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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. 59933 members, 13065 posts

## Posts

- [I have this ficus tree, I have had her for over a year and the past few months or so her leaves have started drooping…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GXkSQ668RyJZwlSwcnDKLr.md) (by charlie, 2026-02-17, 1 comment)
- [My pothos keeps getting yellow leaves on this one vine. It’s never done that in the four years I’ve had it! Can anyone…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rEdM470LnyP0SceAGRvYDb.md) (by bookworm7, 2026-02-17, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone have any ideas on what could be wrong with my lucky bamboo? :)](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0B9MfNKWnGvNHRr9VOy5AX.md) (by Madi Pickle, 2026-02-17, 6 comments)
- [When its supposed to be heavy rain I put my cacti inside a little green house, has worked for 3 years. I got a new mini…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Ktvp4910YDNIvPhUtVuo5N.md) (by Rook, 2026-02-17, 0 comments)
- [I got a string of bananas plant a few months ago. When a cold front hit at the beginning if January I covered her up…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QMVUxStunYKEmta3jc39vN.md) (by Rook, 2026-02-17, 4 comments)
- [I have a feeling that the answer will be no, but my mother forgot to water our two Ivy plants for I don’t know how long…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yeMF1FlsICkHgGd0CZg0Ca.md) (by Violette, 2026-02-16, 3 comments)
- [Diy White Vinegar and water got made up in a spray bottle is ment to keep insects fruit flys and possibly other insects…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wUyfg8ilVl2HoDkrU4h5yz.md) (by Louise, 2026-02-16, 0 comments)
- [Fungal gnat problem! Had an explosion of these guys invade most of my indoor plants. I’ve got glue traps everywhere…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/k5XKh6GtsHNvJLcEI4JwW9.md) (by biglooner, 2026-02-16, 11 comments)
- [polka dot begonia , Hellloo, my plant has gone super leggy and bare and has no growth on it at first i thought it was a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/boWcqMx081VGplaORrBPOo.md) (by plantsss, 2026-02-16, 2 comments)
- [My Hoya hasn’t produced any new leaves since I brought it indoors at the end of summer. The roots look healthy and the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PiSO8VJfdHEavAZZwQrgwx.md) (by Kayla, 2026-02-16, 2 comments)
- [Hi all! Not a plant disease per se, but I have a little Ficus and a Fiddle-leaf Fig and they are both losing all the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BhkAAxVgm3Xo3jB2WRc0HL.md) (by Terez, 2026-02-16, 1 comment)
- [I got this orchid on clearance as it had three leaves, two green and one like the brown one here. I had to pluck that…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Bcjm85lagmExHcPlhQ6veZ.md) (by wh1tem1lky, 2026-02-16, 2 comments)
- [Hello everyone, I’ve got a question about what I think is called greenhouse millipedes. My philodendron mican has some…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/azH40PHSRFbTSLdUZhLquW.md) (by Jay, 2026-02-15, 3 comments)
- [I got my neon pothos from the clearance plant section at Fred Meyers, so she’s always looked upset. Is there anything I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4eaCXCc9i9yppg4WJbokFj.md) (by wh1tem1lky, 2026-02-15, 7 comments)
- [hello everyone !! i got a rex begonia plant last week and it looked really good in the store. i added more soil to it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NHXIeJeqOL6JxNbkeWXm4Y.md) (by viv !!, 2026-02-15, 10 comments)
- [Help! Potentially overwatered my Fatsia Japonica.. is there hope? What do I do 😬 This has all gone pear shaped in the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dGqEfWhjfnFQlw6MflOQlk.md) (by Zayna, 2026-02-15, 8 comments)
- [I’ve chopped and propped this begonia maculata and no matter what I do to try and treat, these spots are on the leaves!…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RmIDqQg430is9rKPgUkqbo.md) (by alex, 2026-02-14, 2 comments)
- [My brother came to me in a random moment and needs help what can I do to help him and this mystery plant!?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cf6KyW3DtB9kEqoN2phGQ8.md) (by The goddess kt, 2026-02-14, 0 comments)
- [Any Hope?? Has anyone experienced this before? I appreciate any advice. The roots look shredded and she is leaning. Is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1LXENOjTzSf09Zkvl8wHQC.md) (by Dondoo52, 2026-02-14, 4 comments)
- [saveable? 😬 I forgot about this poor little guy in the window all winter and all of the leaves were dead, the roots…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sFYwZ7zsFyJnDkucgxjdLZ.md) (by emmaa, 2026-02-13, 4 comments)

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