I am dealing with thrips. 😭 I have…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ewLh7CCoSdCkPI-1gGGGog.md) (by Holly, 2024-07-08, 2 comments)
- [I am a new plant mom and need advice on how to take care of my anthurium plant. I water when the soil is dry and it is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8U3sFa6VTCuhyWIDvQNiiA.md) (by New Plant Mom, 2024-07-08, 3 comments)
- [Hi everyone, had a pretty bad fungus gnat problem recently I have done 2 mosquito bits treatments and read somewhere…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Vd2D2QMKQUazb3xDVsU8zg.md) (by Jack\_R, 2024-07-08, 4 comments)
- [Please I need help I got this parlor palm a year ago and I am trying to to take better care of it how do I make sure it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CkQtSil3SwWdqjhhq9e8jg.md) (by Renae, 2024-07-08, 6 comments)
- [Can anyone help me figure out what’s going on with my ficus triangularis? It’s been dropping leaves like crazy and I’ve…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GtZcRXvRSzW9KZJnf2Wi7g.md) (by Kate, 2024-07-08, 5 comments)
- [Hey plant peeps! I have a new-to-me aloe that i just repotted into a larger pot, from 4” to 6 inches. Three weeks into…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XWu_TwLASHe4Yxcj0Kb_hw.md) (by Jess, 2024-07-08, 5 comments)

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