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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. 59999 members, 13098 posts

## Posts

- [i have a catnip plant and it is dying. i put it in the sun with water then i tried without a lot of water and then i…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aVUNUQJqSmWuoxllnX5Erw.md) (by red, 2024-04-18, 0 comments)
- [I also a philodendron who has crispy bits in her leaves and she doesn’t seem to want to grow much more than this. I’ve…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TLbMeTLfSDG8XkDjNhwukw.md) (by Crazyplantperson⛲️, 2024-04-18, 5 comments)
- [Okay so I have a Swiss Cheese monstera, she’s growing INCREDIBLY leggy, with a solid almost foot between growths. A…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/m6UsbswdT2K6D0wIBiPMqQ.md) (by Crazyplantperson⛲️, 2024-04-18, 4 comments)
- [Hi guys! I was wondering if anyone can help me. I planted zinnias and started them indoors. While still inside, the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Elk56wIuTnKN5AiJR_Paig.md) (by Andressa, 2024-04-18, 5 comments)
- [Hello. I got this umbrella tree 2-3 weeks ago and thought it was a cultivar, but now that I am learning more, I think…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/C0yuJrmSQUeHjrLq_pk1mQ.md) (by Krista, 2024-04-18, 2 comments)
- [My ficus teneke was getting very leggy. I just cut back 3 branches to the first node of each, and moved it outdoors for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nLSxoVVVREiby2NjSRb4mQ.md) (by Zach, 2024-04-18, 0 comments)
- [This is Spike and he is a really important plant to me. He was a gift from someone who is no longer around. I NEED to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/YTN4BLN3R_Ww616FRutciw.md) (by MummaDeb, 2024-04-18, 4 comments)
- [Hello this is my string of pearls and I don’t really know what’s wrong with it. Some of the “leaves” are squishy and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/WLD7m_h0SVyXA5dAZAzJPQ.md) (by Planta member, 2024-04-18, 6 comments)
- [I don’t know what happening to my plant She was doing fine up until last week I don’t understand. Could someone help me…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Vpru846FRvKNRc3Kh5ZKxA.md) (by Kaz, 2024-04-18, 7 comments)
- [Last year I had a lot of issues with fungus gnats, and from watering less often over winter and using mosquito bits and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/90NMkJ--QqqwWg-y5tmMlw.md) (by TM, 2024-04-18, 2 comments)
- [Not long ago I got this funny guy at Home Depot and in order to spare myself some blame, he did have a few brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4Xh9hnU2TUiw2SWSs4RVzQ.md) (by Francesca, 2024-04-18, 7 comments)
- [What are these little bugs on the trap?? At least i think there bugs they are super tiny 😬 i dont think i see more on…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vN4JK9qyTeyWpRaR76J8AQ.md) (by 𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂, 2024-04-18, 3 comments)
- [I’ve had this little guy for about a year now, he doesn’t wanna grow, but he’s not exactly DYING. He spends all his…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lCUJIP9ASA2LEEQ2LRpNyA.md) (by Crazyplantperson⛲️, 2024-04-18, 3 comments)
- [‼️🚨 Hello, so I was looking at my plants and on my golden pathos I noticed this weird route sort of thing on my plant…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gIVnzW4uQBWDR5NpfbEFNQ.md) (by Plant mom, 2024-04-17, 5 comments)
- [Guys i need help, this is my first ever plant and i really don’t want her to die. here’s what happened, so my aunt hage…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zpus5XIuQfCN2ILveNLDVw.md) (by Anna, 2024-04-17, 6 comments)
- [Needing guidance! I wanted to help this plant.. definitely thought it was something else.. idk what I thought it was.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fSEw-riaS5SvMNRmNosaFg.md) (by Madeleine, 2024-04-17, 3 comments)
- [Does anyone know why the leaves on my strawberry plant are turning brown and curling?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TmMldE9SSBeOr4GrUKys1w.md) (by RR, 2024-04-17, 0 comments)
- [Is it normal for my orchid to have its older leaf yellow and get kinda wrinkly? I couldn’t remember if my older leaf…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nfgFCzANSVe9XoJLbbffoQ.md) (by LearningPlantMom, 2024-04-17, 3 comments)
- [Ponytail palm in Peril It Has Completely Snapped in Half Is there anyway it can be Healed i already Taped it back took…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Jhxu8SAbTrCRUQOI_y5i8Q.md) (by LiamC, 2024-04-17, 5 comments)
- [What in the world is going on with my vincas? The top soil is dry but soil underneath is moist. I bought them last week…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cNnskVOaTDqzbYCJDmW8eQ.md) (by Amanda, 2024-04-17, 1 comment)

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