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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

- [Just got home from our holiday trip, and I found these brown crust pieces and white stringy stuff all over the soil of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/659399a41d3b16ebe8235818.md) (by CrazyBoutPlants17, 2024-01-02, 4 comments)
- [Hello everyone and happy new year! I have a question. Hopefully you all can help me with. What is going on with my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6593817a218af704c2593ea6.md) (by Diane B, 2024-01-02, 0 comments)
- [My golden Pothos has been having the following issues: yellow turning leaves, spots, and is not producing new leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/659364c0a041bc831eb88d67.md) (by Savannah, 2024-01-02, 4 comments)
- [These are some leaves from my Bolivian dude. I’m guessing it’s a combo of underwatering, cold, light, and root binding,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/659358dba041bc4ea4b6c49a.md) (by Hannah, 2024-01-02, 7 comments)
- [Hi! I got this alocasia bambino in the mail right before I had to go out of town for the weekend, when I got home it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6593518978eb95beb561c833.md) (by Meredith, 2024-01-01, 6 comments)
- [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)

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