--- 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. 59963 members, 13081 posts ## Posts - [Noticed this yellow orange stuff on my cactus today. Any idea what it is or how I could help?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VyaCc4ky5hjR5duY4VT4yh.md) (by Alexander šŸŒµšŸŒ±šŸŒæšŸŖ“šŸŒ», 2025-03-21, 2 comments) - [Hello! I have what i belive to be a sunny star croton. It was very beautiful and full of leaves up until several weeksā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/l4rjsbXfpGj6zwQLuhB4rF.md) (by Kirk R, 2025-03-20, 1 comment) - [Hi everyone! I think it's time to ask for some advice and care tips for this violet here. I got her from clearance atā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jhM0GyPyf7WTFlIJQVGxIw.md) (by šŸŽ²SunmothšŸ”, 2025-03-20, 4 comments) - [What in the world is this. Doesnā€™t crawl and doesnā€™t seem to scrape off. Iā€™m new and need help!šŸ˜‚](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sNI1WAnsoizZfKzcEtMWh9.md) (by MrGreenBum, 2025-03-20, 6 comments) - [Help! This plant was given to us at my mother in laws funeral 4 years ago, it was huge but has since started to dieā€¦myā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EMhZK4ZaVciFhQcpGVLnRG.md) (by AbbyK, 2025-03-20, 6 comments) - [Iā€™ve basically given up on this guy. I repotted it a week or two ago in a pot that I made using pottery clay andā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/QDGGdKeXYa17bhvUOqOKoQ.md) (by Angelica, 2025-03-20, 13 comments) - [So I bought this anthurium 3 days ago. I am not sure what's going on, why all these brown spots are appearing and whatā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/etSIOkJqsOSSXR2UEOcAhk.md) (by Sami Martinez, 2025-03-19, 11 comments) - [Almost all of my indoor pothos have little holes/injuries. Any idea what this is? Iā€™ve looked all over and I donā€™t seeā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TXf6zIbtHwZzjOXokaHAd7.md) (by Aspiringplantmom, 2025-03-19, 10 comments) - [I have been noticing these little spots on my Brazil philo , any idea what it could be?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rgE7vfUHFT563Zi5lInwLt.md) (by MauplantsšŸŖ“šŸŒ±, 2025-03-19, 6 comments) - [Mango seedling has brown tip after I was gone for a trip but base and stem are healthy](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RAuD4aiowxE9PAYeCje01F.md) (by Jack, 2025-03-19, 2 comments) - [Iā€™m not sure whatā€™s going on with her! She was fine the other day, but now her leaves are turning yellow. I checked herā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/upHbQvLKaPD3u4Hs1YDGFa.md) (by Lauren, 2025-03-19, 14 comments) - [Any idea how to get this Maidenhair Fern to grow ? It literally looks like itā€™s made no progress in over a month. Theā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rhwaqxXRpTgj5Zds8tgrnq.md) (by Ashley, 2025-03-19, 6 comments) - [Is this a repotting fail? She was not doing so before I tried to replant some of the clippings, but sheā€™s still reallyā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5J3iMu0o0xrLEJbsTnMc14.md) (by MellyMellz, 2025-03-19, 8 comments) - [Idk what to do for these anymore. I got them off Facebook and all the girl had said was she over watered it. Well Iā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Jo1fyBhy8TROpBari9d8U3.md) (by Diana, 2025-03-19, 8 comments) - [I just got this orchid from my uncles girlfriend and I was wondering if all I have to do is cut the stems back to aā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VCNlcNCu0NMwE8WmuLrioO.md) (by Leafeon, 2025-03-19, 3 comments) - [Hey plant fam! So my maranta queen was in a window and it got too drafty this winter. I trimmed her up a little tooā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NPbpza4vYvZc0GhVTy4iIH.md) (by Lauren, 2025-03-18, 2 comments) - [Just purchased a flamingo Lilly yesterday and it was browning and 3 leaves were browning a bit upon purchase. Whatā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BH2FRVyUAwOgO9s5tiWi3r.md) (by Brijae, 2025-03-18, 5 comments) - [Okay so I believe itā€™s from too much sun because the different in these two photos from just a few hours is insane. Iā€™mā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5oxFZM1oZgbyPtvze6QXhe.md) (by Max :3, 2025-03-18, 2 comments) - [My Monstera is yellowing what can I do ?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4gQUUEZVZlgxwJjCifaLF3.md) (by Mr C, 2025-03-18, 2 comments) - [Hi, all! Would anyone be able to shed some light on whatā€™s going on with my weeping fig? Itā€™s had some of theseā€¦](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6zrOI46WstSnzvbgdNuIro.md) (by EmmaLemmaB7, 2025-03-18, 0 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=GK4cWIMALhhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQAH5gf-dQzkGA) --- _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_