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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

- [My prayer plant seems half healthy, half dead - flowering and sprouting new leaves but also has a lot of shriveled…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c2ea0f50fe230396b68310.md) (by Sascha, 2023-07-27, 5 comments)
- [My alocasia Polly is showing yellow/orange on leaves and even some holes. I just reported and watered and fertilized…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c2d9eafb2c8da28c3ce9d9.md) (by Brittany, 2023-07-27, 3 comments)
- [Why is my bamboo plant turning yellow at the top](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c2d7cac37cb149fa79b630.md) (by Bella, 2023-07-27, 8 comments)
- [does anyone know what kind of plant this is/what it’s problem might be? i think i marked it wrong on planta, and it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c2d41e19d3d43dbcbd8a5e.md) (by Mushroom, 2023-07-27, 5 comments)
- [Is my alocasia frydek overwatered? What could be causing the leaf to turn yellow/brown?? Kinda mushy..](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c2d0caa7fe498663035990.md) (by Brittany, 2023-07-27, 3 comments)
- [On my pearls of jade pathos, the leaves that are in the center of the pot are white and green but as it grows out the…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c2c2a479f26e7e5bd6e326.md) (by Katlyn, 2023-07-27, 5 comments)
- [this is a moon valley pilea. it had an infestation of thrips that ruined a lot of older leaves; they have since been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c29c26eaf934a1392c7e46.md) (by raine, 2023-07-27, 1 comment)
- [Ahhh 😱 she got spider mites!! After losing 50% of her foliage (🥲☹️), and pruning the rest of the damage, with a nice…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c28a0aeac3303d6254afdf.md) (by Jay 🍄✌🏼, 2023-07-27, 8 comments)
- [Anyone know what the issue is here for my euonymus japonica?? I can’t tell if I’m overwatering or if the water has too…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c279fc7e898f151f49e982.md) (by Emily, 2023-07-27, 0 comments)
- [Anybody know what’s wrong with my friends monstera??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c271b7a7fe4947c2eff559.md) (by Kerby\_elayne, 2023-07-27, 2 comments)
- [Is my black velvet alocasia supposed to be this dark. I know the name, but other peoples are lighter. How do I tell if…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c26741eaf9349892216a0f.md) (by Bella, 2023-07-27, 3 comments)
- [What is wrong with my poor mini palm? What do I need to do to save it?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c20930eaf93454411052b9.md) (by DeAnna, 2023-07-27, 2 comments)
- [Just impulsively bought a giant umbrella plant (bargain blinders!!) and realized when it got home that it seems pretty…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c1daf125a165a010a1bc80.md) (by Maggie, 2023-07-27, 8 comments)
- [Is this stem rotting or just brown from the dirt? I’ve had this albo for a little over a month and it went through a…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c1c3dc87bf053682b4c6e2.md) (by Gabryal, 2023-07-27, 4 comments)
- [This jade plant has been doing great, but I just noticed all this fungi growing in the soil! Is it harmful? Should I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c1a16b9be37c26ae63852a.md) (by Cleo, 2023-07-26, 8 comments)
- [My white princess philo leaf is curling..any idea why? New plant mom here](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c19fe6aba4f3bfcac76ba6.md) (by Brittany, 2023-07-26, 0 comments)
- [Hi! This new leaf on my rubber plant is unfurling and there this web inside already. Any clue what it is??](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c19a45cf29533b816c24f5.md) (by Kerby\_elayne, 2023-07-26, 6 comments)
- [My new baby has a leaf turning yellow. On the right was the day I got it this past Friday. Now today I realized the big…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c18d4c87bf057bf7a8b76f.md) (by Plant guy Lito, 2023-07-26, 5 comments)
- [update to the last, she’s looking worse☹️ I haven’t watered her except for a quarter of a bottle underneath her because…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c17efbaba4f3c8c3bfea08.md) (by K8, 2023-07-26, 9 comments)
- [is she going to be ok or salvageable🥲 i just left my adansonii outside for a nice tan and it turned into a sunburn so…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64c17ba3cd27a52930860ac8.md) (by sophia v, 2023-07-26, 5 comments)

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