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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

- [Omg heeellllpppp. The owner of my local plant shop gifted me a cutting from this beautiful looking glass begonia. The…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64de3d1b5729a75899c0f56a.md) (by Bean Dip, 2023-08-17, 5 comments)
- [Hey all. Has anyone (in Canada) ever used Safers 3 in 1 successfully for thrips on a miniature umbrella tree? These…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64de3382d784e6c8ab277e0b.md) (by Deanna, 2023-08-17, 3 comments)
- [Hi guys, I need your help with my moon, cactus ever since I downloaded this app my moon cactus started to get root rot…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64de2b19d039f858f5e26465.md) (by Juniper, 2023-08-17, 6 comments)
- [I’m really struggling with my Zebra plant. Got it 10 months ago and was full of leaves with its yellow flower in bloom.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64de2ad018e5d3ea650b2e91.md) (by Michelle, 2023-08-17, 0 comments)
- [I just transplanted brussel sprouts from an aerogarden 6pod unit to a raised garden bed. The leaves turned soft as silk…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dd7f60807ce74ffe9565c6.md) (by Brussel Sprouts, 2023-08-17, 2 comments)
- [Princeton Greene still turning brown and yellow in some parts and I do now mist him bcuz he want to grow flowers but…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dd70ca7ef479ddd6952183.md) (by FelixlovesKA, 2023-08-17, 0 comments)
- [Why are my monstera aurea leaves turning brown. It is over a year old nothing has changed and is constantly giving new…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dd696b7ef479f92d9402ca.md) (by Amy, 2023-08-17, 4 comments)
- [Why is the new growth curling? My dear Pilea’s new growth is curling up and I don’t know why. The leaves are very…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dd60a41e53112f56393484.md) (by cosette g, 2023-08-16, 3 comments)
- [ADVICE needed! Pilea Peperomioides Friendship Plant ~ Leaf Damage ~ I’m very new to plants and recently brought home my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dd4aec81785f9dee5adcbd.md) (by Pothos Palace, 2023-08-16, 8 comments)
- [Springtails … yay or nah??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dd29a87ef479659e880ca4.md) (by Cherrybergher, 2023-08-16, 4 comments)
- [Battling a scale infestation on my Pyrrosia fern. I always thought that the scale was a single insect until I put it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dd221af5a1650744e72a46.md) (by Rodolfo P., 2023-08-16, 4 comments)
- [so I’ve never had Ivy before and there are these brown little dots on them I don’t know what they are help!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dd1f5e25cac1ab050a1e0a.md) (by Kaitlyn, 2023-08-16, 0 comments)
- [Does anyone know why my lavender's leaves are fanning out like this? For context, I just moved long distance and the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dd11ad730977acb16d0d35.md) (by skejap, 2023-08-16, 1 comment)
- [I didn’t know hibiscus was difficult to handle until I had already bought it. And it is proving true. I don’t know…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dd05e5553338ea5c3bdba6.md) (by Aimichelle, 2023-08-16, 0 comments)
- [My sunflower is dying 😪 i am watering it, putting it by the window with no direct sun expo.. but nothing works. The…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dceacafa3897e554da2584.md) (by New plant mama, 2023-08-16, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone know what this black blemish is on my bird of paradise? It’s appearing on all my leaves!! Help!!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dcd3e65533381670327c52.md) (by kam, 2023-08-16, 4 comments)
- [Some of my fig tree’s leaves are browning and it has lost a few healthy looking leaves in the last 24 hours. Any idea…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dc70f4fa38970eb6c7b434.md) (by Alexis, 2023-08-16, 1 comment)
- [help! my elephant bush is losing its leaves and i’m not sure why. it started happening after i repotted it. the plant…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dc54c8fa389742c3c41d61.md) (by plantswiftie, 2023-08-16, 2 comments)
- [What’s the reason why the leaves turn brown gradually from the relatively lower leaves? For the plant in first 2 pics…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dc2e8989ebddd7ea6663a5.md) (by YHX Vee, 2023-08-16, 0 comments)
- [Is it thrips that cause little dark specks on leaves that looks like soil? Used magnifying glass, nothing moving. 🥲I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64dc26e7cc3772ec60d6a9bd.md) (by Cindy Asby, 2023-08-16, 5 comments)

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