--- 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. 59977 members, 13083 posts ## Posts - [Okay can ANYONE please tell me what to do to help Calypso? Planta said shes a golden barrel cactus and shes pretty big,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/L2dgtjKaMZuw0QfkxMuX73.md) (by Sky, 2025-01-09, 6 comments) - [Still giving me new leaves with this freezing weather 🍃](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SGXy2ybRQeSAsXoOaZGRer.md) (by Leafing Around 🪴🍄, 2025-01-09, 0 comments) - [What can I do to keep my ZZ plant from leaning so much?? It’s in an East facing window and there’s a humidifier in the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/f65ld3F5xyAu1wL3a2SaJU.md) (by AbbyJ, 2025-01-09, 5 comments) - [Hello guys. I have this Christmas cactus that I rescued, it was so dry the dirt couldn’t get a knife through it. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/k8840c1rfZchMyQuslBZL3.md) (by plant mommy, 2025-01-09, 4 comments) - [Update: treatment plan completed so wish Majesty Girl #3 good healing process](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/S6djjb15AAWSCziu9CWqQ6.md) (by Demonza, 2025-01-09, 0 comments) - [Is my black velvet alocasia dead? There’s a little green sprout but I don’t think it’s been growing. He’s lost all…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8U61Yvtg6b1DRLpwAsqCjK.md) (by Elizabeth, 2025-01-09, 2 comments) - [I have had an infestation of fungus gnats in my collection, but none of my other plants have acted this way to it. Is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4PBzfWElgyEqIE7wVN1WOd.md) (by Varenna, 2025-01-09, 3 comments) - [Good morning. I’m requesting any advice of care for my Majesty Girl #3? She has bent over stem; included pictures.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PyZOf6rqcU5li50GSLlyC0.md) (by Demonza, 2025-01-09, 0 comments) - [I wanted to give an update on my satin pothos. I went to pull off a dead leaf and the entire vine came up, this…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VvGKS3OD3lWEWF1GA5xqGe.md) (by London Cravener 🪴, 2025-01-09, 2 comments) - [Why are my leaves falling off? Genuinely so sad my plant used to be so full and now the leaves fall off without force.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mSCWI5n7aFFuNUhJCiyr1O.md) (by Luke Walter, 2025-01-09, 1 comment) - [I’m in dire need of some help and advice. One of my birds escaped their cage and absolutely decimated my super healthy…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/YdVkzpqY9HflWBRTVRywkC.md) (by Izzy\_404, 2025-01-09, 2 comments) - [Hey plant friends! Opinion, rust fungus?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fU4SM1F1zyni34q0R4nZ1P.md) (by Candace, 2025-01-09, 1 comment) - [Help! I am following planta’s watering schedule, but it seems it’s not getting enough water. The roots are also growing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SPRdZESHpXYK5KryDjDhis.md) (by Soysauce, 2025-01-08, 9 comments) - [What am I doing wrong with these plants? The prayer plant I ordered online about a month ago and showed up in rough…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eeASWpV9IB6N4WSjVZACX7.md) (by NewPlantMom, 2025-01-08, 8 comments) - [Why is my watermelon pepermonia dying? I get new growth, but then it either shrivels up and dies or the stem dies.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8MBBBsFqCbTc2mLhuj1tpB.md) (by NewPlantMom, 2025-01-08, 4 comments) - [hello! for winter i have to relocate my plants and they always seem to wilt away when this happens but my pink panther…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aPc61UwsDfHrUZUv0Af1DP.md) (by rach, 2025-01-08, 4 comments) - [I don’t know if this cactus grows or is like this any information please](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GFcGL2ivOBDfXvTmAfEKe7.md) (by Joana, 2025-01-08, 7 comments) - [Hi all very new to this community and this app. I bought this plant like 2 years ago it seems fine and I was watering…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KxnfOJG7tV55tyCkWSGF12.md) (by WillNYC, 2025-01-08, 12 comments) - [I have been using this app for 2 years and just found out today that my Calathea is sensitive to lime in water. It was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HJwU0qJLrWBjFualERSdmz.md) (by Michelle Dee, 2025-01-08, 8 comments) - [Any tips for reviving half dead satin Pothos?! I got one at Lowe’s and she is stunning but now rotting in my corner 😭…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GNMVmtaJQdyPkJAtwymKL1.md) (by London Cravener 🪴, 2025-01-08, 12 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=GAZ85TKaGBhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQCLPHeYMJPkGA) --- _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_