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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. 59934 members, 13065 posts

## Posts

- [My beloved Chinese evergreen is fading and I don’t know why 😭😭😭 I think it’s because lack of light?? but I literally…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/26I5WrZ7c9Pr9LkaEjq2Sw.md) (by NewPlantMom, 2025-08-21, 7 comments)
- [Help, she is drooping at the bottom. What am I doing wrong?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/itOm0VcFzL312yezysqDtB.md) (by Shannon, 2025-08-21, 2 comments)
- [Is my monstera burning from too much sunlight or something else? What are these black spots on the two oldest leaves?…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TFb5kp3zQqpdtL5QHTOL26.md) (by Jena, 2025-08-21, 5 comments)
- [I have had this flaming Katy for years. It is my only problem child. I cannot figure out how to deal with it. It was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qWRCmIXnVRewEZ9wouiz05.md) (by Kenny, 2025-08-21, 7 comments)
- [What is this brown powder on the leaves on the left branch of my fern (close-up picture) compared to the healthy…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/v5nNrJF6LfWNSae1XaoNBl.md) (by Tinsi, 2025-08-21, 0 comments)
- [Can someone help me figure out whats happening to my plant? The leaves just keep turning black](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2HlUNDWwCRluy3HYZ9McYQ.md) (by Moon, 2025-08-21, 7 comments)
- [I need help with my Gloxinia. At first I had to cut her down because of dormant growth, nothing was moving. Then it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wXjeYAk4ya7IozwlzROkhk.md) (by Gusty, 2025-08-21, 2 comments)
- [Does anyone know what type of plant this is?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/B92vTGQ2f1DuIVGb6fwt3t.md) (by Plantygirl, 2025-08-20, 3 comments)
- [Does anyone know why my zucchini started growing mold, overnight?!? And how I can prevent this from happening again… so…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/97f0eHH6bPJsSKbg9OvUCF.md) (by Rona, 2025-08-20, 0 comments)
- [what’s up with the leftmost snake plant?? repotting and this sprout has been bright yellow for ages but still has new…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fj2udKSr9k26whsLkhdn7w.md) (by exxamino, 2025-08-20, 2 comments)
- [Can anyone explain why my hoya is putting out new leaves and then they just turn yellow and fall off?😭 I water when…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/T1ZrdlI5nbCam5csgtATWe.md) (by prayformyplants, 2025-08-20, 12 comments)
- [What are the bugs? They were on a plant that she bought from her hairdresser. We smashed them all in case they are bad.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KmqYWd1saFgdNLOYYZ9ivs.md) (by Nashville Smashville, 2025-08-20, 11 comments)
- [Ookay so I need help. This is my mom’s plant and I’ve been assigned to try to bring it back to life. I don’t have it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bsoSdvl3wj2tnDVLs7HhNs.md) (by Oatishkay, 2025-08-20, 5 comments)
- [Help!! How do I save this? It’s at my parents house so I’m not sure how often and how they are watering it… this poor…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vUcMXzGYHe0G2XkYKY6VRN.md) (by Becca, 2025-08-20, 3 comments)
- [I have this spider plant that used to look great the first picture is when she was at her best in June the second was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0HbknDclVpw6HTYGlP165k.md) (by Slothgirl, 2025-08-20, 3 comments)
- [Just got a monstera and its immediately drooping and developing brown spots. I did water it when i got it but soil…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/LCoauroTjMdqFdLYRVRjJq.md) (by Lynnie, 2025-08-20, 6 comments)
- [Besides one case of known mealy bugs that I got rid of on one plant, this is what I see often. Are these little…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/dFhKNVlttgelyhmPvOUFuA.md) (by Brianne, 2025-08-20, 2 comments)
- [My ponytail palm’s leaves have been browning and drying on the ends so I try and cut them but they still turn brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4LSndzAfMUE7ihUNgOmy9i.md) (by mc12, 2025-08-19, 7 comments)
- [End of leaves of olive plant are turning brown. Am I overwatering? Also gets lots of sun south east facing.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/z0srrfB9DfMD0z6PpJZ0Gs.md) (by SS, 2025-08-19, 4 comments)
- [Is this normal for a fiddle leaf fig?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MiVsWPxqzbPxsk42wBijoJ.md) (by SS, 2025-08-19, 3 comments)

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