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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. 59986 members, 13090 posts

## Posts

- [my plants all suddenly seem to be having issues 😭 all of these leaves came off my hoya today with a very gentle tug.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3_LB52W3Q_mAIWlKgLt5lg.md) (by plantmother, 2024-08-28, 7 comments)
- [My lemon tree has stopped growing. All of the leaves have fallen. And the plants growth has just stunted. I believe it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9Gh3HS-BQ_Oq1_LW1MpHgQ.md) (by Bianca, 2024-08-27, 0 comments)
- [HEEELP](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lVt9o91pSeaGkUJIHvve7A.md) (by Me, 2024-08-27, 1 comment)
- [Does anyone know what these white/yellow dotted marks are on my monkey mask.?? …I hope it’s not spider mites.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_CCjocMxSGWhQpDo0kOF6A.md) (by Jae 🌼, 2024-08-27, 13 comments)
- [My white splash polka dot plant needs more light, so I want to put it on my patio. My only concern is heat stress.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Unl9c2xvT1yCgfK3H45OJA.md) (by ArchNouveau, 2024-08-27, 1 comment)
- [Is this aloe salvageable? How? Got it a few days ago and it was pale and floppy so I put it in the sun and watered…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dKHSN-gtTxuYU1oL9Mk-Ug.md) (by Laura, 2024-08-27, 4 comments)
- [I just recently propagated a bunch of philodendron but there leaves are all yellowing and are falling off. Maybe I’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/AVXaGTEyTyyyTvohCV9oLg.md) (by AdaAndPlants, 2024-08-27, 2 comments)
- [Help! I brought these long finger succulents home and when I watered them today, ants started flooding out with these…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vDfEsqKqQvqGAmBCbdjm7g.md) (by Jaime, 2024-08-27, 3 comments)
- [My friend gifted me a lucky bamboo. She’s really tiny and it appears her little pot is filled with little pebbles, and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2sxbTr7iQx6K2t85yOTtKA.md) (by Jaime, 2024-08-27, 4 comments)
- [Good morning plant friends! 💚 Could someone please tell me what is going on with my string of raindrops? If u look at…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/52txemObQGSVsOPqFu4QPg.md) (by Lisa, 2024-08-27, 7 comments)
- [Does anyone know what caused this? Nice dark green leaves but tiny holes go all the way through. (Money tree) First…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9WtjAdDdQ1KyUDzuAxvdHw.md) (by Holly, 2024-08-27, 4 comments)
- [Any ideas why my anthurium crystalinum would look like this? I have a few others and they seem to be doing fine. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KnqrNU7GQBi0D530SeERGA.md) (by Lyss, 2024-08-27, 1 comment)
- [What should I do with this cilantro plant?? She’s so droopy and doesn’t seem to be getting better I just repotted her…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uMk4CeptS2qOCwOku8dCnw.md) (by Aly, 2024-08-27, 3 comments)
- [Hi! My philodendron has had this sticky residue on it for a few months now which doesn’t disappear when I wash it off,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jHnHSVeCST-cjSaWEDrxlw.md) (by Wren, 2024-08-27, 6 comments)
- [How do i stop a leggy polka dot plant? Usually sits in my bedroom window. Plenty of light throughout the day. Watered…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/39z_xl2oRTiUIu7NDJD1eQ.md) (by Plantplantplant, 2024-08-27, 2 comments)
- [Am I going crazy 🤪 or are wasps eating the leaves on my plum cherry trees 🌳 and grape 🍇 vines? I had no idea these…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1UtksrifTyaFj-Qu8Qperg.md) (by Yvie, 2024-08-26, 2 comments)
- [Help! What’s wrong with my alocasia? I water as indicated from Planta: whenever the top layer is dry. I put it 3 feet…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hEWsiVutTQCYA8xF6bSeTg.md) (by Zzz, 2024-08-26, 7 comments)
- [The newest leaf on my Monstera Deliciosa is very small compared to the previous one and has brown parts. There was a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HPsje8pzRzmuSrzqbnesPg.md) (by Casey, 2024-08-26, 5 comments)
- [I got this big guy on clearance. Does anyone know what type of calathea it could be? The app seems to think it's a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2XuzX_xJTqirmfR28Aepvw.md) (by Chazz, 2024-08-26, 3 comments)
- [please help with my african mask :(( it was in great health and then started getting yellow crispy spots on it. i was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0WfyCFRDTzW2aMDlm8nQdA.md) (by alizzwlker, 2024-08-26, 2 comments)

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