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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.

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Dianne K

Not sure what this mark is that just started here on my Monstera deliciosa? Any help on what to do? I just liquid fertilized my plant & water misted this week too. I have neem oil spray too. And I just repotted her too.It’s a very little spot now but any clue for what to do would be appreciated! This is my only plant. Please help!!

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Gabriela

I also just noticed these bugs on my pink dragon alocasia babies. These plants are covered up with plastic for humidity reasons (see first picture). I went to mist them and noticed some things crawling… Please tell me they’re not thrips 🥲 They had a blue-ish appearance and were noticeable to the naked eye. If they are, they are the first sign of these bugs that I’ve noticed. Any advice for treating them??

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Gabriela

Hi all, I’ve been having some issues with my spineless yucca. I’m thinking it may be a root rot issue but I repotted a while ago (~4 months ago) and it was doing fine until now. Any ideas on what could be going on?

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snazzy man

HELP LIKE SOS WHATS WRONG WITH MY SAGO PALM????? He is in a self watering pot which people have told me r not very good pots but he’s been doing fine. He also has gnats R the gnats killing him??? Pls help!!!

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Vivienne

Hello just wondering if this is life threatening to my climbing aloe saw it just now and I am very scared help please 😊

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Paula

My Dumb Cane or Chinese Evergreen (unsure which it is) started having these brown spots on the leaves. I cut away the worst ones but hoping someone can help me save the rest. Should I just cut away all the leaves that have brown spots?

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Sara Belle

I noticed recently that my prayer plant has a relatively minor case of mealy bugs. I first found the webbing, and then picked off the (extremely small) mealy bugs I could find. I ended up cutting a large part of her leaves off (not pictured here), but I’m wondering if there is anything else I could do to eradicate them? I have been spraying with an insecticide (plant-safe), but I really don’t want them to come back. :/ It is already separated from my other plants.

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Jasmine

Hello everyone! I have been unfortunately dealing with a great deal of small flies in my bonsai😰 with online research, i tried the yellow fly trap sticky which works great (as shown!) but not enough as there are still many of those small flies flying around. I now have flies in my neighbouring orchid so im afraid i have contaminated my other plants😓 I have a moisture meter in the bonsai to ensure the soil i not too wet, i water it from the bottom and doing everything to avoid moisture but the flies keep multiplying!!! Any advice??? 🤞🏼

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Mothman

Help! Yet again I have another sick plant. This is my pilea, and he’s losing a bit of leaves. He’s in an East facing window, and here’s what his lost leaves look like; Thanks in advance!

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Sya

What’s wrong with my cactussss?😭😭😭 Someone help please, it was a gift

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Wonder

Something wrong with my tassel fern plant so I put it in water to see if it will help when I first got it most leafs will black and some will getting brown so dose anyone know what’s going one.

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Sara

Hi! Any help is appreciated, I have a string of heart for maybe a month or so and I have it in this pot which doesn’t have holes but it has rocks in the bottom. The soil looks firm and keeps developing these white spots and I’m not sure how to help her. Does it need to be repotted? I just want it to thrive ❤️

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Jocelyn

Hello! I’m new to plants so any tips would be greatly appreciated! My begonia has been losing a lot of color and the leaves have been turning brown on the edges. The flowers are also losing color and I’ve had to cut a lot off. I’ve only had it for 5 days and it came with some brown leafs that I’ve cut off but more have been discoloring. Does anyone know what the problem could be and how to fix it? Ive watered it twice so far and put it next to a window because it’s partial sunlight. Thank you!

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becky :)

what are all these white dots all around my onion seedlings?!😩

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Ruth

Hi! I have a giant philodendron whose stalk at the base hasn’t been growing to keep up with how tall it’s getting and how many leaves it’s growing, and has fallen over since the base stalk is too thin. A friend has said it’s a disease and to burn it but I wanted to check here first. Help please! And thank you! I’d rather not get rid of the plant if I can help it

Venus

Please help! How can I save her?

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Dee

I have had this Thai lime tree for several years and never noticed any problems. Recently, it started dropping leaves that were still green and looks like the picture below? Any suggestions? Neem oil doesn’t seem to have done the trick.

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Wonder

Something is wrong with my tassel fern plant so I put it in water to see if it will help and dose anyone know what’s going on because I had to cut off many leafs.

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ReeRee

I found a tiny bug on the stem and it was brown and tiny. About 2 cm long. It had a larger head and had little teeth like spikes at the head. Looked like a parasitic worm. Anyways, I cut to the chase. Do y’all know of a way to help my baby recover? I just noticed it today. I have been moving all month and have been away since Saturday. Please help! Thanks in advance!

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Elapse

Ok so: I’ve never had a hydrangea but my mom saw this one at Whole Foods for Easter. Is all of this stuff normal? It has brownish spots all over stems. Also one of the leaves looks a little suspicious. Help please! I am keeping it in my kitchen which doesn’t have any other plants in it. Thanks so much!!

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