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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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Macie

found spider mites on my gloriosum i sprayed it down with a water rubbing alcohol mix and the plants around it to be safe, is there anything else i should be doing to make sure they go away, Thanks!!

bowlwater

I found a centipede in my plant. i’ve seen a couple around my room but i figured that they somehow just randomly got in the house because my room is near the garage. idk why it didn’t occur to me that they could be LIVING IN MY SPIDER PLANT. what should i do???? are they harmful??? help im freaking out 😭

terin :)

help , i’m new to plants ! my golden pothos has been thriving until i just recently noticed there are tiny green hopping bugs on it & the new leafs are coming out like the picture (top picture) shown ! with research i was told they’re leafhoppers (picture 2/3).. how do i get rid of them & are they causing the damage to my plant ??

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Madison

I had two plants that for sure had thrips, and several other plants where they seemed to have pest damage but no visible pests themselves that I could see. I’m treating them the best I can, but how do you know when a plant is safe to take out of quarantine from this kind of thing? I’m so scared of spreading them again!

KT

Is this transplant shock? I received my syngonium in a clear plastic pot about 3 weeks ago, and noticed within a few days that the largest root was rotting. I took care of that and repot it into better draining soil/this pot yesterday. The roots were growing back nicely but I woke up to it all droopy. Any advice?

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Kara

My peace lily and pink synonym have this line of holes on new leaves! What is causing this?

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Maggie

Hey! Are these types of shoots normal on a peperomia hope? A couple weeks ago I moved it to a much brighter spot and I hope that this is a positive sign lol

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Kara

Hey I recently propagated by umbrella tree. The new leaves have these brown spots! What is it a fungus? What should I do?

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Alley

Hello! I’m pretty new to plants and have a bit of a problem. I recently received this succulent from my boyfriend. As you can see it’s clearly gotten way too big and can no longer support itself. Would it be alright to chop this at some point on its stem and replant it? Any help with this would be appreciated!!

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Vonne

Do I cut the brown tips ONLY or from the base & how do I prevent this?

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Elizabeth

Hello, I have a variegated umbrella tray and I got her last week repotted her with while draining soil and gave her a small watering. I’m not sure what the company used on her leaves, but it has this flaky residue on all of them, not sure if it was just a protectant for the shipping. Today I noticed she had a lot of fall, unsure if this is just a normal cycle that happens after shipment or if there’s something else I need to be doing.

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Abi

Does anyone know what’s causing these little brown spots to appear on my golden pothos?

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Erin

YOU GUYS. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO LOVE A FERN. What do I even do. This cloche was supposed to save this ho and now it’s down to nothing. Our AC went out this week and it got so dang hot here in Colorado and it killed my nerve plant and now look at this dang fern. What do I do? 😩

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Chelle

I need some advice. I’m a fairly new plant parent so bear with me. I have an infestation of thrips, spider mites and some sort of bacteria or fungus infection. I’m not sure exactly how I should handle this. Does anyone know if neem max spray (70% neem) is helpful? Can I spray anything on the roots to sterilize them when I re pot? I’m going to take them out of there pot and shower them before I re pot. Can I use dawn dish soap on the plant? I’m transplanting to semi hydro. I’m so overwhelmed! We bought some plants about a month ago and they must have been infected. Any advice on the steps I should take would be so appreciated. My plants make me so happy and I can’t stand that they are all suffering. Thanks! Yesterday, most of these holes weren’t here. It happened overnight. It was that fast. I also have what looks like webbing on the pothos in the morning when I got up.

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Newbeginnings

I have a money tree that I have been struggling with for a long time now. I think the initial problem was overwatering but despite replanting it and buying a light and water meter it is still not doing well. The leaves get a mottled color (kind of green/yellow) and then just eventually yellow and fall off. I have not been watering until the meter is between 1-3. This has been going on (off and on) for about a year. Right when I think it is doing better it starts up again. It is in a north facing window with early morning indirect sun. Ph is 6.0

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Neha Hood

My Jade plant leaves are turning yellow and falling off. Any tips on how can I revive its beautiful green leaves?

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Sammy 🪴

My Dragon Tree has some very sad leaves lately. At first I thought he was being over-watered so I’ve left a few more days between watering to make sure his soil was drying out. The leaves are droopy no matter the water amount. Any ideas?? I also had a fungus gnat issue which is now clearing up with the non-watering and sticky traps - but he was droopy before this

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Beatriz S

Hey guys! My Birkin keeps making me feel like a terrible plant mom! She started to get some white spots on some leaves, and now, one of her leaves is starting to get yellow. I wonder if it’s root rot, but she’s getting 2 new leaves which I don’t know what it means: is she healthy or not?

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Lindsay

What’s on the back of my fiddle leaf fig??

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