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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. 59985 members, 13090 posts

## Posts

- [What’s happening to my pothos? Some leaves are brown on the stem and the leaves are brown and dead.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wSN15tuKT_KuSSRMlz9oNg.md) (by Ashley, 2024-08-20, 6 comments)
- [I’ve noticed maybe 1 or 2 nats around my plants. Does anyone know of any preventive measures I can take to keep away…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vfwmMcMHRgKp2-uw-BfzrA.md) (by aweav10, 2024-08-20, 3 comments)
- [Hi all. What could be causing these yellow leaves with black spots on them? They just fell off my hoya krimson queen.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kkEh_PkuQsaZoDxck8r-zA.md) (by Kristine, 2024-08-20, 4 comments)
- [Hello! First of all can someone tell me what kind of plant this is? 😂🤦‍♀️ \& what can I do to help it get better? The…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZXpB8X1nTEKj4LTo7L7j3w.md) (by Zaria, 2024-08-20, 6 comments)
- [Hi could someone tell me why my Sakura (prunus beni-yutaka) has gone like this, this year? I did have problems with…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/waTGBibfS8Gg5RD2ByAlJw.md) (by Mav104, 2024-08-20, 0 comments)
- [My lovely, infuriating cat climbed onto a shelf he’s never thought of going to before and knocked my nerve plant to the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NfOaUidqRFyqFfJJjtMK_g.md) (by GingeredGarden, 2024-08-20, 0 comments)
- [I need URGENT HELP I moved on Friday and ever since I moved all my plant’s leaves have been dying off, his roots are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/stx4ZorqTcyt488zF9D6KA.md) (by Ari, 2024-08-20, 3 comments)
- [Hi Planta Community, I have just recently (after a couple months of serious effort) reduced our fungus gnat problem by…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HLJTM0AWQBWdYXodp53jOg.md) (by Jack\_R, 2024-08-20, 8 comments)
- [is this spider mites? my alocasia was doing so well and recently has been dropping more than 2/3 new leaves at a time!…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jvJX22dCRMiP8XvpoL8fFg.md) (by francine voit, 2024-08-20, 4 comments)
- [Hi all. I got this ruby ficus around 3 months ago but have had no growth so far. I’ve changed the soil/pot twice and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/K7kUaddVTyyF8afm40sAXg.md) (by David, 2024-08-20, 9 comments)
- [Hi everyone! I’ve been religiously watering my Desert Gold Peach Tree for months whenever the Planta app told me…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CjYC0uQIS4i35rj5eETFkA.md) (by Fleerk, 2024-08-20, 2 comments)
- [Hi everyone, I think I may have killed my basil🫣 I’ve been growing it outside (New England area) and it was thriving.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sCo9G2p1REy5G1oAGs8PBg.md) (by Sassafras, 2024-08-19, 9 comments)
- [Anyone know what’s wrong by with this little dude and how to fix it? Is a friendship plant.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/WqqMldRWRK2jsR1-qw90dA.md) (by Plantic, 2024-08-19, 1 comment)
- [Is this thrips damage?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UemheciGSp2fUJodXqCZ7g.md) (by 🪴❤️Enzo❤️🪴, 2024-08-19, 1 comment)
- [this is a silver dragon alocasia any ideas why it has specks and looks weird?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/itOKU_37RR2Evb0BvS2I0g.md) (by alizzwlker, 2024-08-19, 2 comments)
- [hello! pretty sure this is an african mask and it was thriving but now it's starting to get yellow spots :( any ideas…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mFJOMKgcQku4qRPlrr0hUA.md) (by alizzwlker, 2024-08-19, 3 comments)
- [My Calathea suddenly looks extremely sick indeed. I investigated it and found thrips which I’ve showered off and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/abkk6u8aTkK1LleUIH1OAQ.md) (by Chris, 2024-08-19, 0 comments)
- [This is my first (and only) FLF. It appears to be very happy in my eastern facing dining room as it has grow 3 new…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SpIqaPZqSEiN_WKmogulpQ.md) (by Heather, 2024-08-19, 5 comments)
- [one of my plants got fungus gnats due to ill looked after store bought soil lol, i did a complete soil change on that…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jMCpbYuYSxyJRviNwkQruA.md) (by freyabez, 2024-08-19, 3 comments)
- [What is this funky stuff growing in my ZZ plant’s soil? Should I be concerned?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/-RDGxDWqRBaBPYUAHd-vNg.md) (by Joy, 2024-08-19, 5 comments)

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