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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. 59926 members, 13060 posts

## Posts

- [I had an issue with root rot on both my Thai constellation, and my black velvet alocasia. For my black velvet I did a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2vT8qB1hKwYssur5brWW6B.md) (by Turtle’s tea, 2025-11-13, 6 comments)
- [Recently half of one of the leaves/branches of my fishbone cactus has turned a paler green than the rest of it. The tip…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/AziffjSqXgMPWZOtWNIAB1.md) (by ash, 2025-11-13, 1 comment)
- [I've had this Easter Cactus for over a year and all of a sudden it's been dropping leaves. No changes in lighting or…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/II55zqOX5y9yGdj9gu1oZv.md) (by MummaDeb, 2025-11-12, 7 comments)
- [Hey y’all, there’s this purpling spreading on my strawberry plant. Is this due to a phosphorous deficiency?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/g4yybKh8Kvm0FEKK3E4UCq.md) (by ShortStrawberryLover, 2025-11-12, 1 comment)
- [So I got this about a month ago, I’m still sort of new to this type but there’s a lot of conflicting info I feel like.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/flpxKlv02l9B5852fg2vpa.md) (by Victoria, 2025-11-12, 5 comments)
- [Hello, A neighbor just gave me her palm tree in a pot. She kept it in her porch. I am going to keep it in my office. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oeGMWQzC3Ucmj2JhpI1WS5.md) (by 710 Central, 2025-11-12, 3 comments)
- [Is this scars? Is it scales? Is it old scale shells? It’s all over some of these leaves and it’s so weird looking.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/68tH7r37narqLcAfTVTRoe.md) (by plant mommy, 2025-11-12, 2 comments)
- [Somebody please tell me I have nothing to worry about and this is definitely not thrips…. Thoughts?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/OB2zCXdMEMJoJ7qri8LAsY.md) (by NikkiBabyy, 2025-11-12, 8 comments)
- [This is my first time having an issue with an Alocasia African Mask. The soil is fairly dense, so I suspect it was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/r9qZx7n0owQj4SDIml9QnV.md) (by Rootedeta, 2025-11-12, 2 comments)
- [A lot of black tipping on the small pot and one dead leaf on the bigger one but there’s always new leaves coming…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Obbe8Nc94MGnhuiKfdwahE.md) (by NewMama, 2025-11-12, 3 comments)
- [I made a stupid mistake please don’t judge me.. I was turning the lamp off and I knocked my lamp over and it fell on…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nNMFd70gXUolQvPFzoaQCx.md) (by Brijae, 2025-11-12, 20 comments)
- [what's wrong with my pothos? recently it's been very droopy and sad-looking, with some yellowing leaves. i know it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/OJrL8bdTUDQ8fx8fLc3zIf.md) (by harper, 2025-11-12, 9 comments)
- [Please help my sickly Callisia repens ‘Pink Panther’ The top is dying, but the side are still growing. I have followed…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BlGevVUr4nC2HLKXcBHBs0.md) (by 🌺 Thai Jade 🌺, 2025-11-11, 8 comments)
- [This a pic of an heirloom tomato plant that I brought into the house about 3 weeks ago because it was getting too cold…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/p8vBnp9JB2Wt8MlgByxtoq.md) (by Deb, 2025-11-11, 3 comments)
- [Why is the skin thinning on the ripe plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4zUjAVx37kMSJ4awK3ROpm.md) (by Don, 2025-11-11, 0 comments)
- [Has anyone used a mixture of neem oil and hydrogen peroxide to treat pests and root rot? Tell me if it’s worked, or…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nN5W2QlPvHxKUhTO3rcLQD.md) (by Turtle’s tea, 2025-11-11, 10 comments)
- [My Chinese money plant is looking very spindly. Any suggestions?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5l8GI4BelzeeiNuINPBuLV.md) (by Rainy, 2025-11-11, 3 comments)
- [Dr. Planta AI says my Peace Lilly is root bound, but before I go and spend a bunch of money on a bigger pot I wanted to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/J5lfyjtLhx38qkCHhcwY39.md) (by Dalton Gallagher, 2025-11-11, 4 comments)
- [What’s going on with my watermelon peperomia?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9iRr1a0EWgeyYUmiD2VL9e.md) (by Sarah, 2025-11-11, 2 comments)
- [Hey!! I’m quite new to the whole plant stuff. I got this a few weeks back and it was doing amazing. I repotted it, got…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/iRhsYCzl3bK2Q2zNKuucDW.md) (by Sammy\<3, 2025-11-11, 6 comments)

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