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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. 59996 members, 13095 posts

## Posts

- [Hi Planta friends! My bf got this ficus triangularis on April 14 and in the past 2-3 weeks it’s dropped all its leaves.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/69jC3BTVS_mlbynwAHnimQ.md) (by tinybatfists, 2024-06-17, 1 comment)
- [Any thoughts on why this stem of my Umbrella Tree is turning black? It started kind of in the middle of the stem and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/t_isALS6TL-PqIT4gx9eRQ.md) (by Meg, 2024-06-17, 3 comments)
- [Help! As some of you may know I cut bad leaves off my plant a few days ago, now the stems of the leaves I cut off have…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fe-l8-jVTVKASmXr7D1zig.md) (by Ari, 2024-06-17, 8 comments)
- [Am I giving buttercup too much or too little water I really don’t know](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lM8nMbumQjSgeCrhAqY3bQ.md) (by Leafeon, 2024-06-17, 5 comments)
- [Hey guys I was just wondering if underneath the leaves should be purple. I am new to snapdragons so please help me.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rmzIovOtS9KoIEdo9GmU8A.md) (by Dogsallday4ever, 2024-06-17, 0 comments)
- [I got some free plants and they are in rough shape I am repotting them and I saw this all over the roots of one. Can…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/E_hznuncQtiYufKcuuS7rQ.md) (by adilene🪴, 2024-06-17, 2 comments)
- [Hey! I’m hoping I could get advice with what could be wrong with these 2 types of aloe vera’s. One has started going…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ndzDWQxpRXSqWPdks3dfSg.md) (by Matt, 2024-06-16, 3 comments)
- [Hi! I think I may have over fertilized this pink panther and I’m so sad because when I first got it, it was very bushy…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Iqlx0z14TYOcFp3Zm5cPnw.md) (by Plantessra, 2024-06-16, 7 comments)
- [I’ve had my orchid since November and its only ever bloomed once. I didn’t know I could cut the stem off and it ended…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CqS7_FDqSOauGKNfy67Psw.md) (by Skimbutt, 2024-06-16, 8 comments)
- [My peace lily has brown spots. Any idea what this is and how I should fix this.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bvYcZfO3TqmPvqZsi7ZZ_w.md) (by New Plant Mom, 2024-06-16, 6 comments)
- [I cannot figure out what my Chinese money plant wants. The leaves keep turning a little yellow with brown spots on the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6lepkPdhRUaK3pkTDcPyRw.md) (by GingeredGarden, 2024-06-16, 16 comments)
- [Not me thinking that there was a "strategic" way to store bags of soil. Because of course fungus gnats can survive and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lLhfvsIEQ4yqintucvoQKA.md) (by MikeNeedsMorePlants, 2024-06-16, 4 comments)
- [Any tips on getting rid of fruit flies?? Pretty sure they’ve taken up host in my Monsteras soil](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qaX55FczSFe90qUEX0rGWQ.md) (by Kysh, 2024-06-16, 6 comments)
- [Anyone know what kind this is?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4SSEwu_iRhe3_cyoXTWpzg.md) (by Plant Mama, 2024-06-16, 1 comment)
- [Help! I recently got this plant which I was told was an African Mask. I’m not sure why the leaves are doing this only…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5Z5ZYOd9RBykILD7ooVtdw.md) (by Cayden Haltom, 2024-06-16, 5 comments)
- [Help! My tips keeps getting brown and crispy. I’m still new to this so I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8GFEm5-eT-qTFNZCPknDCQ.md) (by Ashley, 2024-06-16, 4 comments)
- [Help! This is my Chinese Hibiscus, I took the plant out of the pot and saw new roots growing and then removed it from…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2civDsM-Rvy3i-JqN1hVMw.md) (by Planta member, 2024-06-16, 3 comments)
- [My monsteras new leaf hasn’t unfurled and it’s been about three weeks :/ in afraid it will start rotting. Anyone ever…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/03v7nEHGRYeciAow3qyhbA.md) (by nikki920, 2024-06-16, 6 comments)
- [My friend left this plant outside and it looked like it was dying. We cut off the brown/yellow parts and moved it. Is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KoWZrN6fQ2upYxf0NAjyDw.md) (by Jess, 2024-06-16, 0 comments)
- [I just bought this lemon tree a couple days ago and repotted it last night- it’s on my patio where it can get full sun.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Ka6hB-J5RGKzWa3zzOswjQ.md) (by Jess, 2024-06-15, 3 comments)

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