--- 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. 59928 members, 13062 posts ## Posts - [Does anyone know what big this is? Several came crawling out of my monstera. Sorry for the bad picture](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/I9otAZWm1uLXkwxexVAksq.md) (by Anna, 2025-10-26, 3 comments) - [Any tips on what to do when aloe leaves start bending like this? Also wondering if I should repot this bb! Many thanks.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1wj4If65hQswhPWu8g7V1M.md) (by evan, 2025-10-26, 3 comments) - [Does my soil look like it is a little moldy? Or is it just dusty? I went to water it today and was moving the soil to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/u3TVkwqLMdbnjs7UMu4ZK8.md) (by yankej01, 2025-10-26, 6 comments) - [Can someone help me with this! And the appropriate treatment? I’ve isolated the plant from the rest. It was new.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/85jQFkpxYwc4dfUxXKnPR7.md) (by Marni, 2025-10-26, 3 comments) - [Please help!! My plant is just wilting more and more and lots of leaves are falling off I don’t know what I did wrong…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/pIdJTNZgFW7zJNlEsDvxll.md) (by ✨🪴🍓Eden🍓🪴✨, 2025-10-25, 10 comments) - [Hello, I’ve had this plant for a few months and struggled to care for it. I’ve been trying to nurse it back to life but…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/r7v2NbnrtlxLOBqCy7FK2I.md) (by 💗, 2025-10-25, 3 comments) - [Why do my string of things always fail 😔](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vE3JTbd97fntqtYYV5LBmN.md) (by PlantPrincess, 2025-10-25, 8 comments) - [Can someone tell me if this is scale? I’m having a scale problem on many plants but can’t tell if this is or not? Close…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6KCWpLWhDmJxSPcfuzEJ4Q.md) (by JJ, 2025-10-25, 0 comments) - [Hey everyone! My dieffenbachia carina will not stop growing mushrooms. i have tried repotting, just picking them out,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VI3rR7qW049L6sGHa2bNIU.md) (by Jade W., 2025-10-25, 3 comments) - [Found these brown spots on the underside of one of my Golden Mosaic’s leaves - what is it? They’re like kind of shiny…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/pkYyXLGZkaSuvUTfutUHTq.md) (by Plantsley, 2025-10-25, 2 comments) - [Can anyone tell me what this yellow stuff on my Hoya is? It is on the stems that shoot out and also on the under part…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/HeMW5on9x0g29jKEsrvd2G.md) (by Carrie, 2025-10-24, 6 comments) - [My Confetti Syngonium has one really thick stem with aerial roots and at the top these leaves are clustered. They have…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oqG2FsQKV5fgq7jJOcYaYy.md) (by Brigg, 2025-10-24, 3 comments) - [My milk confetti syngonium wasn’t doing well. It kept having leaves turn yellow. I took it out of the pot, cleaned off…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ap7kANBKdFExG5T36rrbgE.md) (by happysoxdonkey, 2025-10-24, 2 comments) - [What is causing this? There is a mushy spot on the leaf and the new leaf is coming out browned!! 😬](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3mtsaxR3xqvbntChPAxsEp.md) (by Yup, 2025-10-24, 0 comments) - [i have been fighting with this plant for so long it was growing shriveled leaves and then i finally got it to grow big…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/LxnzJS54GQVcHKfbAZCGWH.md) (by Cole J, 2025-10-24, 2 comments) - [My Moonlight Scindapsus leaves are growing in browned and torn and bent at the tips. It’s not a humidity issue since it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/IpSbKehRQiT1NiHyrOs5zA.md) (by Pothos Palace, 2025-10-24, 5 comments) - [Does anyone know what is going on with my dragon scale plant? The leaves are curling inward and I have a humidifier…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/8XDbIdtbzyPYVnsQqIBxlZ.md) (by Syd, 2025-10-24, 6 comments) - [My Peace Lily plant is in a south window but due to neighbouring houses doesn’t get the crazy evening sun. It used to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2jVSZmCIgASGNplVrceXHF.md) (by Loving snake plants, 2025-10-24, 3 comments) - [Dealing with my first fungal infection🙁 and am now worried that I missed some leaves that may also have it. Are the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kXCFL34quGEWIEGgtm64PC.md) (by Cora, 2025-10-24, 2 comments) - [What could be causing these spots on the leaf of my alocasia Polly?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Gf14sTCrJjoVUZauRIVuPL.md) (by Sarah, 2025-10-24, 0 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=GPV4TQROcRhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQAoSqzn4S7iGA) --- _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_