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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. 59913 members, 13051 posts

## Posts

- [My ferns are “ok” but I know they could be better. They get watered fairly regularly because they are by the sprinklers…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZNZJLnZ8rL4QJl1w2hy36r.md) (by Irwin Home, 2026-07-29, 2 comments)
- [Is it normal for a kalancho for its flowers to dry up and fall off but the leaves to keep growing? I’m not sure if I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/4gos5FJeVMDhHtEQDSnPy8.md) (by Irwin Home, 2026-07-29, 4 comments)
- [I recently (a few weeks ago) moved my Chinese evergreen to try and get the stems to straighten. It doesn’t seem to like…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wRNL0MylmbEaa3z6YfiTnY.md) (by Irwin Home, 2026-07-29, 4 comments)
- [Heeeeeellp! My finicky fiddle leaf fig had been doing so well. But I noticed the soil was staying wet for WEEKS. Which…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zHA56CXEh7Kv55LbRcjfrs.md) (by HappyLittleLeaves, 2026-07-29, 8 comments)
- [Help!!! Do these roots look rotten? If I slide my finger on them they just slide off](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/54Rs9xgNHskvQiElfTAKhb.md) (by Evan, 2026-07-29, 6 comments)
- [HELPPP I have amphibs on my jade plate. What should I do?!?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/794imEak5VaLaae3dR95Jc.md) (by Kenny’s plants, 2026-07-29, 2 comments)
- [Hello i have an alocasia amazonica thats has discoloration on a leaf 3 leaves of this plant has died its in a 4 inch…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RC8KPbwO5cO28lnberq5k1.md) (by Holly, 2026-07-29, 7 comments)
- [Hey guys! Got this ghost plant succulent about two weeks ago. It was rained on for a bit, but nothing concerning. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/gqbGsw2sloIHeJ5yPBGpmh.md) (by Marc M, 2026-07-28, 6 comments)
- [Hi all Posting from London, UK. My Ficus Audrey needs some help. As you can see from the pics it went from lovely and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MHvVqrqeuSlfgYnpv8yxly.md) (by Sarah, 2026-07-28, 6 comments)
- [Help! Is this normal for a peace lily?! I’ve been trying to keep this one alive! She’s so pretty and I don’t want to…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/BwoLZYbYerpubCNzB0w3Vi.md) (by Stayin\_alive, 2026-07-28, 2 comments)
- [What could be causing pothos leaves to turn yellow and the brown spots? Thanks](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/nSG2LCtsGIV3qaJsPEJp94.md) (by Dalin, 2026-07-27, 4 comments)
- [What do we think chat? Is she dead? I noticed her decline after watering her so I changed out the soil in the hopes of…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZWRbmdeRasL5iBi8dJcdSh.md) (by PlantMom829, 2026-07-27, 3 comments)
- [My birds of paradise sadly has another bug infestation. Sadly this time, mealybugs. I’ve thought my leaves were just a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rTQCtMXZclcqzLdU3ibeRN.md) (by Tayla, 2026-07-27, 12 comments)
- [Hey guys! My neon adansonii got repotted a yesterday. (I had so much trouble repotting this thing it isn’t even funny).…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/F4drWORwbLtRdJPS6LPTZ7.md) (by Evan, 2026-07-27, 0 comments)
- [I have been trying to save this plant for forever. I repotted it to a nursery pot and now this happened. Rough. Will…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zoJwSNuxyNxn9HPEr9f84o.md) (by Shayla, 2026-07-27, 3 comments)
- [Does anyone know why this is growing so strangely at the top?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cTKdX9Cq48iI6WcP04A1p8.md) (by LC, 2026-07-26, 5 comments)
- [My Jade was fuller than this; what can I do to help her grow?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/53eZKim28xJP70YJ0o2rHm.md) (by Nicolee, 2026-07-26, 4 comments)
- [I think my Blackie is headed to the graveyard today. I have one good leaf left though.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rNuEsL265EHjBoiP8XIUBN.md) (by Debra M, 2026-07-26, 0 comments)
- [My poor, usually drama-free Titi has taken a turn and it’s not good 😩 bottom leaves have been yellowing over the last…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DUsw7E5LgN0AgTGWQdkK88.md) (by SuccySuccy, 2026-07-26, 0 comments)
- [What’s wrong with my fiddle leaf?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aHtnMSZvf60DVAlvMgHiuu.md) (by Daphne Ingram, 2026-07-26, 2 comments)

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