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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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Julie

My plants have fungus gnats after repotting about a month ago. I’m treating the soil and using sticky traps, but in my rubber tree I am also seeing these weird long things that move as one but appear to be two bugs attached? Are they mating fungus gnats or what? They are all over the plant pot but also on a window in the room. I’m also fighting off spider mites now too. I blame the damn soil but I’m trying to figure out what all I’m dealing with here.

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deadboysname

Yellowing on the dark green of my golden mosaic! its still producing leaves but i dont know what this means and i am concerned. i water when the app tells me, and ph my filtered water to 5.8-6.5.

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Plant mama E

can anyone see these worm things? how do I get rid of these?

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Rob Brenner

Can anyone help me identify what’s going on with my Avocado tree? Dr. Planta said it was both overwatering and underwatering…😖 other AI said it was spider mites or Fungus…

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caitlin k

Hi, any idea what is happening to my monstera? Seems otherwise healthy other than needing propping up 😅

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TropiGal

Is this mold or something? I bottom water my pot. It’s in pure coco coir, this showed up one day. If it’s bad I want to repot the plant. If not I see no point in stressing it out. Thank you!

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Gigi

I have these tiny little gnat-like bugs on my plants. What do I do to get rid of them?

Bonzoid

I had this old elephant plant-well past 20yrs, that developed edema the last few years of her life. I wanted to prop her before she died off so I found the healthiest stem I could and successfully got it rooted and then growing. Was careful to let dry between watering, but it’s tiny. Now I’m afraid this poor prop will also have edema forever, no stemming yet that looks pink and clean and some leaves are pocked. Can this baby ever outgrow her difficult infancy?

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Lo

Planta helped me figure out what’s wrong with both of my spider plants! I’ve been watering from the top and all new growth and babies are stunted/browning. I thought it was for sure pests but Planta says water is trapped in the stems at the base. This makes total sense. Anyone else bottom water only?

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Chaboi

Please help! This calathea was thriving about a week ago, and after repotting with what I’m afraid might’ve been some old/moldy soil & river rocks it’s barely hanging on. Is it worth washing the pot and trying again with fresh soil, or is it too late?

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Shayla

What’s going on here? (The yellow/ brown patch on the tip and the brown blotch on the leaf) I feel like I’ve tried everything! The leaves towards the bottom of the plant haven’t been shooting up or staying alive either. Watering issue?

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Christine

Why is this happening to my monserrat?? Help!

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Jazz

As of lately, I’m seeing more yellow leaves than usual. The plant is in a self watering pot. I usually water once a week , about 20 oz. The plant is five years old.

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Plant grow please

Okay I need help just got this string of pearls a week ago and some of the pearls are becoming wrinkly and soft, but not the ones on the top, only the little strings coming off the pot I put a skewer in the dirt and it came out with dirt on it. This guy has a grow light and get some natural sun. Not sure what is going on any advise will help thank you!

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Yazz

Just repotted this guy cause I realized it’s been root bound. I didn’t see any root rot but these leaves seem to be getting worse as there wasn’t any spots on the other leaves yesterday but is now? I don’t know what’s wrong. It is out side but has only been over night and a day… :(

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CT

This small black mark is showing on a new Thai constellation leaf. I’m hoping it’s not the start of something nasty - any suggestions?

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azzy

What are these insects? I bought this monstera Thai constellation from Rona but they were in self watering pots so I was going to repot them, when I looked closer today I see all these little bugs running and flying around the soil.. I looked under the leaves because I thought pests usually stay there but they are only in the soil and around the pot.. I’ve never dealt with pests before with my plants and I’m worried that they already flew to my other plants and are infesting them too, what do I do? Are they going to fly to my other plants,, and how do I get rid of them? Are they eating my plant? I don’t know💔

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Cheryl

Can anyone help identify what these white specs are that is killing my bunny ear cactus? Thank you!

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LydiaLovesPlants

Hi everyone, I am wondering what kind of bug this is? I initially thought that it might be thrips, but after I talked to someone they said that they think it is white flies. Should I treat my plant to get rid of them? Probably, but I thought I would ask for another opinion (or a few) before I do it. (Ps the plant is a Euphorbia pulcherrima {poinsettia})

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Salem Owen

Ummmm. The Sun? Am I crazy or is the Sun just a bit…different this year. So hear me out, I plant Mammoth Sunflowers and this year I took to planting American Giant Hybrid? Sunflowers. My Mammoth seeds are generational, so I never repurchase those. The sun is literally baking them alive but the AGH seems to not be as affected. My cactus got burned. Fernando and I go way back we do and he has never been burned in a single afternoon. I’m located in Lubbock Texas on the High Plains. I can soak the soil and by midday it’s cracked. Im not crazy I swear. Is anyone else of the same mind???? Christ on a bike it’s hot out here.

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