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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. 59979 members, 13084 posts

## Posts

- [Hi! Might not be super urgent, but I noticed my Croton Mammi’s roots are really dry. They’re dry enough I could break…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jktuEMwvShqTqLXFj0nZjA.md) (by Plant lover, 2024-12-01, 3 comments)
- [Hi plant friends, any idea what might be causing the brownish coloring on my fiddle leaf plant’s baby leaf. Overall the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/FOsG2H9bSky18NqiOvo4ww.md) (by PhyllisH, 2024-12-01, 4 comments)
- [Please help!! He’s my fav!!! Leaves are very curled. There is a humidifier by the plant and I keep the apartment at…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2p-AfzwyQB6MzalC6bOC3w.md) (by Elizabeth, 2024-12-01, 3 comments)
- [Hi y’all. Hoping someone can help me out here. My potho’s is slowing loosing its green. Some leaves are yellowing,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kGFOKF8ESpej6o_SzgvxyQ.md) (by LJ, 2024-12-01, 5 comments)
- [Can this plant be saved? My grandma gifted me this piece of plant from her own. It was nice and green until I planted…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/JMI5fDgcSmetLamsrupxgA.md) (by No green thumb, 2024-12-01, 5 comments)
- [Please tell me I haven’t killed my husband’s jade plant. I left it outside for a few days in the cold while my family…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HmcskXCLT7S8tu164jleEg.md) (by jellibelli, 2024-12-01, 1 comment)
- [How can I help my spider plant? I have only had it for a week. My cat got a few bites of it; it has since been moved.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qFtqu5bKT1OyAWATIO4H-A.md) (by Niossim, 2024-12-01, 1 comment)
- [I’m not sure if my little cactus has gotten too much sun or not enough? Does anyone know what these brown spots are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rufLz40-SZawgWw6ka8YBA.md) (by Abby, 2024-12-01, 4 comments)
- [Help! I separated my pothos a few weeks ago and all of my newly potted plants are starting to crisp at the ends. I’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ssIGvRmfSVaeGxIGiUGavA.md) (by Lo, 2024-12-01, 9 comments)
- [It was watering day for my teddy bear vine so I took it down to get a good look. It was a mess inside, tons of brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZAo0OakmT0yZ1VbM2msAEg.md) (by MummaDeb, 2024-12-01, 4 comments)
- [HELP!! Cantaloupe plant is dying!! I’ve put fungicide on it and it did nothing. I put fertilizer and it did nothing.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rhJxrAZFRougdAIHcnVatg.md) (by siennasprout, 2024-12-01, 0 comments)
- [Is this a fungus or mealworms , I think they are called ??? I’m new to cacti . This doesn’t look good and I’m worried](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/u8IeUYgQSTqxLyjZR0daiA.md) (by Lana, 2024-12-01, 4 comments)
- [What is this white thing, is it like a cocoon?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/JT_fmw3ZT3av44aQ7TisWQ.md) (by 🌸Jardinier🌸, 2024-12-01, 2 comments)
- [Hi yall I recently got a Persian violet, repotted it and it started turning yellow, some leaves had black spots on it.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ax6xrpi2QAK5byz_BKQFag.md) (by Scarlett, 2024-12-01, 2 comments)
- [my lemon plant is making leaves like this and then dropping en, any clue what it is?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/JsS0D5spTlWa7DfAX1JDgQ.md) (by Planta member, 2024-12-01, 1 comment)
- [Hi. I had a Cyprus and tropical plant on the front porch this past summer. I sprayed them with soap and changed the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/q-OF4FCUTsu8q6JaO_2S6Q.md) (by Suemac, 2024-12-01, 6 comments)
- [Hello! I just came back from traveling for thanksgiving and found my plant looking like this. Anyone have any idea what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/n8LWOdqARnWTII5OLRfDaA.md) (by Emily, 2024-12-01, 0 comments)
- [Omg thank God it wasn’t a ladybug it was a miniature duck that my sister’s coworker left all over the store when she…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zUYtbeMjT5ezaQAvfAG-wg.md) (by Joana, 2024-12-01, 3 comments)
- [Is it normal for plants sprayed with neem oil to get this stringy look? I don’t see any bugs or other signs of pests,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KpDwNnRsRXKYcRMnJSTknA.md) (by Kirsten, 2024-11-30, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone have recommendations for a tomato plant? It has been lethargic for a while and then I found small egg (one)…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/IcmR4OcXSaaPtB1g0BGDfA.md) (by Ally, 2024-11-30, 4 comments)

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