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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

- [Over the past 3 weeks my peperomia has gone from super healthy, to dropping leaves, droopy stems, curling leaves, and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ee1031be08f023862f6293.md) (by Rebecca, 2023-08-29, 4 comments)
- [Can anyone give me some advice on my banana tree I have found out that there was too much water sitting in the pot so I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64eddb83a55e552435e728ff.md) (by Connor, 2023-08-29, 2 comments)
- [Quite tragic. My burgundy rubber tree is dropping leaves and not happy. I think I overwatered it so I repotted it but…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64edd951f4ae6804475ecec6.md) (by Corinne, 2023-08-29, 1 comment)
- [The soil for my plant has started to develop white growth on top - is this bad? What is it? Thank you :)](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64edba5db9ec629bdf2a6060.md) (by Jamie S, 2023-08-29, 6 comments)
- [I am a monstera newb. Is this normal or is something up? The pot has drainage and some leca at the bottom of the pot. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ed92f9b9ec6291ce266bbc.md) (by Moe, 2023-08-29, 6 comments)
- [Anyone know what this bug like thing is? Round, brownish reddish, seems to live inside the fern (??)](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ed859fa55e5544d6dc174e.md) (by Harry, 2023-08-29, 1 comment)
- [What’s this on my corn plant?😞](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ed3a88b9ec62fb8e182ce3.md) (by Nik, 2023-08-29, 4 comments)
- [Anyone know what’s up with my peace lily? The last couple months the flowers have been yellow and all the leaves are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ed26ae210f66aa84f6a41e.md) (by Laura, 2023-08-28, 5 comments)
- [My dog has been nibbling on my Fiddle Leafs. Would bitter spray be safe to spray on leaves to deter him? Picture is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ed2649186c8ce6f12e3362.md) (by Cathy, 2023-08-28, 2 comments)
- [do these look like eggs? is that normal? i’ve found a few dead leaves since noticing them on my paddle plant.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ed229da55e5539c7cb41ac.md) (by emma 🪴🌞, 2023-08-28, 4 comments)
- [I repotted this a little while ago and have since noticed loads of small flies. They’re also around my other plants,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ecce99254ce364ca5d83c9.md) (by K, 2023-08-28, 6 comments)
- [is there something wrong with my plant? or are these just older leaves dying? I've had this adansonii for about a month…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ecae25fc8966ac30b8be36.md) (by Emily, 2023-08-28, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone know why my Monstera leaves are going this mix of yellow? The other taller leaves are healthy and dark…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ec8603a1b0709b13723140.md) (by kam, 2023-08-28, 4 comments)
- [Hi! My silver sprinkles plant was happy and growing lots until I recently moved it to college. It’s now sad and droopy…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ec4d1cbd9eeddbfea375f1.md) (by plantswiftie, 2023-08-28, 4 comments)
- [What can I do to prevent bugs from eating my veggie plants. I’m spraying with water/soap mix daily the whiteflies are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ec0dc7d6a2f418fd1c1e77.md) (by Poopa planter, 2023-08-28, 2 comments)
- [My n’joy pothos has transparent leaves! I just repotted her, moved her location and gave her water about 2 days ago so…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ec0d6abd9eedd8319b6460.md) (by Plants\&theirMediums, 2023-08-28, 0 comments)
- [I repotted the plant because it had mold all over even down to the root. Now it is leaning even more and the green…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ec0986210f667ca4c8454f.md) (by Lena💖🌷🌱, 2023-08-28, 1 comment)
- [The bottom of my air plant is mushy and brown and some leaves are dying what do I do?! I never have good luck on air…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ebe973f4ae68bdf81001a6.md) (by Hailey, 2023-08-28, 4 comments)
- [I found a few of these white bugs in my orange tree, what are they? And how do I get rid of them? 😭](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ebe7b6876a01f8e2026484.md) (by Daysha, 2023-08-28, 6 comments)
- [I was wondering if this can be used on my houseplants to prevent pests? If so how? I also recently purchased a croton…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ebac94fa48341a3b287ade.md) (by Raquel, 2023-08-27, 2 comments)

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