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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. 59997 members, 13096 posts

## Posts

- [Just picked up this monstera today from my local Home Depot. Not sure why he has all these brown tears and marks in the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_hff5i4PQHOATsWHhpiG3g.md) (by Sofie, 2024-05-22, 2 comments)
- [Someone please help me out here. I’m repotting these suckers tomorrow morning with some indoor potting soil. They sit…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/-Gm3CJ3-TsK6nF6niG0Dwg.md) (by Herb Man E 🪴🌱, 2024-05-22, 0 comments)
- [Any recommendations to save both of these would be wonderful! My boston fern used to be so vibrant but i sent her home…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XBP-TYg_RiqsDr2oA4qgXw.md) (by aweav10, 2024-05-22, 1 comment)
- [I meant to post this yesterday, but oh well. What should I do??? I put my plant outside just during the day so she…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wIRgQi_WT8iXypKzPg7OOA.md) (by Charlie✨, 2024-05-22, 2 comments)
- [Worms in my Chinese evergreen!! What do I do??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/pS5uy9yESb-oNqJ_nF0mUg.md) (by AbbyJ, 2024-05-22, 3 comments)
- [Soooo I have a little problem. After Christmas in about January I bought a little plant with a Christmas cactus, mini…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fkN8G6h9QSCuVQ6YSvwGNw.md) (by Charlie✨, 2024-05-22, 5 comments)
- [i don’t know what i did wrong with this one. any advice or help would be appreciated 🥲](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/To-s8jxbSr-A5jlkNnFdxQ.md) (by looloo, 2024-05-22, 2 comments)
- [i’m somewhat new to the plant stuff, but i know a decent amount. what i’m not educated on is the bug stuff. i noticed…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5YTvIQXWSTSop3jPGoBd8w.md) (by looloo, 2024-05-22, 0 comments)
- [How close together do plants have to be for them to tranfer any pests? Or do they even need to be near eachother to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4p1LZlWIT06FJS503cgp4A.md) (by LilBug, 2024-05-22, 3 comments)
- [I accidentally overwatered my baby and ruined her colorrrr 😭 any advice? Only her color seems dull. The stem is still…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nWvdkeD8S6Oh51mcHrBncA.md) (by Eddie, 2024-05-22, 2 comments)
- [Hi, I’m new here 👋🏼 I have had this lipstick plant for about a year. She was thriving until winter and I think I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Pc33Sq46RSKWNdXGi6IapA.md) (by Tianna, 2024-05-22, 0 comments)
- [one minute my string of raindrops was doing great and now it looks like this help 😢 should i just cut the good strands…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/G5HozPRzRoyWNOQeGBtc0w.md) (by sam, 2024-05-22, 3 comments)
- [Hi all! I have roughly 30 house plants and this guy is the only one to ever give me issues. I bought it from our local…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HpuW8xvsRjyzHcRINiZrSQ.md) (by Jada, 2024-05-22, 4 comments)
- [Does this look like an overwatering issue to folks? It’s such a small spike, I can’t tell if it’s squishy or shriveled!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/F01EZk5LRm-EKfee6dCC8Q.md) (by Terrarimum, 2024-05-22, 12 comments)
- [Any idea why my calathea is growing out like this? I know it needs a repotting at a minimum. Thanks !!!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gNfNifARRme8alrBaLSwxA.md) (by evenoutlandishness69, 2024-05-22, 1 comment)
- [Hi, I was checking to see if my plants need to be repotted and I noticed large cluster of white beads in some of my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/J1XavcdsSiawCXrzJ8pGAA.md) (by S, 2024-05-21, 7 comments)
- [Hello all! I found this product at Walmart and decided to use it on my plants… not only did the dirt MOLD where I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RwlNbSQGSre6ZGJDpBymSQ.md) (by Ashlyn, 2024-05-21, 10 comments)
- [Hey everyone, Looking for advice. What’s wrong with my fiddle leaf fig? A whole bunch of leafs dropped 2 months ago.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cyhCBdJrSGyzuzDyRs02LQ.md) (by Allyson!¡, 2024-05-21, 1 comment)
- [Hello! I just found some small bugs which look like woodlice on my snake plant - what should I do to handle these? They…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/WHrx8CDLS-CFoJ2sGxBwmQ.md) (by Jake Whitelock, 2024-05-21, 6 comments)
- [help :( my caladium 'just saucy' is so so droopy and the ends of the leaves are starting to get crispy brown :') i keep…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3-VHONV9Q-2v3C3lvNusXA.md) (by alizzwlker, 2024-05-21, 4 comments)

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