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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. 59970 members, 13081 posts

## Posts

- [can anyone help me - why are the leaves on my Phlebodium aureum dying?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ajsSEN8N9ppFXVd13Kvz9o.md) (by elle.n01, 2025-03-09, 1 comment)
- [What’s this on my Elephant Ears plant? Noticed these little spots/holes on the leaves 🍃 🥺 Thank you in advance for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/R9CSlLMAmjussEvPnQ5Fc1.md) (by Dee-Dee, 2025-03-09, 0 comments)
- [Hi everyone! I need some advice. I got a plant in the mail and I really messed up not buying an extreme heat pack for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1FHJGkYVdtJpWFwZuTAzR5.md) (by Buffy, 2025-03-09, 4 comments)
- [Hi, I’m a new plant mum and I’ve just noticed my Flaming Katy has this mould on top? I only water once a week (bottom…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MgNquVtzWR9Vo30Jsict4H.md) (by Abigail2612, 2025-03-09, 4 comments)
- [Hey, my plant has been trying to push this leaf out for a month but hasn’t seemed to make any progress. I worry that…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/RqVjt9Opn7C4dAywZOTQT8.md) (by cailee, 2025-03-09, 3 comments)
- [I’m hoping some of you plant experts can give me some ideas of what might be causing this spot on my alocasia. This…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qsbVUBvmAwLA2rIwg4oCor.md) (by Chrissy, 2025-03-09, 13 comments)
- [This is what scorching from lights looks like 🙄](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0vWi1CU7qiKPXcttTa3gaY.md) (by Wolfen 🐺, 2025-03-09, 4 comments)
- [Looking for so help with telling what tge heck is going on with my plant!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/sbaynX63aqZ0ik5Sc3TIGH.md) (by Malory😊, 2025-03-09, 8 comments)
- [Okay, I need help. I have a compact fiddle leaf fig and over the winter months it has lost all of its leaves. I have…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vjrXsWn6YlA8A8Thngtmnz.md) (by Plant Lover, 2025-03-08, 3 comments)
- [Help! I don’t know what this white scaly stuff is on my plant (Opuntia Snow- Ursine). It was just at the bottom, now…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eqK2rnxsxITplTuHke3BUP.md) (by Mai, 2025-03-08, 3 comments)
- [I just found mealybugs and scale on my Hoya Australis. This is my first time dealing with these suckers. I removed them…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ySCVk6lrnHgHBPIDcubHHw.md) (by Molly, 2025-03-08, 2 comments)
- [I’ve had this peperomia for a couple of months. I had originally potted it in the same pot as a peperomia ‘Russo’. This…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/AF1vhxBon7dMqLUzehZOYk.md) (by Gaileen Joy, 2025-03-07, 5 comments)
- [I’ve had this calathea for a couple months now, and have had a terrible time. I finally moved it to a self watering pot…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vOHqBfyf0A4605CZOGLGpZ.md) (by Kallie, 2025-03-07, 10 comments)
- [Help! My ficus Audrey is dying and I don’t know what to do. I’ve had this plant for 3 years and until recently, it’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/n1JrmxlwT78MnrG9lBDOQ0.md) (by Jordan, 2025-03-07, 4 comments)
- [Is this anything to worry about? it still has some new growth but there’s a few leaves that are starting to turn this…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/TYVrREGlXVWFQKbUcgUAng.md) (by Danny’s garden, 2025-03-07, 9 comments)
- [I have had this Birkin Philodendron for about six weeks. It started out looking great, but this white leaf got a brown…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ZWWLZd0PvMpL5KUWVyGYBN.md) (by Gaileen Joy, 2025-03-07, 2 comments)
- [I (am pretty sure) over fertilized my peace lily 😫 I’ve flushed the soil under the faucet for several mins and will…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/mkHXvipXEPRKyPt8Bmd38S.md) (by Whit\_Y, 2025-03-07, 4 comments)
- [One of my friends asked me to rehab two of her plants (golden pothos and an echeveria) because she is not a plant…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/jlNRlqAXhWrvF9xNEFDl8r.md) (by Angelica, 2025-03-07, 4 comments)
- [How to deal with scale??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/F9DPwBnOsBjPSna8gSk0Wn.md) (by Planta member, 2025-03-06, 6 comments)
- [Hello, I’ve had a Florida green for a few months now and I see theirs been some sap like substance on the stems. When I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/CpFr7M6D7yr71aa21QFRWE.md) (by Kieley, 2025-03-06, 3 comments)

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