--- 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. 59940 members, 13067 posts ## Posts - [My friend called and said come and save my mother in laws tongue. I think it needed a larger pot ? Thoughts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RBHo6BfVOnkYy4erSiKFyD.md) (by Tonya, 2025-08-23, 3 comments) - [HELP! We have had to our Red Star Cordyline in our living room for about 2 months now and she isn’t looking so great.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/tdic7SzyZGmikSKRMXHTAs.md) (by Josh, 2025-08-23, 11 comments) - [i’m a new plant mama, this pretty lil lady was very perky when i first got her, i made the dumb mistake of repotting…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/np8fPy3fQzI5y7PZFKqZ9k.md) (by raiscarr, 2025-08-23, 5 comments) - [Proof that you never know what’s going on until you look under the surface! Glad I rescued my baby from tough dried out…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZaFuORpbSL8gEEK5oNck2u.md) (by Zack, 2025-08-23, 3 comments) - [My Golden Pothos has a few yellow leaf’s what should I do?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/2I1IHmEd295aejzpHmjGYN.md) (by Love, 2025-08-23, 6 comments) - [Ok since I’ve started using this app to help remind me when to water my plants I’ve had two end up getting watered too…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/bx3FUotLDICBq19D07XFSD.md) (by Nicole, 2025-08-23, 13 comments) - [Help - my zebra haworthia has fallen! Still has new growth but outer leaves have dried up. Roots are very small and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jRDxHGpi9z9QdVBWeWUQxW.md) (by Jess, 2025-08-23, 1 comment) - [So I saw some white residue the size of a pin head on two of the stems of my prayer plant. Wiped them off with 50 %…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/k1aYlvwptiUAh0YqshBuYY.md) (by Krissy, 2025-08-23, 0 comments) - [Can anyone give me some tips on bringing my ivy back to good health? Poor guy hasn’t been doing too well. He was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/yPHhhZpEbYtz5aaA6zDCuW.md) (by OnlyMostlyGhostly, 2025-08-23, 3 comments) - [Does anyone know what happened to my plant? She was doing just fine, I’ve only had herfor a couple of months and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/9tMbBnoxjKwxMEdGbKoTZP.md) (by Terez, 2025-08-23, 4 comments) - [Hi everyone, got a group of plants from Costco including this green ivy a month ago. It has new roots growing and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DNLd4kUT4AXx5L3rOiNdFP.md) (by Lauren, 2025-08-23, 4 comments) - [Recently I neglected my euphoria Indian corn cob plant and it died, does anyone know what caused it? I took a piece of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aXUyrD0INybrC9cCG0VuJI.md) (by Blooming Dawn, 2025-08-23, 4 comments) - [Is this propagated pink princess overwatered or sun bleached - maybe both? How can I help it heal? It’s been doing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xn3VQfwAJP0iey6Mx4XbBN.md) (by Mads, 2025-08-23, 0 comments) - [it looks like there’s something in the soil of my pot. is it like healthy bacteria or like is he getting root rot and i…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SLg5zZZcfzz1H9WLHHHbbj.md) (by liv, 2025-08-23, 5 comments) - [Will my fern recover? I can’t figure out if she needs more or less light. She was struggling outside, then struggling…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/lAZZRCZWyaIDuW2AIxqbcp.md) (by camcam, 2025-08-22, 7 comments) - [Please help. I went from having a beautiful and thriving peacock plant to these drooping, leggy leaves that are…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fHqHOaTN8etvzSQbIuGQHs.md) (by Home plants, 2025-08-22, 5 comments) - [someone please help, i have this lovely little plant (i havent been able to ID it) i gave it some plant food and its…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rni9x4VurnMiU1Sd4QloJL.md) (by oscar hayward, 2025-08-22, 0 comments) - [When i water my plants a bunch of tiny black bugs come crawling out, you can only see them after a watering and they…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RInic8MGjxFzK0v2uW6Rfk.md) (by vic🪴, 2025-08-22, 8 comments) - [Any ideas of how to save this guy. I am re putting into a bigger pot and going to give him a big watering. idk how to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Q3adrNe5iJKMQs9UhHbeeM.md) (by 0.isla.0, 2025-08-22, 11 comments) - [All of a sudden this guy lost all her leaves and is now quite bare. I am going to re pot into a bigger pot with more…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/JfjZnjIrew9ZxMojFDLXkC.md) (by 0.isla.0, 2025-08-22, 6 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?cursor=GO-IpvkIXhhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQA7c-yAlNDiGA) --- _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_