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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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AK

I inherited this plant from a friend. Im not sure what is going on with these leaves. But are they bad enough that should I cut them off? Other than these the rest of the leaves are nice and green. I don’t understand what’s going on with him 🥲 are these spider mites?

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Anna

What should I do with this part of my ZZ? It was a part that I had to cut off months ago but this piece still hasn’t regrown. The rest of the plant is healthy and there’s even a new shoot. Should I cut it more or just leave it?

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Elle Woods

These bumps just showed up on these few leaves that are new growth. Anyone know what this is? If anything?

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Tyler

These spots recently showed up on my alocasia poly. Should this be something I need to worry about? I recently repotted it and I’ve had issues with the rhizome rotting at the bottom. If the issue continues I’ll probably just seal it back up again with hot glue but it was hopeful I wouldn’t have to do that.

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Membre Planta

No changes have been done to placement or potting, unsure what’s wrong

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Riri

Is this mealy bugs on my algonema?? I’ve never dealt with them before !! What do I do

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Leigh

Help!! I'm at all loss. Anyone know what type of mite or pest this is? I thought spider mites but there was no webbing and straight rubbing alcohol did not touch them. They just walked right through it. Captain Jacks dead bug also did not work. This was taken 10 mins after dousing the plant in Captain Jack's. It's a video I had to screenshot since I can't post videos here

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Sam

My Jade plant, Jessica, has been having a tough time though she still appears to be growing okay. Looks like she keeps getting chomped, presumably by the squirrels or opossums I know live in my apartment complex. Any tips for preventing her from being a snack? She’s also had bugs — thrips? Small and black—for quite awhile despite my using Captn Jacks Dead Bug on her twice. I’ve also used toothpicks to scrape/pick them off once a week or so when they get bad. Any tips on complete removal of bugs? And finally, many of her leaves are black and speckled. No, those aren’t the bugs themselves, the actual leaves are getting some lumps and spots. Mostly on the underside of the leaves but some on top side too. Not sure if this is because of the bugs though or because of the pesticide? Any ideas? Thanks a ton!

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Rachel

Can anyone help diagnose the problem with my cherry tomato plant? Water every 2 days, in sunlight for like 10 hours a day!

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Claire Jones

My monstera is so flimsy and just sad looking. It’s been sad looking since the day I bought it and I brought it home, inspected and repotted a few weeks ago with fresh, better soil and she hasn’t made any progress. It has a lot of mechanical damaged leaves and the bottom leaves have slowly been yellowing. I’ve lost a few smaller leaves lately at the bottom. What should I do with it?

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Cynthia

Can someone tell me what’s wrong with my weeping fig plant? She’s not thriving at all. I had to repot her today 8/4 cuz I noticed white mold? in the soil. She has cactus fast drain soil from miraclegro. I water her consistently but wait until the soil dries out before I water her again. She’s next to big windows with lots of sunlight. How do I fix her?

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Membre Planta

My rubber tree Dropped 3 leaves. Kinda worries me was does this color mean?

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Stephanie

Help with cat palm! My cat palm has been unproblematic until recently where I’m seeing some leaf turn yellow and some with some black spots on them. It also looks like it’s leaning. I don’t overwater it and I make sure it’s drained. I wonder if it’s cause it’s sitting under a vent. I do see some new growths though! Any suggestions/ideas would be greatly appreciated!!

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Stephanie

Hello, my pothos has a yellow leaf, unsure why this is happening. I try really hard not to overwater it, I wait until the soil is very dry and make sure the water is drained. I still have it in the nursery pot. Any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated!

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Vani

Can someone tell me whats wrong with my jade plant?

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Claire Jones

I bought this on clearance at Walmart a few days ago and just checked out the roots and the knots (idk what they are called) are mushy and just not good. I can see some black running up some of the stems (2nd pic). Is this able to be saved?

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Te

What going on here? I just brought her home just over 2 weeks ago, she’s been working on unfurling this leaf since I picked her up and brought her home! Any ideas?

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MummaDeb

What is wrong with this coffee plant? I follow Plantas directions and I have it right near a humidifier and the leaves are constantly drying out like this. I just snipped off four! 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

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