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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. 59936 members, 13066 posts

## Posts

- [Hello! I saved this beautiful guy yesterday. He has plastic wrapping around him so I didn’t realise how droopy he was.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QOG9nBnZTeOpDC3IVnJQLA.md) (by Amy, 2025-08-14, 4 comments)
- [Someone help me, I’ve had this money tree for a few months and it was doing great, I repotted because the soil was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vJFLi9LsF21MNrruMJYa4e.md) (by Marina Bricker, 2025-08-14, 1 comment)
- [Hi I’ve had this plant for a little over a year now and it’s been doing pretty good as far as I can tell but recently…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Jcj8vDinZocdBZYf5e5E4E.md) (by Bas, 2025-08-14, 3 comments)
- [What are these little brown nodules on the leaves of my cork bark Jade? How can I get rid of them?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eDLxE5B97LKIMpfm1TVyVT.md) (by Backyard Botanist, 2025-08-13, 3 comments)
- [Hiii! So my cilantro and basil plants have pretty recently developed these bits of white spots, can anyone help me…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/50em6sf9t1HSFUHbCNGf24.md) (by Mazikeen, 2025-08-13, 0 comments)
- [Why is my string of bananas drying up? I have been watering it when the leaves are squishy and wrinkly. I want to fix…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eRCSXOcmY004P6u7BdKntN.md) (by Nashville Smashville, 2025-08-13, 2 comments)
- [Help!!!! What is wrong with my elephant ear 😭😭😭😭](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/k32NrSmlavDAbPH3NF13Bw.md) (by Caity, 2025-08-13, 1 comment)
- [Except for a little bit of leaf burn (more on that later), my Hazelnu (corylus avellana) is mostly healthy including…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/u885q5ms8eBl438AN6Qkkm.md) (by Tarrier, 2025-08-13, 0 comments)
- [Mushrooms growing in my soil! I’ve had this plant for almost a year and has been doing good. From all the signs, I’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rZHksE5XupvIfpdXbfyzBN.md) (by Stoney, 2025-08-13, 5 comments)
- [Hi again, my peace lily has been seeming a little sad and smaller than it was and idk why 😭 also, there’s these little…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/J2dYNO4zLNI1KCEn7xb3OQ.md) (by Carrie, 2025-08-13, 8 comments)
- [Moved into a house July 1st and started my Plant Daddy lifestyle this week. Ordered a few plants online and here we…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qMf14rQRdvEclrdFSWBVtZ.md) (by PlantNewbSTL, 2025-08-13, 5 comments)
- [Hi everyone, I got this brasil philo about a month ago. It seemed to be doing fine but then I noticed a leaf going…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/K5CazI5f0RpXaMcDWa6kbD.md) (by Carrie, 2025-08-13, 5 comments)
- [I’ve had this variegated Ivy for a few months. She seems be doing ok. New shoots and clumps of leaves and definitely…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0Zyfnk8m2ESdw4RvAEo3vu.md) (by Ari, 2025-08-13, 1 comment)
- [Hi I think that I'm killing my plants here are some of its non progress photos since I got it in April my environment…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/q2KiLLw1mFJe4WGBrUfS2V.md) (by Josie S, 2025-08-13, 3 comments)
- [Hi friends! Pic #1 is a leaf of my prayer plant before my 8 day vacation. Just got home, and noticed another leaf…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lK4fnR9kqLk4LUUKJBJQlE.md) (by Zack, 2025-08-13, 2 comments)
- [I have two cacti that are very unhappy with me. The first one is 2 in one and one has died, should I remove it somehow?…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gePeU44BsF38sjECOOkPKb.md) (by Chloe, 2025-08-13, 5 comments)
- [Help please! I bought a panicle hydrangea and it arrived today but when I opened the box things didn’t look too good.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DmdFVuOD1jqGfQCJvOBTR2.md) (by Sarah Serendipity, 2025-08-13, 0 comments)
- [HELP!! I found a massive scale infestation on my jade plant! What do I do? ☹️](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jn7GL5W8qoE0aQG5vcXQLL.md) (by Bernie Botanical 🌿, 2025-08-12, 3 comments)
- [HELP: my elephant ear just started drooping overnight and weird marks appeared on it. This morning the biggest leaf was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4eDIQT5Qyl1fYFkgBdOjRO.md) (by Kenary, 2025-08-12, 0 comments)
- [help! my hoya was finally taking off but she was in very chunky soil that dried too fast - so i repotted her in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rf3N8xLRGUm3xnwLyP9sSy.md) (by Bea, 2025-08-12, 2 comments)

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