--- 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. 59964 members, 13081 posts ## Posts - [Has anyone had luck with the pest control granules that you can put into soil? I’ve been doing battle with mealy bugs…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aHz6L9eqRYA8We15S8gf6U.md) (by Might be sentient, 2025-03-12, 3 comments) - [Tan/brown patches on my peanut cactus. What does it mean?!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CuFrSjHng7MbOFyN3UzzyM.md) (by Yeagermeister1982, 2025-03-12, 4 comments) - [Any UK recommendations for a systemic pesticide that will treat thrips? I have got a pretty bad infestation in multiple…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/IfgxVW4IxSeOB9RW09EoaM.md) (by Zoe, 2025-03-12, 3 comments) - [Should I Be Concerned?? I saw these streaks on this plant I rescued a couple of months ago. Is this something I should…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Fs2LdXcdeGAIu3pUujle6K.md) (by Dondoo52, 2025-03-12, 7 comments) - [I was told to leave them in water for longer but they’re turning black, and some aren’t even growing. What’s going on?…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XOdnwaqxw4msQcca6jkFWK.md) (by Lily, 2025-03-12, 3 comments) - [I saw mealy bugs today for the first time ever…🫣🫤 hopefully my plant will be ok. 😊](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/c2gSfE9Hi6f5kUb1iFeV59.md) (by Suhn\_Goddess, 2025-03-12, 2 comments) - [Please help! I don’t know what I’m doing wrong I recently repotted it. It was a hand me down in terrible conditions…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/66xUXcE8Yg0wjPH4ifBy7C.md) (by Yaneth99, 2025-03-12, 11 comments) - [Any advice to save my plant I’m new and really don’t want my beginner to die on me lol](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zkwHNXu5DGoaM3pTpYNoK0.md) (by Bella, 2025-03-12, 2 comments) - [I’m starting to see slight yellow spots on my dragon scale Alocasia leaf and on the underside is slight browning. Help?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/m7iFhkLl6lUxg08AtNQNEk.md) (by Madison, 2025-03-12, 1 comment) - [I think my strawberries are overwatered but I don’t know I’ve only had them for like 2 weeks and both of the pots look…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zLqnprxui6MHRahOCETYBb.md) (by Izzyisverydizzy, 2025-03-11, 6 comments) - [Help!! Looks like different stages of mealy bugs - please confirm!! Should I use rubbing alcohol or neem oil to get rid…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KxCLE0aUo654E9PLgb51mS.md) (by Thriving4Green, 2025-03-11, 5 comments) - [I put one of the bamboo sticks in the ground and this is how it goes 😍😍](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XuJDC8t3tYtvgkw01xMHv7.md) (by Joana, 2025-03-11, 2 comments) - [Bought this Air Plant (bulbous plant) from the Philadelphia flower show this past week. I was told it needs to be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Z0R1u6IwCZkwBWE5IGZa8R.md) (by Planta member, 2025-03-11, 6 comments) - [Hello, I am brand new to umbrella plants (this is my first time even seeing one) and found these black mounds on the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Es9WQK3QBmQCPgAojrLX85.md) (by Rowven, 2025-03-11, 2 comments) - [My boyfriend got me this bookie cactus , I have no clue what’s wrong with it, I think it may be dry? Does anyone know…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/FZBk1Nh9M8Fep6q0xeBXGC.md) (by Lilian, 2025-03-11, 5 comments) - [I've got these guys in the bottom of my terracotta of my false shamrock. Wondering if they're maybe just springtails?…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QfCcdByvkk8sYK6xtgJudP.md) (by Red, 2025-03-11, 6 comments) - [Hi my mother recently gave me a plant she was hoping I could rehab for her. I have it quarantined and it has these moth…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/YyhMZ5j7wiksatWulJIroq.md) (by KatKaz, 2025-03-11, 7 comments) - [I have had these little plants with no problems for about 3 years, in various locations throughout my house. All are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wm29xNen4ggojmYok20a7N.md) (by Christal, 2025-03-11, 6 comments) - [Is this physical damage or something about my conditions? This leaf started to unfurl today only to reveal it snapped…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aFuyXarynVYkPISlP0o96Y.md) (by Jojo, 2025-03-11, 2 comments) - [Hi there 🌿 Just came back from a holiday break and discovered my aloe plant looking horrible. It was thriving before,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TcilBvAWICyxVEtN1ISTsk.md) (by Aleksandra, 2025-03-11, 2 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=GNdvwafGKxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQBtxXiX0xXkGA) --- _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_