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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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Thundersnap

I inherited this sad baby from a coworker and I’m hoping to bring it back from the brink. Any suggestions would be super helpful!

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red

why is my plants stem weak? i’m going to try to put tooth picks for support, how do i fix this?

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Jack_R

I cut this leaf off of my FLF bc it looked rough and the sap was rusty brown instead of white like usual. Any thoughts?

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nicoolcats

Helppp 😭 I keep spraying this mojito syngonium with neem oil and these pests keep coming back. any idea what they actually are though?

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Mairead

Does anyone have any good thrips treatment? I’ve used bug sprays but none of them actually list thrips on the bottle. Please leave suggestions :)

Mairead

This Chinese money plant has been like this for a while now does anyone have any ideas whats wrong?

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S Singh

I need help. All my plants' soil has little flies or bugs in it. Can someone tell me how to get rid of them? I have tried neem oil and cinnamon, but they are still not completely gone.

Vani

Hi Can anyone help me with tips to take care of this plant? The leaves are falling off. Its near a west facing window.

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nikki920

Can I repot as this new growth is coming in?

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Membre Planta

Anyone know why my gladiolus is already wilting at the bottom by the time the top is blooming? I’m new to all this as I finally have my own yard for the first time. I’m in NC - hardiness zone 8a if that matters

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Emily 🪴🤍

My poor croton is slowly being killed by spider mites! I know some prefer neem oil but I’ve opted for insecticidal soap, using it once each week if not more frequent. I also thoroughly mist my croton each morning and have also been trying to wipe the leaves down with water. It’s still losing leaves and I’m wondering if there’s anything else i can do to help it out. It was so luscious before so looking at it rn is really bumming me out :(. Any advice helps!

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Andrea

I’m very diligent about treating for pests when I bring home a new houseplant, I spray and quarantine. A few days ago I was checking out my philodendron and saw this on the top of just the new unfurling leaf and on the stem! No damage to the plant, no dark spots, no webs anywhere. Little white things but one looks pretty clear of some type of bugger with six legs? No other plants show infection and I’ve cleaned the whole area where it was. I removed the plant from the population, rinsed, sprayed with Neem and insecticidal soap and wiped thoroughly. Today I don’t see anything but still keeping in quarantine as I’m paranoid as it’s not clear to me what these are. Are these Springtails or White Spider Mites or Masked Hunters or? I submitted to Planta experts but no response yet… any of you know?

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Carina

African fig. Hello! Does anyone know what could be the reason for this on the leaves ? Has anyone been through the same ? Thank you .

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jedijae

I have a polka dot plant and the leaves are turning black. I googled it but couldn’t find a straight answer. What could it be?

Dee

Help…new terrarium has mold growing. I made the adorable one on Sunday. It’s Wednesday and this mold is growing. I put activated charcoal in, indoor soil and store bought rocks. I used plant cuttings from my collection, all healthy. What happened? Can I fix it or should I scrap it and start over? *hopefully you can see the white fuzz in pic from the top. Other pic is from Sunday before fungus or mold appeared.

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Dr Greenthumb

Hi everyone, looking for some advice on what to do with my BOP, i was off with the watering schedule previously, the plant is putting out new leaves but as you can see the plant is not in a good way, leaves are curling from the edges and some have yellow tips. I am going to repot tomorrow and inspect the roots, anything else that is recommended?

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Dog

Hi everyone! A relative got this plant some time ago and it was set aside and forgotten a little. It’s leafs fell of and it’s left with only a few leafs. Any help would be appreciated much. Thank you!!

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Beka

Shall I just give up on this plant.. I think it root rot and I’ve already trimmed my plant a week ago with the same issue. Also, I put it in clay to help It out. Seems like it’s the same issue

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Beka

Does anybody know what this is? On the app they say it is Fungus. But its only on the soil

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Jenna

Hey guys, my friend just gave me this calla Lily she was going to throw away that is so sad. Does anyone know what is wrong with it? The whole back side of the plant died and fell off and it’s very droopy.

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