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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. 59942 members, 13068 posts

## Posts

- [I have had my tineke for a long time in the same spot (well over a year and a half) and i just started getting some…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/miXxzde0j3pAY7ghCoimLP.md) (by RYergie, 2025-07-20, 3 comments)
- [Anyone know of something I can spray my plants with to make the cats keep from gnawing and munching on them? My spider…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qXx9SpY7vILq0b1u5Mm8nu.md) (by Lulu, 2025-07-20, 11 comments)
- [This is some type of pine tree, its been like this for months but I'm not sure if it's dead or not. Any way to revive…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/iCwd39xSt3AGc4NfDF9FhX.md) (by Zoey, 2025-07-19, 2 comments)
- [What is going on with this Alocasia? It looked like it was going to bloom, then this strange thing grew out of the soil…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SUzH0ywmSjldZ3IOS8dVwB.md) (by Magpie, 2025-07-19, 3 comments)
- [Can’t keep bamboo alive! 💀 I got three little bamboo stalks in dirt at IKEA and one by one each stalk turned yellow…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ejS5Xdrk2As1UgSSSI6PRO.md) (by N Klepczarek, 2025-07-19, 3 comments)
- [Hi everyone! I’ve had this gollum jade for a couple years now. Recently I noticed some roots coming out the bottom of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/iUwO1BkQ3916ql24peKCtY.md) (by emily, 2025-07-19, 2 comments)
- [Hi! I’m new here. I have never been good with keeping plants alive but this year I bought all perennial plants for my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uYX0byNdSPknLl9mOg9aq4.md) (by Aliisha, 2025-07-19, 3 comments)
- [Look my lotus 🪷😍](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/h3dfoGGXpwdqLU45Yxdovq.md) (by Joana, 2025-07-19, 0 comments)
- [This is my stepmoms heartleaf philodendron, it’s been growing in water for over 7 years and I just got into plants a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SHUtcmcYwfCS0Pu2LeaUzr.md) (by hope, 2025-07-19, 2 comments)
- [I want to barf. I’m a first time plant owner and bugs give me creeps, especially these! Help! I ordered systemic…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5fnO9KMVrVYUAECzHmgNc2.md) (by Micayla, 2025-07-19, 7 comments)
- [Hi all, new to plants and recently got this lovely Parlor Palm! However, it’s been rapidly developing brown/yellow…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bfZC6uoFi0vCvdo17WGfPP.md) (by Megan, 2025-07-19, 2 comments)
- [Some of indoor plants have tiny bugs that fly, but like to stay on the surface of the dirt, does anybody know what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/a4B75XwptHLlXwtS8vifDQ.md) (by Forrest, 2025-07-19, 8 comments)
- [My corn plant has developed a gray greenish mold on the surface of the dirt. It’s otherwise seeming to do OK does…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6l5AfNcsvVCvwU6E8r0yax.md) (by Forrest, 2025-07-19, 8 comments)
- [Does anyone know what these are? They are all over my fence and trailing down to my fatsia japonica. Google lens says…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/WwWZMUBuLP5hivt4PRzrdY.md) (by Amy, 2025-07-19, 5 comments)
- [NOW what? Y’all. I have been battling pests since May! Now I just noticed this! What could this be? 😢 My poor plants.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CTS1FUgYWPkYBi9VfjycVB.md) (by Amy, 2025-07-19, 4 comments)
- [i’ve heard that bottom watering your string of turtles and pearls is good for them. i have tried it once and it made me…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hqkuAJNzYGn9FOIpDkK4Zv.md) (by Lauren Muegge, 2025-07-19, 9 comments)
- [HELP! My mini monstera and zebra plant were doing well but recently their health has declined. Mini monstera has…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UVd8bismEQXLatgLHgxKa6.md) (by Stoney, 2025-07-19, 5 comments)
- [this is root rot right? 😔](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4aqWRPZ052B6N8jWljoreX.md) (by loccednwla, 2025-07-19, 4 comments)
- [Hi everyone, Does anyone else have problems with mold growing on top of their soil? What can I do to prevent this? I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZbViE0i6nKdtx68hhnV9cZ.md) (by Kailee, 2025-07-18, 10 comments)
- [What are these dark spots?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0e1wddu0dChSk4QhfwMbkW.md) (by AbbyJ, 2025-07-18, 1 comment)

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