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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. 60013 members, 13104 posts

## Posts

- [The pic on the left is my girl Brenna (Fairy Elephant’s Feet) when I got her a week ago. Pic on the right is today. It…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64813e8b83738b76caac3fcb.md) (by bailaiii, 2023-06-08, 1 comment)
- [I’m praying my red moon cactus doesn’t have scales I hope this ain’t no scale I literally just watched a video about…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64812dfd0a7251121e4d9f37.md) (by FelixlovesKA, 2023-06-08, 3 comments)
- [Hey all, I bought this arrowhead a week or so ago and I’m new with this plant. It came with the brown spots but I’m…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/648108dbe5f01080800cc2ad.md) (by JordanDarling, 2023-06-07, 6 comments)
- [Please help! My young sunflowers’ leaves have turned brown on the bottom. What’s wrong?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6481006c7cf3f1834704c49f.md) (by Choc, 2023-06-07, 0 comments)
- [I have a prayer plant whose leaves are turning brown and dry at the edges. Any thoughts as to why?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480f8d00354bc591d544bf3.md) (by Sandi F, 2023-06-07, 4 comments)
- [So I have this Jade Succulent that I got as a gift 3-4 years ago and it’s been doing okay up until this year. I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480f7a745ae581376f3b4d6.md) (by Ryry, 2023-06-07, 3 comments)
- [Indoor plants, little flying gnats. Probably from too wet soil which I am correcting. But in the meantime is there…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480eee20354bc055552cc45.md) (by Mudder Judder, 2023-06-07, 0 comments)
- [My best friend left me her plant to baby sit while she was gone and her cactus is looking very dull, droopy, and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480e2d7a7c40619012af8fa.md) (by Kay, 2023-06-07, 1 comment)
- [i have this alocasia dark star, and it will never host more than three leaves. the eldest of the three leaves always…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480dd9a674af46ed0bf6225.md) (by Ohio, 2023-06-07, 7 comments)
- [What does this look like to you? It’s on the bottom of the leaves. I washed them off with alcohol but that’s what’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480cf411ea893c36b4a4623.md) (by MummaDeb, 2023-06-07, 3 comments)
- [Any idea what could be causing this brown spot on my elephant ear?](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480c8b1acdc6ac515e0b4c4.md) (by Fabrice, 2023-06-07, 1 comment)
- [What is happening to my philodendron?? No pests. Developing yellow spots on leaves. Bought at Trader Joe’s, had low…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480c69ad0052810c02fb7e8.md) (by Daphne, 2023-06-07, 4 comments)
- [Should I cut off the brown and yellow leaf? Sadly she doesn’t have that many left.](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480b7eb10f7e9a207994af4.md) (by SDHAIR, 2023-06-07, 2 comments)
- [Hi plant lovers 😁 So I have a canna lily and it’s leaves are drying out ,I just repotted it yesterday and watered it…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480b4f3acdc6a318bdd778e.md) (by Wildflower, 2023-06-07, 6 comments)
- [I found some white cotton-like fuzzies in the creases of my Echinopsis :( I should’ve gotten a picture, but it’s been…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480a26763d7c34d63c33b15.md) (by Jay 🍄✌🏼, 2023-06-07, 6 comments)
- [I have a droopy basil. And I also have a miniature orchid that is not growing any flowers it used to have so many!😭…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6480857bacdc6a2715d5eeeb.md) (by ReeRee, 2023-06-07, 5 comments)
- [Hello! My Ivy plants leave are really dry and the soil is really wet. She isn’t doing well. The pot has drain holes and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64805f7963d7c33831b920e0.md) (by Jillian, 2023-06-07, 2 comments)
- [Morning! So I noticed this recently on my ZZ plant. I currently have her indoors not really getting sunlight. Should I…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64805b3a0a725102042ccf77.md) (by Crystal, 2023-06-07, 8 comments)
- [I purchased plants over the weekend along with potting soil and planted them in a pot. I have done this before and…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647fe4323b0607c0cc732b73.md) (by Brooke, 2023-06-07, 2 comments)
- [This is a spider plant that my cat keeps eating anything green on it. It’s trying to grow again any suggestions on how…](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/647fd4a73b06072bc170ae30.md) (by BSeaver10, 2023-06-07, 9 comments)

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