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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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Dax91

Help! I recently got this Begonia Rex Black Mamba and it’s not thriving. Over the past week, the stems and leaves have become droopy and there are holes in all of the leaves. What does this beautiful plant need?

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J.A.

Are ants harmful to plants? I have 15 plants in our lanai, and ants are crawling all over them. How can I get rid of the ants without hurting the plants? Thanks in advance!

Irwin Home

Can I save this begonia?

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Gen

My cat peed on the soil of my money tree.What should I do?

P’s Plants

Bleck! Does anyone know what this is and how to get rid of it?

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Penny Yo

I had a Pothos on my back patio and the cardinals built a perfect little nest so I couldn’t water it. The eggs hatched and the babies have left. Can I revive my plant?

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jadesmish

This girl has been nothing but trouble since I brought her home! Her leaves turn to mush then crisp up, she’s been riddled with spider mites 😭 I’m truly trying my best to revive her!

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caitlyn stevenson

any hope for my money tree? i’ve had him for a few years, all of the sudden he started dropping leaves like crazy. i gave new soil, checked roots, moved to new location, took some trimmings & tried to propagate (unsuccessfully) and am not sure what else to try or if it’s time to host a funeral

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Penny Yo

My peace Lillie’s have lots of yellow tips. They were the same inside the house. Should I cut those leaves or not. They are currently in the back patio in the shade. Any suggestions appreciated.

Liz

Hi everyone! I’ve had my monstera for a while now, the leaf are getting bigger, my question now is should I cut off the older yellowish leaves

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Andrea

Hi y'all ! I've had this fiddle leaf fig plant for years ! Never had this issue- one of the leaves is turning black ! Only one so far. What could be the issue ? Thanks !

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iluuvkandi

I had this Fantasy Venice nanouk for months now, and the leaves keep drying out and falling and now flourishing, I water often . Ive tried changing the soil, I’ve switched the pot from plastic to pottery , and it does get normal amount of sun. I’m so defeated on this I don’t know what I can do. I just watered it that’s why the soil is wet.

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Planta member

Hi, My fiddle leave fig has developed yellowing and brown around the edges of the leaves! Any idea why??

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McKenna 🌘

I recently got this plant from a friend and I don’t think it’s doing well :( it has some brown spots & a bit of yellowing. My friend told me that the plant was out in the sun for a while and got sunburnt. How do I revive it?

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Plant Vamp

I was wondering is this powdery mildew or the way it's supposed to look?

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Charli 🌷🌱

I bought this recently but I’m noticing some brown spots and whatnot appearing with some curling and stem dropping😭 It’s been in my makeshift greenhouse with a grow light from 7am-7pm every day

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Marc M

Hey guys, I’ve been trying to treat my Croton Petra from thrips. This is week 3 and I’m lowkey contemplating if I can still save the plant. I’ve been spraying the soil and leaves with neem oil for the past two weeks. I just did an oil drench as kinda a last resort. Any hopeful stories or advice? Just trying to be a better plant dad haha

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Evan

Hey everyone! I’m noticing some subtle yellowing on the leaf edges, a tiny light spot, and some brown lines on the stems/leaves of my Monstera adansonii ‘Neon’. I also noticed tiny black specs that roll right off when touched. Are these just normal environmental dust, watering adjustments, and mechanical scarring, or do I need to worry about thrips? Thanks for the help! I’ve gone round and round with Google about this and I’ve concluded I probably don’t have thrips, but I want a second opinion.

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emmaa

went away for a week, came back to 8 plants with thrips😔💔

StayinAlive

What would cause the new “ears” to drop off my rabbit ear cactus? About 4-5 have dropped off in the past month. This plant is about 3/4 years old.

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