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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. 60005 members, 13099 posts

## Posts

- [I cannot figure out why my monstera is getting these brown tips. I tried underwatering and overwatering and nothing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6593454a47dc7c5068acb1ae.md) (by Angel07, 2024-01-01, 5 comments)
- [Hey! Does anyone know what’s happening to my purple passion’s leaves? I’m worried it’s thrip but I’m not seeing any…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65933aec92f96c99c2cca1e8.md) (by II, 2024-01-01, 3 comments)
- [I have a ficus microcarpa Ginseng and some of the leaves are turning yellow and falling off. I’ve had this happen a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65931d61218af7923749f3d9.md) (by Kaki, 2024-01-01, 3 comments)
- [Hey yall so this plant child of mine had mealy bugs and after I treated it, it started to shoot out new leaves. The…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/659317bc8631fabf05fe55e6.md) (by B1oomer, 2024-01-01, 10 comments)
- [My HLP isn’t doing 100%… Some of her leaves are getting a bit curled, and her recent leaves are not coming out…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/659316e1c9d2ff033fc7da62.md) (by Fern \<3, 2024-01-01, 2 comments)
- [hey y’all! I just got this little guy, and after about a week he has gotten these big brown spots on only one leaf. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/659309afeaac086635eef346.md) (by caroline, 2024-01-01, 10 comments)
- [I’m extremely new to this plant father thing; I was wanting to know if this is a normal growth on a Devotion succulent.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6592fff2c67516c9a98c382d.md) (by E1aborate, 2024-01-01, 3 comments)
- [Not sure, but I think this is NOT GOOD It looks like my Bird of Paradise’s new leaf is opening too early. And since it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6592fbff4e8e630541140c92.md) (by YehitsRoger, 2024-01-01, 2 comments)
- [I’m having an outbreak of gnats, does anyone have a great way to get rid of them? I have had sticky traps up for a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6592f20e229e011250023dfc.md) (by Elizabeth, 2024-01-01, 4 comments)
- [I’ve been treating this plant for what looks like spider mite damage, and just saw this dude cruising around this…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6592c949c9d2ff7cefb83b48.md) (by FriendofVeg, 2024-01-01, 2 comments)
- [why do gnats love mosteras so much? i’ve just bought one home and they’re around it already 😡😡](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6591be71a041bc2a6189749d.md) (by plant addiction, 2023-12-31, 3 comments)
- [Fusarium stem rot or Erwinia soft rot is affecting my Dieffenbachia! I’m researching online how to save my plant.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6591a6f4218af74d9a244a4a.md) (by C, 2023-12-31, 1 comment)
- [What are these brown spots on my white wizard? I read it could be normal due to the white parts not having chlorophyll?…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65917b434f3b983ff855cab9.md) (by Scrossley, 2023-12-31, 1 comment)
- [Hey everybody, I’ve just noticed the base of my asparagus fern has quite a few webs. I can’t see anything crawling…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6591687ee7e734f67def27af.md) (by Tommy, 2023-12-31, 3 comments)
- [Just received this Stromanthe Triostar (Stromanthe sanguinea). It has brown shimmery patches on the underside of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6590a186e7e734962de2d4ed.md) (by Aime, 2023-12-30, 4 comments)
- [Just received this Peperomia Frost. It has brown shimmery patches on the underside of multiple leaves. Any ideas what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6590958a6e1b0f80e62c1a7f.md) (by Aime, 2023-12-30, 4 comments)
- [Does this adansonii have mealybugs? This plant seems like it’s doing well but when I looked closer i saw some white…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65908563c675164ab455fd15.md) (by Brianna, 2023-12-30, 7 comments)
- [My mom had recently asked me to take care of her plant for her, shes had it ever since 2018-19 I believe. When she…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/659084a14e8e637b11de621f.md) (by Mothy\_Monday, 2023-12-30, 1 comment)
- [First day I got her May 13th to now (December 29). Poor baby got leaf spot and didn’t realize it til yesterday. Chopped…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6590838d37dacd359e24ba60.md) (by klo.bo, 2023-12-30, 3 comments)
- [Help! Can someone tell me if my Dragon tree will grow back? I realized she was not getting proper lighting due to my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65906e6bbf6ef92a10635893.md) (by Riley2015, 2023-12-30, 4 comments)

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