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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. 60011 members, 13104 posts

## Posts

- [what are these little brown spots on my leaves? most are all green and healthy but a major few have these borne spots…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b7eb783f0bc7f56a225753.md) (by vivaroni, 2023-07-19, 0 comments)
- [This San Marzano tomato plant was my pride and joy a couple weeks ago. Now it is struggling. Have tried more water and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b7e6ed87fe332256403849.md) (by Kevin, 2023-07-19, 3 comments)
- [Would it be good to let this Majesty Palm sit outside most of the day then bring it in? My spouse bought me this plant…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b7ac9787bf05763e775619.md) (by Kay Bee, 2023-07-19, 4 comments)
- [I saw the occasional, what I thought, was a fungus gnat creepin’….then I did my pest hocus pocus and moved on, thinking…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b7a737ba6662de6e4e53c4.md) (by MamaJuju, 2023-07-19, 8 comments)
- [I have my tomatoes in a typical 12” Home Depot plastic planter. Are they too small for the plant?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b75318590a87364923434c.md) (by Poopa planter, 2023-07-19, 1 comment)
- [So my tomatoes leaves are starting to turn yellow/brown any idea why this may be happening? I don’t see any insects](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b7517e675ce6088c4adf26.md) (by Poopa planter, 2023-07-19, 3 comments)
- [I have a question about ants. When should I worry about them? They live my passion flower vine, caladiums and now my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b750e83eee22400bacde1e.md) (by brittany, 2023-07-19, 4 comments)
- [please help me with my pilea 🥲 i don’t know why this dude is so difficult to make happy here but i just recently moved…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b7328bd732f1149d022662.md) (by sophia v, 2023-07-19, 4 comments)
- [Somebody please help!! I brought her home \& she instantly dropped half her leaves!💔 Should I remove the leaf that’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b7289f44b50c6f0289f0f5.md) (by エンゼルベビー💖, 2023-07-19, 9 comments)
- [my birds of paradise has some gnats i believe ! ive heard of hydrogen peroxide to kill the larvae but i wanted to be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b722027117a983d5e25229.md) (by Kiragabaya, 2023-07-18, 6 comments)
- [The supreme self control I had to capture these thrips and put them under my microscope instead of just squeezing them…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b6ffd128d77d9c3463b897.md) (by Rodolfo P., 2023-07-18, 5 comments)
- [Does anyone know why my shamrock keeps getting these thin spots on the leaves.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b6ffa795af4e4fd84f70f5.md) (by Yadi A, 2023-07-18, 2 comments)
- [Hi it’s me again. I just noticed these on my jade plant. Any idea what these are and how to fix it?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b6f5c05766f466814f02ee.md) (by Kara, 2023-07-18, 0 comments)
- [Is this harmful? Or is this a beneficial fungi?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b6f4801670953792433128.md) (by Emmalie\_Ak, 2023-07-18, 4 comments)
- [I had to chop up my Syngonium Aurea :( Got root rot after repotting, photos go in backwards chronological order. Hoping…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b6f389df28563b1f2c454a.md) (by Marisa, 2023-07-18, 0 comments)
- [what’s wrong with my dill and what can i do? 😫](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b6f05a2c738960ba678e49.md) (by madisongrace, 2023-07-18, 1 comment)
- [What's your preferred way to get rid of fungus gnats? I've seen lots of different advice but would love to hear what's…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b6eb211e14781af499cd01.md) (by Jake, 2023-07-18, 8 comments)
- [My tradescantia is really sad. I repotted it to a smaller plastic pot because it was in a too big terracotta pot that…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b6cca087bf0599da4703e3.md) (by Kirsty, 2023-07-18, 8 comments)
- [Any thoughts on what the tiny white bugs are and how to get rid? TIA!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b6c9aadf2856a29a2237d8.md) (by Shivpmorgan32, 2023-07-18, 3 comments)
- [This is a very large potted penta. Todsy i noticed these tiny black specks, for lack of a better word. Should i be…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b6c342f9c7c971b45f3f22.md) (by Nichole, 2023-07-18, 6 comments)

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