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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

- [Hello, My Echeveria plant is not in a good shape. It is a bit damp at the bottom but top layers are dry. It gets plenty…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64efcecfbb282d845e8ca8bc.md) (by Nicanegra, 2023-08-30, 7 comments)
- [Should I cut this guy who’s yellowing and has some brown off ? All the other parts are thriving!!! Got this plant on…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64efca50625d2a4ef6da7e0e.md) (by PlantMOM13, 2023-08-30, 6 comments)
- [I travelled for over a month and left my lily in the patio. She was watered twice. When I came back I notice it has…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64efb99dde6adf055632c12e.md) (by AM, 2023-08-30, 2 comments)
- [Good news!! Avi is a miracle!! She’s started to resprout despite everything! She just needs some tlc and she’ll be okay!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64eface37071739d9f1c06b6.md) (by FeverVoidthing, 2023-08-30, 1 comment)
- [What is this bug on my monstera!!](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64efa7c47abf11dd79a4f194.md) (by Emily, 2023-08-30, 6 comments)
- [Hey guys! I posted about my fiddle or fig lead tree last week. I’ve had it a couple months and it was in good shape…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64efa3702319b83d6a83a2e8.md) (by Lori Anne, 2023-08-30, 0 comments)
- [My birds nest fern gas some dark browning of leaves. Planta has me watering it every three days but I end up doing…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ef87222d7f736a95b4197a.md) (by Chris, 2023-08-30, 4 comments)
- [recently repotted this felt bush 2 days ago and saw this little thing growing out of what looks like a dying leaf.…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ef86d62d7f734c45b40d6c.md) (by vivaroni, 2023-08-30, 3 comments)
- [This plant is doing very well, but why is there so much exposed stem?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ef84db625d2a8f5dcdaf3a.md) (by Gwendolyn, 2023-08-30, 5 comments)
- [A lot of fungus on this mimosa plant. Anyone cured this before and have tips? Or if anyone wants to tell me it's spider…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ef8390a0e4fb55cf8d95d9.md) (by Embarquez, 2023-08-30, 4 comments)
- [Hiiiiii!!!! Can someone please tell me what’s going on here? 🥺 he was just gifted to me. I thought that he was leaning…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ef52783d284259f20bbd2c.md) (by The Plant Fairy, 2023-08-30, 6 comments)
- [I recently moved places, the car was very hot and im sure that wasn't good for my plants, this one lost a few leaves…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ef4013bb282df06d73696e.md) (by Emily, 2023-08-30, 0 comments)
- [i noticed this morning that my plants has microscopic white bugs crawling around on the leaves and mostly on my fiddle…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ef3ed4bb282d21e6733347.md) (by brianna 🤍, 2023-08-30, 2 comments)
- [My olive tree has lost almost all of its leaves. I’ve tried watering it it less, watering it more to no avail. I don’t…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ef3c107499ec46db09ad91.md) (by nikki920, 2023-08-30, 3 comments)
- [What is happening with my snake plant? Other than these two the rest of them seem healthy and strong. This happened…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ef39543d2842734d07440f.md) (by Steph, 2023-08-30, 0 comments)
- [my plant is starting to go purple/brown colour](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64eefa4d56d8234e9661c27b.md) (by katie :), 2023-08-30, 4 comments)
- [Need some help why are my leafs turning yellow with dark brown spots ? Please help me keep this plant alive I received…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64eebd80707173a834f6c14a.md) (by BluegrassSunshine, 2023-08-30, 4 comments)
- [Help! My Jubilee Ivy has fungus gnats, and I don’t know how to handle it! How can I put this to an end and prevent it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ee7ab7876a01fbb26eb525.md) (by Olivia, 2023-08-29, 4 comments)
- [Does anyone know what these are? Look like tiny black bugs on a portion of my basil plant, discovered just today. How…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ee5ac01d758c184c1a9e15.md) (by Cedarville Gardens, 2023-08-29, 2 comments)
- [Does anyone know what bug likes to eat and poop on petunias?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64ee58d6f9a2972a42f441e9.md) (by Lola, 2023-08-29, 2 comments)

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