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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. 59945 members, 13070 posts

## Posts

- [How do I save my sunflower?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Qr5mvtoL6sx6K4DBnEIi7U.md) (by Adrianna, 2025-07-21, 1 comment)
- [I think my lotus already has roots 🪷](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DTqd2ZjOqOZXrX2j2aeOF6.md) (by Joana, 2025-07-21, 0 comments)
- [Can anyone help with my caladium? She’s been great for so long and now over the last week, her leaves keep turning…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/k9EflKRUnR7Jm1MHLB0u2r.md) (by Candy, 2025-07-21, 4 comments)
- [PLEASE HELP! I am going insane. I have a lot of plants in my room and the fungus gnats love to party in them. I think…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/foiIOWCayh3Tw9FhyotRx5.md) (by Emma✨, 2025-07-21, 7 comments)
- [My Syngonium is getting these yellow leaves, it started with just 1 but has now moved to 3 what’s wrong? ( I repotted…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/tb0dMLICoeFZYZZahhqYDS.md) (by Love, 2025-07-21, 2 comments)
- [Hey guys! First post in this group ☺️ my auntie has this china doll plant and for the past little while she’s been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KrSfg7h5UVPtjiD4PScJR3.md) (by Britt Brat, 2025-07-20, 7 comments)
- [I was given a lemon tree in a solo cup lol Can I just repot into well draining pot ?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Fv6moAawGZXeaCusIprjvH.md) (by ShyLee, 2025-07-20, 2 comments)
- [Help I got this pot of three little plants for my birthday in April. The middle of April. My son bought it for me and I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/piMOTzib2t2VaH4eNwk7T0.md) (by ShyLee, 2025-07-20, 1 comment)
- [I need a lot of help 😭😬. I have fungus gnats and I already repotted my plants, cleaned their roots and the pots, and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MQwh8F2uniehTbegj9HysP.md) (by KittenisSmitten, 2025-07-20, 13 comments)
- [please help me with my emerald lace plectranthus. the leaves keep browning and falling off, leaving it looking sad and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UwIIVySiCDBGlYYh8KJxbC.md) (by plants\&chickens, 2025-07-20, 2 comments)
- [Quick question: My radish plant has 6 leaves, and one of the first leaves to sprout is turning yellow. Is it a problem,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0Ic5h81iRlp4kEb3UcQ54k.md) (by Geshmak613, 2025-07-20, 3 comments)
- [Can someone please help me figure out what these spots are on my Pothos? Thank you in advance!!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SXS9r8JJn6qe4KLGXPzKgS.md) (by Lauren, 2025-07-20, 1 comment)
- [I got this begonia rieger not that long ago. It did good for a few weeks and then it started wilting and dropping all…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Gewfd2pM5BvWeCRhv5Sax2.md) (by Jazmyn, 2025-07-20, 7 comments)
- [Giving an update. I rescued a Janet Craig back in May. The center was black and crusty. Thought for sure it would die.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GSQup8krQsJD1VBORsrTqk.md) (by jlsKenzy, 2025-07-20, 2 comments)
- [I've had this citronella for a few years without knowing it needed to be pruned. It's been growing inside and leaned up…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RJTgIq6XneyZ74MdZI0EWA.md) (by Lisa, 2025-07-20, 1 comment)
- [I have had my tineke for a long time in the same spot (well over a year and a half) and i just started getting some…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/miXxzde0j3pAY7ghCoimLP.md) (by RYergie, 2025-07-20, 3 comments)
- [Anyone know of something I can spray my plants with to make the cats keep from gnawing and munching on them? My spider…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qXx9SpY7vILq0b1u5Mm8nu.md) (by Lulu, 2025-07-20, 11 comments)
- [This is some type of pine tree, its been like this for months but I'm not sure if it's dead or not. Any way to revive…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/iCwd39xSt3AGc4NfDF9FhX.md) (by Zoey, 2025-07-19, 2 comments)
- [What is going on with this Alocasia? It looked like it was going to bloom, then this strange thing grew out of the soil…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SUzH0ywmSjldZ3IOS8dVwB.md) (by Magpie, 2025-07-19, 3 comments)
- [Can’t keep bamboo alive! 💀 I got three little bamboo stalks in dirt at IKEA and one by one each stalk turned yellow…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ejS5Xdrk2As1UgSSSI6PRO.md) (by N Klepczarek, 2025-07-19, 3 comments)

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