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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. 60002 members, 13099 posts

## Posts

- [The tips of my alocasia are yellowing. Is this due to too much light exposure? My silver dragon leaves are also…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/llYXnXXCRxGn5ZqsDpv6CA.md) (by OGForestGreen, 2024-03-05, 6 comments)
- [I bought this Syngonium ‘wendlandii’ last week off of Facebook Marketplace and as you kinda see, she looks sad. It had…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/7bFcMRIdRuClrBITBMSqDw.md) (by Adian Rankin, 2024-03-05, 3 comments)
- [If the leaves of this tradescantia are drying up yet some of the leaves are hanging low what should I do?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/AhdANff4Rh6EatFt6Eb4PQ.md) (by Melanie, 2024-03-05, 6 comments)
- [Hi! I recently got rid of spider mites on this poor boy. I also noticed he hadn’t been repotted so I did that. He…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zhr2sNcQSo2KOR37nPU-aw.md) (by Lexi, 2024-03-05, 4 comments)
- [My mom’s plant is dying and we aren’t sure what is happening. The leaves are still a nice color but they’re very droopy…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Nn1OiBDRQweIZJOOeXfxKA.md) (by Lexi, 2024-03-05, 1 comment)
- [this is a white bird of paradise and the tips of the leaves are turning brown and the stem is aswell could someone…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CY0oCFcRS7WvUEUZJL1bcQ.md) (by Peyton, 2024-03-05, 4 comments)
- [A question I have a geranium that needs to be cut back by 1/3 I’m planning on maybe putting it into two or three…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/LakxgDeDS46nSrE8FT1crw.md) (by Jim, 2024-03-05, 1 comment)
- [tried moving my peace lily to a better spot but she is definitely being a drama queen🙄 will move her back. she won](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2lkhRnvcTJ-9S2y3eJyKmA.md) (by michiko, 2024-03-04, 10 comments)
- [Help!! My fiddleleaf fig is dying!! I found it in a Kroger and it has t been doing well. I found this whole repotting](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GKyfHmpHT5WM52iILNepWQ.md) (by Madz, 2024-03-04, 4 comments)
- [Can anyone tell me what I can possibly be doing be doing wrong with this palm? I have had it for around a month and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GQm8XvZjRMqW72PakXXkfw.md) (by Lexuss, 2024-03-04, 0 comments)
- [Help! Not sure what this is or what to do. It looks like eggs? It’s all over the top of the soil but so much in the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aYtNhOGFR2enuQCgqznEpA.md) (by Chelir90, 2024-03-04, 5 comments)
- [I have no clue what happened to this baby!! It used to look beautiful and healthy and now all the leaves are gone!…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_rMeYqNTRumKooGR8zGosA.md) (by Madz, 2024-03-04, 5 comments)
- [Hi guys this is my moms ficus and im just trying to help her figure out the problem. Ive never grown or dealt with one…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zx0ja2yfQdqjMg_My8b13g.md) (by Woahawolf, 2024-03-04, 1 comment)
- [Does anybody know what this is on my Calathea?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/OxVF-556SKSNhLdLXCByVw.md) (by Deb, 2024-03-04, 0 comments)
- [Hello. I am fairly new to this plant life and I love it. I am concerned about my bird of paradise plant and would love…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jEPZBJlLT1-aiAcXEcljnA.md) (by Kym Hamner, 2024-03-04, 2 comments)
- [This little one is struggling and I am not sure why she was off the clearance rack and was a tad poorly but she seemed…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gtVggXUlTsCpIiSKuC05UA.md) (by Ali, 2024-03-04, 1 comment)
- [Hey! I got this plant as a gift a few days ago. I’m pretty new to plants but I think this is a philodendron birkin. It…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RrdMzK3PRFSAba-TXGfAoQ.md) (by Kassi, 2024-03-04, 2 comments)
- [This plant was so happy and healthy and I just repotted it and now it’s like this and I’m not sure what to do does it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mJ9cWPj9T6CJbZD1FfCwTw.md) (by Jake+Rai, 2024-03-04, 2 comments)
- [i got this begonia a few weeks ago and it’s been doing great but some of the leaves have started to split and i can’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NBOEnZOARZ2pPJAiRK79Eg.md) (by Lauren Muegge, 2024-03-04, 2 comments)
- [Hi! Our two girls here have been battling mealy bugs for about 3 weeks. We sprayed neem and they still didn’t go away.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/iV38D35bTKiRaXGlzDGjwA.md) (by Lexi, 2024-03-04, 2 comments)

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