--- 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. 59817 members, 13000 posts ## Posts - [Help!! Why is it dying?? I left her outside two days then this started happeningšŸ˜« what can I do??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yx3jkMKOetRFZtq57DwoZA.md) (by First time mom plant, 2025-01-27, 2 comments) - [My poor baby šŸ˜­ I think she got too cold ? šŸ„² if I chop her top will the leaves come back ?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/x5zql6OWCyDabtr3T3avfd.md) (by Bri, 2025-01-27, 6 comments) - [Hi everyone! I got a string of turtles in the mail that arrived with bad root rot (šŸ˜­) PLEASSEE give me some tips onā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2JZZxzUMplfZK1V4DvQFCB.md) (by BebešŸŒµšŸ¤, 2025-01-27, 3 comments) - [I have no idea what happened, she just grew a hole over the span of a few days does anybody know what this could be?ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hffJBEzjLWIBTcLteo4bDI.md) (by Madeline Dowdy, 2025-01-27, 5 comments) - [My bell pepper plant has these streaks on it. The app says itā€™s probably snails, but I havenā€™t seen any. What couldā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/W5bojJSBV1ZrngtCP3WEja.md) (by Kaylene, 2025-01-27, 5 comments) - [Hello-I have a question regarding my mother of thousands. I have read online that in the winter to water every 3 to 4ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BlBW4sCEw3e0qWW6ucKdNp.md) (by Nichole, 2025-01-27, 0 comments) - [So one morning. I accidentally forgot to water for only one day. ONE DAY. And my purple waffle plantsā€¦ Threw. A.ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6mTb5semCPULZV0TfcUCu9.md) (by plant mommy, 2025-01-27, 4 comments) - [Earlier this month some sort of bacteria/virus spread rapidly throughout all my plants. I cut off all infected leaves,ā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MnKOm0j9fdFYiJsGAKhHz0.md) (by Plants\&theirMediums, 2025-01-27, 4 comments) - [I need advice my mango plant is dying and Iā€™m trying everything I can to keep it alive, the leafs are dead and the stemā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Et45yFbSkSzPM2AIIemzi2.md) (by Young planter, 2025-01-26, 9 comments) - [Well I ordered plants from Amazon and they didnā€™t arrive too hot. All calatheas. I plan on repotting today. Should Iā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zj2tpL0Z8kojXgrNPGYJwx.md) (by Jenna, 2025-01-26, 9 comments) - [Please help my fiddle is going through it. Had 3 new leaves at top and now I have dropped two old ones from top](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EgY9DinDHeSlKyR4SO0UnW.md) (by Zakiddo, 2025-01-26, 3 comments) - [The tips of my dragon tree keep browning and eventually the leaf ends up falling off, what can I do to help this? Isā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mlfCAmENglilHKzsdf8dJN.md) (by Cassandra, 2025-01-26, 4 comments) - [I was trying my luck with another ivy, I donā€™t know what Iā€™m doing wrong šŸ˜­ my other plants are just fine but I triedā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/IMCc9Uxj457shxfT2wjctk.md) (by Jess, 2025-01-26, 7 comments) - [I recently brought my plant home from college to take care over winter break. Unfortunately I forgot it at home and Iā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hr97BIfHelwVIEetuUvYol.md) (by Mo, 2025-01-26, 1 comment) - [Help šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ Iā€™ve never had spider mites before, is that it? My plant looks healthy, Iā€™m not seeing any dots or damage, itā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/s8qJi1dmvgPPSbj7p1HD0M.md) (by Camy, 2025-01-25, 5 comments) - [Does anyone know what's going on with my plant](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/envDEconWPL28iZlhKJFcv.md) (by Lexy, 2025-01-25, 6 comments) - [My rose tinted calthea is starting to have brown leaves. How can I correct this ? I do mist the plant as well](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CsmtZLGGfWkrIuejBWiApu.md) (by Divya, 2025-01-25, 6 comments) - [Whatā€™s happening to my ficus?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vWo0YO8kSrCYHQBPJ7nTAR.md) (by ItchyTasty06, 2025-01-25, 2 comments) - [Just picked up this Alocasia melo. What is causing the brown/ orange spots in the leafs?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sNxT5iuzjLAvkbGLD0y7pU.md) (by m\&mplanty, 2025-01-25, 2 comments) - [My calathea started browning, crisping, and yellow spotting. Even when there is a new leaf growing, it already startsā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ha2JUYNXNWlOO3Z9H0WAFi.md) (by Carrie, 2025-01-25, 4 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=GGiRsPYGHhhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQD-DbNlWDbdGA) --- _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_