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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. 59979 members, 13084 posts

## Posts

- [Hi. I had a Cyprus and tropical plant on the front porch this past summer. I sprayed them with soap and changed the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/q-OF4FCUTsu8q6JaO_2S6Q.md) (by Suemac, 2024-12-01, 6 comments)
- [Hello! I just came back from traveling for thanksgiving and found my plant looking like this. Anyone have any idea what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/n8LWOdqARnWTII5OLRfDaA.md) (by Emily, 2024-12-01, 0 comments)
- [Omg thank God it wasn’t a ladybug it was a miniature duck that my sister’s coworker left all over the store when she…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zUYtbeMjT5ezaQAvfAG-wg.md) (by Joana, 2024-12-01, 3 comments)
- [Is it normal for plants sprayed with neem oil to get this stringy look? I don’t see any bugs or other signs of pests,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KpDwNnRsRXKYcRMnJSTknA.md) (by Kirsten, 2024-11-30, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone have recommendations for a tomato plant? It has been lethargic for a while and then I found small egg (one)…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/IcmR4OcXSaaPtB1g0BGDfA.md) (by Ally, 2024-11-30, 4 comments)
- [Wintering over my friends cactus for her and this happened. Any clue?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6KFhd4kLSFeroIpmhTxuCg.md) (by MummaDeb, 2024-11-30, 10 comments)
- [Wanted to check in with people about my tradescantia. It was sitting in my north facing window, but I think the leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/K5GnDK8QShOkfdiV4VFiNQ.md) (by Bethany, 2024-11-30, 3 comments)
- [Day 5 on Thanksgiving vacation, having my recurring nightmare where I return home and all my plants died outside my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/A7FGyaLARrObHJrV4jPzog.md) (by MikeNeedsMorePlants, 2024-11-30, 6 comments)
- [Does anyone know what's going on with my little helicopter plant? About a month ago the whole plant had that brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VkwRy6h0QPmCZdblaOxEmA.md) (by MummaDeb, 2024-11-30, 4 comments)
- [Anyone here know what’s going on with my fiddle leaf fig? Two leaves have holes which are slowly getting bigger. I have…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xeQ1uzw8Rcmkj5SOb9EvTg.md) (by AllieB, 2024-11-30, 2 comments)
- [What is worth with my ale Vera plant the leaves keep on browning at the bottom and I’ve poled of 3 of its leaves and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/EGBPGUDWTpyMZXzAvGl9JA.md) (by JJ, 2024-11-30, 2 comments)
- [HELP PLEASE Can you guys help me know what’s wrong with my airplant and how to fix it? I on accident suffocated it and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2PqmnS0iTK-aZH1eYwoEXA.md) (by Plant mom, 2024-11-30, 3 comments)
- [An Aloe Dorothea was brought to me because it’s struggling and with the hopes that I could help bring it back. I’m not…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/oceRTiwWQf-OiLT9GVebXw.md) (by manta, 2024-11-30, 2 comments)
- [I’ve had this money plant for about three years. Last summer almost all of the leaves and branches on the bottom part…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yQQNnrOcRXeYyilO-Wn2cQ.md) (by Tirah78, 2024-11-29, 1 comment)
- [I’ve had my Hoya Kerrii for a year or so and water only when dry and recently she developed a black spot that was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bOFCHQTzR2itaogIvOlJDw.md) (by Meg, 2024-11-29, 14 comments)
- [This is Mars(I have her listed as an Aloe but Im really not sure) and Im not exactly sure whats happening. This was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4TiNKDmvRlKpeOFra4BmyA.md) (by Nichelle💙, 2024-11-29, 2 comments)
- [Am I trippin’ or is it thrips? I brought my camelias indoors yesterday to save from frost. I isolated it, Neem oil -…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ziOeGOFcQFS_-FdtQ3fM0Q.md) (by 🌸Jardinier🌸, 2024-11-29, 4 comments)
- [My plant, Bop, was placed under a closed window and wasn't watered for a long time and she is loosing lots of leaves in…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yrBV5D0ER5mHOejMqkMxgw.md) (by HouseFullOfPlants, 2024-11-29, 5 comments)
- [Not sure what is going on with this plant. I've managed to keep it alive from a rescue rack for a year but it doesn't…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Gkv5-xIQQrmGGMR9ozYfkw.md) (by MummaDeb, 2024-11-29, 11 comments)
- [My philodendron is starting to have these brown spots, I had another leaf with the same spot as the photo and it keeps…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yICvBI6cRaefh-m8NChCPQ.md) (by Victoria, 2024-11-29, 2 comments)

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