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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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Greg

Unknown pests! This morning my prayer plant finally began to open its first new leaf! Inside were multiple little black bugs, crawling around inside! Can anyone identify them!?

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Wolfen 🐺

Mm hhmmm thanks so much Hawaii 😭

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Addy

my arrowheads leaves have been drooping and turning brown.

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Addy

I’ve had my wondering Jew for a few months now, a couple weeks ago leaves began to turn brown, dry and crumble to pieces. I water her about once a week. Can anyone help me?

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Andrea

Hey y'all ! I've had this money tree for about 2 years. Never had issues has been in the same spot. Recently it began to start having these spots at the end of the leaves. Some new leaves have been growing but turning yellow. I've been removing them but new ones will appear. Help !! I've attached pictures of a yellow leaf I removed, the browning on the old leaves & the roots

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Jojo

Hey all! I am new to plants! My burrows tail started getting crispy bits on her beans, - any idea why? I just got her a month ago and watered her for the first time 3 days ish ago- used the chopstick trick to test if she was dry because it’s too dense to touch the soil. Is there any other reason this is happening? I also added a grow light to her setup as she wasn’t getting enough natural lighting and looks a little scraggly. Any advice is appreciated

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Wolfen 🐺

Re-upping the beneficial mites. Stratiolaelaps scimitus, Neoseiulus cucumeris, and Neoseiulus californicus

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MarkD

Need help. Always having trouble with keeping birds of paradise healthy idk why!

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Ryley

Could anyone tell me what's wrong with my golden pothos. It's slowly just started dying and I've seen the same thing start happening to my other plants as well

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boomexa

does anyone know what’s wrong w my dieffenbachia? - it was doing SO well but was very root bound so I repotted her. after that she just started yellowing and dropping a lot. I watered her and her leaves perked up a bunch BUT now a buuuuunch of leaves are yellowing. I *would* suspect overwatering but everyone online says they LIKE a bunch of water. I have no clue why all of a sudden she’s doing so badly

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Desertpersian

It's finally time to say goodbye. I feel soooo guilty!! This is before I joined Planta. Perhaps I could have saved him. 😪😢💔 He was soooo majestic when I brought him home ... I'm a murderer y'all!🥺💔 Never again will I let shame stop me from begging for help. Don't be me! I'm so sorry big guy!😢😢

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Zoey

This is my pothos I'm not sure what happened but I noticed it was turning yellow and had red spots last night

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Olivia

found this scindapsus at the grocery store and have been hoping for one so couldn't pass her up; I checked the leaves before buying, but over the past couple of days I've found yellowing and/or dark patches on about a dozen leaves. I repotted when I brought her home so not sure if this might be in response to that? my first thought based on the leaves was a fungal infection of some sort but I'm not totally sure so wanted to get some second opinions, and if it is a fungal infection, advice on treating it because I've never dealt with one before. thank you so much for any thoughts/advice!!

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Kimi

Hello! My string of pearls died. I think I need to just repot and start over ....I saved some pieces. It was already struggling when it was given to me. I don't have a green thumb at all. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

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Sarah

M Flaming Katy was sick with fluffy mildew and it wouldn’t shift so she’s had to have a bit of a chop…. Hope she makes a come back 🤞🏻😂

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Lexi

My sedum adolphii is drooping how do I help her stand up right and what am I doing wrong!?!?

Madison

My thanksgiving cactus was doing great a few months ago and all of a sudden it is starting to turn brown from the bottom and fall off the plant its self. does anyone know whaha going on??? It was so full a month ago and now it’s falling apart

Anna

Hello, friends! I got this lovely bromeliad from Trader Joe’s awhile back but only recently downloaded Planta. I’m starting to notice these yellowish and rusty spots on the leaves. Am I watering her too much? (The buildup is from hard water - I’d appreciate any advice you might have on that as well 😁) Thanks so much in advance for your help!

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Madeline

Help! This is an Alocasia Zebrina, I’ve had her for about a year now and all of her leaves are turning yellow all of the sudden. I haven’t changed the watering or light schedule. I live in MI and she’s been inside the entire time I’ve had her. I have never repotted her because the roots r still so tiny. Any ideas?? Is this what a natural dormancy looks like? Here are the before and after pictures (left before, right is now).

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Stephanie

Can anyone give me advice on what to do about my caladium angel wings? She was lush when I first got her. She was originally further away from the window and deeper in my living room. She started to sag and the leaves all died one by one. And I moved her here and it still continued. I was keeping up with her watering schedule but nothing seemed to help. How can I save it now?

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