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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. 60007 members, 13100 posts

## Posts

- [Hello! I hope everyone is having a good week, it’s almost Friday! 😁 I’m looking for a little advice. This is my…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654d50d4070aefb0d27d55e7.md) (by mini, 2023-11-09, 9 comments)
- [I have Garden symphylans in my ponytail palm. What should I do?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654d231798d320be96d1075b.md) (by MN Plant Mama, 2023-11-09, 1 comment)
- [Help! I have just pulled these yellow/brown leaves off my monkey leaf Monstera. Does anyone know if this is due or…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654d1f8ccd058a7360d16ea3.md) (by Nina, 2023-11-09, 3 comments)
- [I’ve had this Arum Lily baby for 20 years. I moved about a year ago and now it keeps growing like mad, then the leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654d05d532b7465ec85f46ad.md) (by Linda, 2023-11-09, 0 comments)
- [My little Missy has gone from the first photo to the second in a couple of weeks. I haven't moved her home or changed…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654d002506bf780bdea15c75.md) (by Monicakay, 2023-11-09, 2 comments)
- [This poor plant. 😢 My coworker knew I had a bad day a couple weeks ago and bought me this little heart cacti. I’m not…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654cf7cff348c6500291da25.md) (by Lindsay in PA, 2023-11-09, 7 comments)
- [what am i doin wrong here. I think we over watered at first. someone added fertilizer and it started to mold.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654ce5bd06bf786c949dde15.md) (by lillardd, 2023-11-09, 4 comments)
- [What am I doing wrong?? (Unknown baby alocasia)](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654c615c83fe05dac3258d79.md) (by Smiles04, 2023-11-09, 2 comments)
- [Hey! We recently turned our Monstera to get light on the other side and suddenly this happened to his leaf. He’s never…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654c43c283fe054bf2228917.md) (by Lexi, 2023-11-09, 2 comments)
- [How it started vs how it’s going 😭 the move upset it and I think the room it was in was too cold. It dropped leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654c430f06bf78bda192339f.md) (by ebethwest, 2023-11-09, 3 comments)
- [my echeveria keeps losing leaves and it’s drooping. the leaves get squishy and fall off like they’re rotting off. what…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654bea79a55b04176f9c958e.md) (by lers, 2023-11-08, 7 comments)
- [WHAT are these tiny pale pest on my poor spider plant??!!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654bd96ed0de326c81f9c71e.md) (by Danielle, 2023-11-08, 2 comments)
- [How do I help my Calathea Stella!? It seems dry by the roots/stems but the leafs are turning soggy and yellow..?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654bd605f348c6a4c573811c.md) (by Ava, 2023-11-08, 2 comments)
- [Does anyone know what these are? They’re EXTREMELY tiny, very round, and a slightly transparent white. I have treated…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654bd3d0f348c604ba732f41.md) (by Nex, 2023-11-08, 3 comments)
- [My parlor palm has little white pests in it. What should I do?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654bcaf31ae1aeb80dc64241.md) (by Winnie, 2023-11-08, 3 comments)
- [are these brown spots anything to worry about?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654bba4af4d0716a5bb0aa60.md) (by emma 🪴🌞, 2023-11-08, 2 comments)
- [Hey y'all! I've had my fiddle leaf for 3 years. It has adjusted very well to many things but recently I've lost 2…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654af97b32c89613301ebc7f.md) (by Andrea, 2023-11-08, 4 comments)
- [Any advice for my maidenhair? ☹️ I've had it for a month and it's been doing really well - until I came home yesterday…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654af3505120ba0fc1640c22.md) (by exholy, 2023-11-08, 1 comment)
- [Just got this syngorium in the mail, can anyone tell me what is on the stem and tell me what to do to make her happy.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654af08ed251566bb165c6f5.md) (by Darian L, 2023-11-08, 4 comments)
- [My red nerve plant has just slowly been losing leaves. I repotted him about a week ago in new soil and have been trying…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/654ae312cd058a9282940e1a.md) (by Caden Christensen, 2023-11-08, 4 comments)

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