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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. 59985 members, 13090 posts

## Posts

- [can anybody please tell me why some of my nerve plant leaves are turning like this? I dont think its because…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eGqmlmq2RaCNjHeOIIYIjw.md) (by drea, 2024-09-08, 1 comment)
- [Help🥲 this is my moms bonsai tree and we don’t know what to do/whats wrong with it. A couple weeks ago we got back…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/303NtYJ6QYml0fJhW2MAPQ.md) (by lola, 2024-09-08, 3 comments)
- [Please help? The little holes have been there since I got this guy about 3 months ago. But this one leaf is turning…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/NGeZitQzRD67E1oTNZk6JA.md) (by Dusty, 2024-09-08, 2 comments)
- [Are these spider mites or something else? Sorry I can’t get a decent picture. Best way to treat them??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/svDLtN18Sf6gkyjTdHzxnA.md) (by Beks, 2024-09-08, 3 comments)
- [New to plants. Any advise on pests?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/s0Wv7X-rQOKEe6zLQRzDXw.md) (by Meaglinn, 2024-09-07, 3 comments)
- [So this little guy is inside a greenhouse. Today, I sealed my big greenhouse and was going to do the same with my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_KQp4VAxQPOBSUgjlN3c9w.md) (by DeeDee, 2024-09-07, 1 comment)
- [Hello there! I currently have been having some mysterious looking spots on my cebu blue pothos. Now the soil is a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/g31QJPeHSIqQRD7DGuZeMw.md) (by Alley’s Crazy Plants, 2024-09-07, 3 comments)
- [Just got this today from Planta. It’s a dark black spot all the way through the leaves. ??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/W-lPu6efQ6y-M8GjPNr3pw.md) (by James, 2024-09-07, 0 comments)
- [Hey yall! I was all excited about my new Alocasia Polly having great new growth and 2 new shoots/ possible new leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/_0tesggPRjK49s0XHVc0tg.md) (by Christine Yi, 2024-09-07, 3 comments)
- [Hi! Anyone knows what’s wrong? It’s a golden pathos. Thanks xx](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1HfVRHkhQ1-N-s4gdiKXsg.md) (by Chloe, 2024-09-07, 1 comment)
- [Can anyone help me identify what these dark red, oblong, rice-shaped objects are? Are they eggs/pupa? 🐛 Few days ago,…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1W1n2lrwTFi5TpgRr5IneA.md) (by Jean, 2024-09-07, 10 comments)
- [What’s happening to my stromanthe Talia?! It has these brown holes on its leaves where it looks like something ate most…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/VmErYascR8WCQHjfRf8Tgw.md) (by ABucketOfPlants, 2024-09-07, 4 comments)
- [I've never had a Monstera before and I bought this one on sale. The floppy leaf was already this light green color and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/MNql3gy_QSON8Gw0n_ULZQ.md) (by Brooke, 2024-09-07, 6 comments)
- [I just noticed a whole bunch of caterpillar type pests in the soil of our bamboo palm. Overall health seems good. Is…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/cIveRllWSe6a7NqLCxORXQ.md) (by Matt, 2024-09-07, 2 comments)
- [Ahhh what are these little white things on my goldfish plant?!? And what do I to about them?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/O0tjSMZVTVa3_sT0d7nKaQ.md) (by Tyler, 2024-09-07, 1 comment)
- [My Audrey ficus is starting to change yellow. Do I need fertilizer? I have only been watering it….](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/AUHHHrR3Q7ihTucC9paleQ.md) (by Rachel, 2024-09-07, 2 comments)
- [Why do they droop?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/UEMMVvkKSqmuvCa_1a3lCw.md) (by DeeDee, 2024-09-07, 1 comment)
- [My bird of paradise is in bad shape . I don’t know what is happening to it . I regularly water it and used Neem oil for…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/vm6bYC7xTvWb2rNJj8u3xA.md) (by Stéphane, 2024-09-07, 6 comments)
- [Please help!! So I’m trying my hand at carnivorous plants.. I have done a significant amount of research and I’m not…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/hoM8UYX7RvKH66XbjZ-rhA.md) (by Lacee, 2024-09-07, 2 comments)
- [Hi yall! Just wondering if anyone can tell me whether these are thrips? They don’t match the photo online exactly so my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/1lRy25fnQ9Wrm6eBn1MooQ.md) (by Marz, 2024-09-07, 4 comments)

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