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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. 59990 members, 13094 posts

## Posts

- [Help!! What is wrong with her ???](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/-wt5Y9jeQLiR8Luig5O05g.md) (by Riri, 2024-07-22, 7 comments)
- [Hi, I have a monsters that I’ve kind of neglected for a while and it’s leaning like crazy. It’s been watered maybe…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/l0NoTnFZT9-y4-ppJo81rQ.md) (by Elizabeth, 2024-07-22, 2 comments)
- [Help I have this aloe vera in my room and it looks so sad I think I overwatered it? What should I do](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/byd-e91WTWKd7u8nE5goDg.md) (by Elizabeth, 2024-07-22, 5 comments)
- [How do I rescue this Wicked Witch? I found it abandoned in my apartment complex laundry room, sitting in about a half…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xOlI4odDSR-IQYMlniOcMw.md) (by Simon, 2024-07-22, 2 comments)
- [Help! My dieffenbachia leaves wont stop yellowing I’ve only had it about a week or two and I just don’t know what I’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/fkuvbavvSvO76d4-DM2jcg.md) (by Tallyn, 2024-07-22, 4 comments)
- [I’ve got a gnat issue! 😩 Has anyone else used Mosquito Bits and Systemic Granules in conjunction? I mean I would…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/A3xjbTIFQ6ixSkMNXH2Rhg.md) (by HeatherO, 2024-07-22, 3 comments)
- [Got a bag of succulent soil a few weeks ago, re-potted a few plants. I come back to it to repot another one and it’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Syjo93nYREu8XJ23yUAFgQ.md) (by Xen, 2024-07-22, 5 comments)
- [Hello recently got this rubber plant few days ago and it’s developing brown spots on several leaves. Any ideas on why…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/eARTBnInRoKcCTydPEI8rA.md) (by Kieley, 2024-07-21, 3 comments)
- [Has anyone seen this weird spiral looking growth from a mint plant before?? It looks decently healthy but I have never…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/PtPzeYVOS1CfvOjHwkERpw.md) (by Andraya, 2024-07-21, 3 comments)
- [Does anyone know the best way to pot a sensitive plant? I had it in its plastic nursery pot for a while and it was…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/KxbQyJYiRR6IFz87RG7PxA.md) (by Planta member, 2024-07-21, 7 comments)
- [What’s this bug called?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/GRYJJbTjSeywxEzRjA64Kg.md) (by Beks, 2024-07-21, 5 comments)
- [Hello Everyone! I have a problem with the baby leaves going black on my monstera, and I have no idea what is causing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/SuDSgdmxTRKoU97qel81xw.md) (by Shay, 2024-07-21, 8 comments)
- [I have Nectarine tree and I don’t know what these spots are. Might be a fungus of some sort. Any idea](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/J-3c6nx1QD-rVKrtbP6nLg.md) (by LoudRadio, 2024-07-21, 2 comments)
- [Someone please please tell me this is mold and not what I’m thinking it could be 😭. I’ve never had a pest problem…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/0w97UD3iTZyuSPSH8vLdDg.md) (by Destinie Merwin, 2024-07-21, 6 comments)
- [I’m noticing some yellowing on some of the leaves of my cast iron. I’m not even sure if it’s yellowing, or the leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/epr9B0EsR_KJ-ZVQG0KdsA.md) (by Destinie Merwin, 2024-07-21, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone know what kind of bug this is? Should I be concerned? I check for pest whenever I water. Or is this just a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/aXMXWDW7Rm-1oFwCS8xj5w.md) (by Destinie Merwin, 2024-07-21, 4 comments)
- [Hi there, I’ve noticed my Calathea Pinstripe has gone a bit droopy. I bottom water it once a week. Does anyone have any…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xQ6wWh0SSy6J-6HVWkGqgA.md) (by Maisie, 2024-07-21, 3 comments)
- [String of pearls here. Is this a sign of under or overwatering? They’re shrunken and slightly squishy](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/XG97aE_JT0ykX_jXX0uO1A.md) (by fireside, 2024-07-21, 6 comments)
- [There are two different problems here on my Hoya pubicalyx. Firstly one leaf is turning lighter and has a orangish…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/wGF3msyPSJ--DwAnF1_Vow.md) (by PlantHoarder, 2024-07-21, 1 comment)
- [Is this normal for a orchid to do this when it’s growing new leafs/stems?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/5SdM9cAFRE28Ao7OBLZopw.md) (by Leafeon, 2024-07-21, 2 comments)

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