--- 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. 59934 members, 13065 posts ## Posts - [What’s going on? How do I help it? Is it root rot? Why are the leaves turning black?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jynamqYaMebY8DKYzmKlQ4.md) (by Kay, 2025-09-22, 7 comments) - [Hi all! I have found these spots on the leaves of my outdoor Ficus Hillii flash and can’t figure out what they are. Any…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/IbOPsjQR6O3UWLKlirjMrT.md) (by Molly, 2025-09-22, 3 comments) - [Hello everyone. I have this plant and have this problem , not sure how to fix it . Thanks](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2MfpigKodPbJIFWQYHEERe.md) (by Vika, 2025-09-22, 2 comments) - [I have a moth orchid. When I first got it, it had the most beautiful purple flowers. Eventually the flowers fell off…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Ion6ptCKYgJ7oT2srzaTl3.md) (by MistyMoon, 2025-09-22, 1 comment) - [Hi my baby is sick what is it ? How can I treat it ? Pleaseee](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/LiQZj6q5xFkiIw5BNXQeA9.md) (by Lil’s, 2025-09-21, 3 comments) - [My “monstera” is sick what is the name of this I wanna help her ..](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ADN5YJAT9McH2emQeCUV9D.md) (by Lil’s, 2025-09-21, 3 comments) - [M’y crocodile Fern is sick she made two new leaves but not more and still looks bad .. help](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/82umHAe2qBvcMNPfEOTH6f.md) (by Lil’s, 2025-09-21, 2 comments) - [M’y alocasia Polly is sick can you give me some help please](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gKbTRqXCMeO55cBf8SLVgx.md) (by Lil’s, 2025-09-21, 1 comment) - [I need help with this plant. I don’t know where to start](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KpJgDSyDMCPsqKXuld502i.md) (by Gwen, 2025-09-21, 4 comments) - [This golden pothos (affectionately named “Goldie”) was doing beautifully until recently. I propagated part of her and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/r0jIFNY10O9Nav2a5aheOE.md) (by WhyPlantsWhy, 2025-09-21, 6 comments) - [I got overly confident in my plant abilities and got a fiddle leaf fig… mistake number 1, I know. I’ve had it for about…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2Kdp45RCFABDt6dfInU5NQ.md) (by Ryan, 2025-09-21, 3 comments) - [any idea what this white stuff is on my new snake plant leaf? otherwise looks very healthy](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/y74g9TNoKFCy9IQBSjt2YW.md) (by plantmother, 2025-09-21, 4 comments) - [Please I need a LOT of help with this plant: This plant has been doing really shitty for the past week. I thought it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dTh3ALbRdTCkyGH4juZPjF.md) (by Sam Duda, 2025-09-21, 3 comments) - [Hi everyone, can someone tell me what I need to do to get my plants back to health?? It is a Plumeria Thank you!!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DBlVWzDhHczTWIC4vmrVNE.md) (by Plant Keeper, 2025-09-21, 0 comments) - [Can this be a spider mite or is it just a harmless spider? Every day I have yellowed stems like this in my philodendron…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cx2ffA61UGQoqH5IpLY79S.md) (by Amy, 2025-09-21, 3 comments) - [Hi everyone! Should I add a moss pole to my monstera plant or wait? This is my biggest plant so I’m a little new to the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/FiBoEFzetJzXGebpiJBFGH.md) (by Leafydreams, 2025-09-21, 4 comments) - [Does anyone know if what this means? My columbine plant has weird white spots on its leaves. It just started in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qXv3gXHumN3pAU6jhyrW7Y.md) (by Jos11b, 2025-09-21, 1 comment) - [Tell me chat, How screwed are these petunias? Yesterday I noticed thripes and even lil white crawling things that I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zzxBSsnmKgdLHjGLL73Bvx.md) (by Samwell, 2025-09-21, 1 comment) - [Help ! I’m stupid and repotted this baby when I brought her home and didn’t give her a chance to acclimate to my home.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lqZsFc1et6MpWOn8PF3xYI.md) (by Amiyah, 2025-09-21, 7 comments) - [If my monstera is yellowing due to underwatering, will watering stop the yellowing from progressing? (I’m assuming it’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UD9g5U9HfCSXRHOiEPRWhZ.md) (by boomexa, 2025-09-21, 0 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=mAPObpwuZxhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQDJ0BG29JfiGA) --- _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_