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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

- [My basil keeps getting white flies and white eggs. Do I need to worry about them? I want to still be able to eat it so…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xKRQsh6xuceV7KOsKrk4WN.md) (by Sam, 2025-09-07, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do when your plant grows an arm? He’s been growing this arm for years.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uc4gyjP92fMc81BGXY18d5.md) (by A.Skye, 2025-09-07, 2 comments)
- [Hey there, My Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) is not improving but rather getting even more sickly with more •yellowing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/H1w8DyORGUfX8oMFU6YGhh.md) (by SAS, 2025-09-06, 2 comments)
- [My plant is falling over, is this a watering/light issue or is it just too heavy? Any tips?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/pdWPSb1J1UCVCQiorRclKz.md) (by Liam, 2025-09-06, 3 comments)
- [I used tropical house plant food with my palm and it seems to be having mixed feelings. I noticed so much more growth…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Mjkl3gcSnXBioEujn7MRy7.md) (by Heather, 2025-09-06, 5 comments)
- [Fiddle leaf fig- more like Fickle leaf. Can someone tell me the issue with this guy? When I got him he was full and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/M0nXvfPfGcySLZ0XkPKpPB.md) (by Trying: Plant Gal, 2025-09-06, 2 comments)
- [Can someone identify this plant and what’s wrong with it? Is it time for a repot?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RVUPFktDSafFjlCqKoP3Ig.md) (by Delani, 2025-09-06, 6 comments)
- [HELP! What is this bug i found in the bottom of my pot? is it part of the life cycle of a fungus gnat?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0q8MjN2QCGm8fTdxdA2bNs.md) (by Eva, 2025-09-06, 4 comments)
- [Need help with my calathea orbifolia. Got it at Costco about 2 weeks ago. Noticed that leaves are starting to get dark…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/kdP3RoKPCNkVRVP6POQZZj.md) (by Jowee, 2025-09-06, 4 comments)
- [Silver jade plant with white spots. Are the mealy bugs? What would you all recommend as the best treatment? I’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/W0zMxpQ6jh2Of1Es9gnql8.md) (by Plant Addict, 2025-09-06, 8 comments)
- [Hi! My aloe vera is struggling… Very dry, appears to be dying from the bottom up. I’m going to move it to a location…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cWU79jetgF6wuU4JXxqtUl.md) (by vd12, 2025-09-06, 2 comments)
- [I’ve only had this Echeveria for three weeks. Bought it from Lowe’s and there were already rotted leaves underneath…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XBUcLz3Lod0Q5reh8YJDkL.md) (by Nat, 2025-09-06, 1 comment)
- [Just spotted this cluster of eggs on my Raven ZZ (left). I clearly see a lacewing dangling from this cluster (right).…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ukwYbX16odOt2leAnh39nl.md) (by Pl@nt M@ma, 2025-09-06, 2 comments)
- [Hiya! I need some help with my calathea plant, it’s looking very ‘sad’ and I think these are spider mites? Can anyone…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/3mHnJJYSoWK6HqgzUhvluv.md) (by Chiz, 2025-09-06, 1 comment)
- [I haven’t changed the care, maybe lest water, but my peperomia has done this. I’ve watered it and it hasn’t done…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0RY7YTkdDf0YhIr6UHDgoy.md) (by Ali W, 2025-09-06, 8 comments)
- [I just got two plants from a big box store (where I don't usually buy plants from, but I found some I couldn't resist),…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yZcDGUu8l2aYyy93pO8Xw1.md) (by Olivia, 2025-09-06, 1 comment)
- [All thoughts welcome. This is Jerry and he was looking real good until a few weeks ago. I may have screwed up his…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xcofAzGOXhJkcOSe3fjT8H.md) (by Sarah Pearl, 2025-09-06, 0 comments)
- [Very sad story here unfortunately I planted these hydrangeas less than a week ago and I’ve already managed to kill them…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nVYCEGWN9pnzCHN01Lz8Jl.md) (by marwa, 2025-09-06, 6 comments)
- [How to stop thrips in soil like can they be suffocated for lack of a better term if the larve fall onto the soil?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/e7OaIZstAe5dG8s1uU65tq.md) (by Angel, 2025-09-05, 2 comments)
- [My pothos has this white stuff growing is this normal? She’s still thriving ::update:: it was this new soil that i…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vppBZMmhc7rAfY8OmKPW7l.md) (by Cici the newbie, 2025-09-05, 15 comments)

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