--- 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" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/pestsDiseasesAndProblems.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) # 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. 59789 members, 12980 posts ## Posts - [I have no clue why my ZZ plant is doing this! It was doing great until recently. I never over water since the bulbs…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XzF7Q0aW5r0KUjQA6K5zCl.md) (by Jen, 2025-07-23, 5 comments) - [Hi! I have these white things on my sage. Any idea what they are? They are liquidy and come off with water but they…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7FjOxvPbYe0MqXBSYWlui4.md) (by Grace, 2025-07-23, 3 comments) - [I’ve been trouble shooting this peperomia plant since I bought it 6 months ago. Kept losing leaves and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eh2vyQVp2aHMzkAuMzUCVp.md) (by Lo, 2025-07-23, 2 comments) - [Not sure what this outdoor plant is. It’s been fine for last year but all the leaves have started turning brown.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CFTKYp5RjYzQvCHRfVnmce.md) (by Faz, 2025-07-23, 2 comments) - [Hello, I have this Tradescantia (Spiderwort) plant that just always seems to look shriveled and dying/crusty leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/a9tgEk1AiMR5FjfvEigTME.md) (by Demetre, 2025-07-23, 5 comments) - [What are these theee little brown things on my cherry tomato leaves? Are they pests or tomato warts? They are shaped…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6A6WHYywzwSiDPIro5gIG5.md) (by Jackie, 2025-07-23, 4 comments) - [my cats ate Elliot 😐 can i still save him … he was gifted to me 😔](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1eIfKgCbd66u2tVWXxRHi8.md) (by Jezzy, 2025-07-23, 3 comments) - [First time owner of the prayer plant, purchased it grown it looked great. Repotted with tropical soil, moisture meter…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/H3IZuKozJ5Jh1bPMIl6dlg.md) (by Celina, 2025-07-23, 11 comments) - [What is this white stuff? It wipes off like tiny slime. Also, should I repot this in a bigger pot?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/J2ut0plBuY9EipQST9hPnQ.md) (by Nicole B, 2025-07-23, 4 comments) - [95% sure I originally overwatered a month or two ago and it lost like 5-10 leaves… but I’ve repotted in a smaller pot,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gWL76CwRsX34sTWwNyiu36.md) (by Ryanash28, 2025-07-22, 1 comment) - [I believe there spider mites? And if so how do yall recommend treating them? I have some spray coming in. But are there…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qUHkaSp2545uwao3C0kmGy.md) (by Meow, 2025-07-22, 3 comments) - [Can someone help with gnats?? I’m going insane over here. I have 15 house plants and we have 6 lizard enclosures full…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SDWrT01Du5EOjZnQ89noQO.md) (by Mrs. Maingi, 2025-07-22, 10 comments) - [What is this?? The small black dots?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZvBKFLvS2JiYFYnTJnmmMe.md) (by Geshmak613, 2025-07-22, 2 comments) - [Hey all! I just moved my calathea and my fern to my work office and the sunlight is far less than where they used to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jgZ2GmXEIWeUAbqeaVyiJy.md) (by plantmylife, 2025-07-22, 1 comment) - [Anyone know why the leaves on my money tree are turning like this ?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PXb2OLm4iQ2GIgrP7fEfax.md) (by berenicebarros, 2025-07-22, 2 comments) - [My Cretan Brake was doing great for a while (I got it around couple of months ago) and then its leaves started to dry…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7ZR8ATgZN17WrACTKzwqvz.md) (by InattentivePlantMama, 2025-07-22, 1 comment) - [Hello! I have a birds of paradise plant and I have a humidifier running close by to it and it’s placed in a well lit…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uycRgd73tXnM0v6q4AU2Ay.md) (by Jazmyn, 2025-07-22, 5 comments) - [Hello! So all the leaves on Helga just fell off. Not sure why. They were all green and I thought she looked healthy. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/JL9HWeqcq6YfTGi2yUdpLX.md) (by Elizabeth, 2025-07-22, 2 comments) - [What’s wrong with my rose painted calthea ? It unfurled a leaf that was like this. It’s not in direct sunlight and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/pGB6OJVw788RFhkAhUYDV0.md) (by Divya, 2025-07-22, 6 comments) - [My gladiolus don’t change, they don’t grow flowers, I don’t know what’s happening or is this just the way it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GqDtYCGguxmNLb7FNLtR0O.md) (by Joana, 2025-07-22, 12 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=GP9LSUiUVBhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQBuq28GeqzbGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_