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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. 60003 members, 13099 posts

## Posts

- [Help identifying this problem on my beloved Pilea. Pest/disease/fungus? I did see a few small white bugs crawling…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658b30d4c9d2ff662d173c0f.md) (by Lindsey, 2023-12-26, 1 comment)
- [Help! My NJoy Pothos and Jade pothos are new to my plant family. I went away for the weekend for the holidays and I’ve…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658a532dc9d2ffbe5808f3bf.md) (by JHardin5, 2023-12-26, 2 comments)
- [Hi all! New to plant caring so I’m not sure what to do here. When I got this dieffenbachia back in August it was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658a33c2f2be1c315b389d6f.md) (by vrod, 2023-12-26, 2 comments)
- [the mites got my new leaf 💔](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6589e9908631fae9303b0327.md) (by pelšsy, 2023-12-25, 1 comment)
- [Hi I took on this Cordyline to see if I could get it healthy. 2 treatments of neen oil have not slowed down the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6589d76a37dacd744a9bb722.md) (by CL, 2023-12-25, 6 comments)
- [Any recommendations for keeping fruit flys away from my plant?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6589b4e947dc7c75dadb6d36.md) (by Annie, 2023-12-25, 2 comments)
- [I got this hybrid tea rose as a gift 1-2 weeks ago. I’m not familiar with these, but I’ve watered it once, once the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6588e60bf2be1ceeef292476.md) (by allie, 2023-12-25, 0 comments)
- [I have a small Mexican Key Lime tree that I’ve been caring for since the summer. It was placed outside during the warm…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6588cdc40855554e6748af14.md) (by Heather, 2023-12-25, 0 comments)
- [HELP!! Can someone please tell me what is wrong with my snake plant and how to fix it. The fact that it’s so circular…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6588659ec675165bdeb9a9c2.md) (by Kenzie, 2023-12-24, 0 comments)
- [Hey! 🥰 My mum has gifted me a Pink Calla but more so try and save! I have never had pests before - thank god -…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65884d5a7228c4b37d7803c7.md) (by Billie-Rae, 2023-12-24, 2 comments)
- [Can anyone help… my Alocasia zebrina just slowly seems to be dying, I changed the soil when I first got it and gave it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6587fa290855550ed63a5362.md) (by Ctall, 2023-12-24, 4 comments)
- [Nearly microscopic white bugs crawling on the tops of my pots and in my moss pole but not on my plants. Wondering, is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6587c93e4e8e63a07c3932f6.md) (by Evil Plant Dad, 2023-12-24, 1 comment)
- [Got to my mom’s for Christmas and her money tree is looking terrible. I just removed all the fully yellow leaves and I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6587c848f2be1c76d017c525.md) (by PlantLady, 2023-12-24, 4 comments)
- [I recently got a Chinese money plant and it had been doing fine. Recently I noticed a brown spot in the middle of one…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6587b353c675165808b115b8.md) (by Naya Vaughan, 2023-12-24, 3 comments)
- [I was on vacation for 15 days and my peace Lilly went from healthy to this 😩 how can I save her?!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6587a9c5e7e7346f3137d620.md) (by Dee, 2023-12-24, 2 comments)
- [Hello everybody! I received this Alocasia Polly as a gift. My friend purchased it from a nursery and 2 days ago the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65879b1f618c1357f3dc6d99.md) (by Kim, 2023-12-24, 4 comments)
- [I’ve had my lucky bamboo for a little more than a year. When I first got it after about a week one of the stocks went…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658790324f3b984ebf9b9adb.md) (by Katherine, 2023-12-24, 1 comment)
- [Hi, I’ve had this ‘Black Velvet’ Alocasia since May and grew a second plant from a corm I discovered when repotting…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/658781d1229e01507c259ca1.md) (by Shirley🪴you jest, 2023-12-24, 1 comment)
- [I have a money tree that was flourishing and putting out new clusters weekly. Occasionally I would have a couple leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65875a04c67516f273aa3f07.md) (by Plant Diva 15, 2023-12-23, 2 comments)
- [My money trees leaves are facing down. Is this normal or are they supposed to be facing up?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65872830c67516479ca44af7.md) (by Juniper, 2023-12-23, 0 comments)

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