I planted 8 Hibiscus plants along a fence line and they all have been doing very well except for one of the smaller ones. I have been sure to water them regularly during this terrible heat wave and drought. Anyway, I dug up the sick one, thinking that maybe there were air pockets or something was wrong with how I planted it. To my surprise, the roots had a lot of "little green balls" all over the place! Curious, I squeezed one of the balls and a white milky-like fluid came out. I'm thinking these little green balls are some type of insect egg??

So, I soaked the roots in a pail of water, tried to scoop out all the little green balls, poured some "Seven" insecticied in the ground, re-planted the Hibiscus and sparingly spread a little fertilizer on top of the ground and soaked it again.

Anyone know what those little green balls things are? Wish I could post a picture. They are very tiny, like bug eggs would be.

Thanks for any help!