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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

- [Please help me with my Alcocasia:(( I’ve been trying to give it humidity and light the best I can but I don’t know what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sLJJoNj_QOm5SpZ4Hu_rwA.md) (by Alex, 2024-05-12, 5 comments)
- [I have a variegated string of pearls that was doing good but I repotted her and may have over watered her at some point…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rq7SeNlxR9SJPYkVBCvg3g.md) (by Jobieeeee, 2024-05-12, 9 comments)
- [Couple plants that may or may not have root rot? I tried to trim them a bit but tough for me to tell as a first-timer.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Ao9_KlSGRnmLePqjsU-x9Q.md) (by Terrarimum, 2024-05-11, 0 comments)
- [What do I do with a plant that has a little root rot on one side of it? Do I just cut all of the rot off and replant it?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/i2tm_L_dRua9_6Hll7uwqA.md) (by K, 2024-05-11, 2 comments)
- [I hope these work! Has anyone used these before and got good results? Any other advice to get rid of gnats? I bought a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6DnGdafUTtaj5qcm2ADlCg.md) (by Crystal, 2024-05-11, 10 comments)
- [Any tips on getting rid of spider mites on fiddle leaf figs? I’ve been spraying captain jacks deadbug spray for at…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/q45Nwhj2RkukRnbze4bMcw.md) (by Shila, 2024-05-11, 3 comments)
- [My avocado tree has several leaves turning half brown. Does anyone know how to fix it?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/t_8penjNROmPTuE3vVwXkw.md) (by Blake, 2024-05-11, 3 comments)
- [Help with philodendron pls! Anyone know how to fix this? I just had to cut off some leaves that we’re looking worse for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gHjJIK0bSk6GwKjEtMn3GA.md) (by Jordan, 2024-05-11, 3 comments)
- [Does anyone know why my plants are browning in random spots but don’t have root rot fungus or diseases Thanks!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_t1gFlwOSQmRfSYxG4ESRw.md) (by Vanessa Contreras, 2024-05-11, 6 comments)
- [Help with Dieffenbachia pls! When I first got my dieffenbachia it was rather full, but now not so much, there doesn’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QLjLqywhTNCO5KpDJOhiJw.md) (by Jordan, 2024-05-11, 6 comments)
- [Does anyone know what this discoloration on my monstera leaf is? This is the only leaf on the whole plant that has…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HMamR8tkQMmY3mwDrs6Jaw.md) (by Cece, 2024-05-11, 5 comments)
- [Help! I rescued this baby almost a year ago. LeafSnap tells me it's a fern. 🤷‍♀️ I've repotted it. I've tried it in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vPQxvDHHQTqOCmARUhPUsQ.md) (by MummaDeb, 2024-05-11, 7 comments)
- [The term “bright indirect light” is confusing me. Obviously, if I moved these plants to the windowsill, they would…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rMOZ0cDIQ7aQVvgJEsuM5g.md) (by Kirsty, 2024-05-11, 3 comments)
- [Any clue what’s wrong with my burgundy rubber tree? Its leaves have been curled up since soon after I bought it. It is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TsZdIXSASnOfdZXACMaVmQ.md) (by Ana, 2024-05-11, 4 comments)
- [Hi everyone!! I have this heart leaf plant that’s been growing wonderfully. I repotted it maybe three weeks ago? I keep…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/je7sR_alQruIM9Vw3Wy3AQ.md) (by Sharona, 2024-05-11, 3 comments)
- [anyone know what's wrong with my plum or pear tree?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/amdX3uRgSeC-zShGmwPOBA.md) (by alizzwlker, 2024-05-11, 2 comments)
- [I rescued a plant that has no leaves you think it will come back? Don’t know the name was not it a pot.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NN-yar85QLCsw-jel7pIzw.md) (by Plantgirly, 2024-05-10, 8 comments)
- [My money tree has some fungus gnats that I just discovered today when trying to start the braid (it’s a very small…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Yxn8ZwHrTUKULWhYZ56zsA.md) (by Kristin S., 2024-05-10, 4 comments)
- [Can anyone help me with my ghost plant? This is like the third leaf to shrivel up and wither away since I’ve had it for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xs2vK6sbQ7KU_x-j1lVP-Q.md) (by Cece, 2024-05-10, 13 comments)
- [This is a lipstick plant my partner got a couple weeks ago from a local nursery, doesn’t seem to be doing to good, any…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MGQAzxJ5QZKSdjx-kid4UA.md) (by Dakota the plant guy, 2024-05-10, 0 comments)

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