What's on my hibiscus?

Houston, TX(Zone 9b)

I was out in the yard yesterday doing my routine of looking at everything. I got to one of my hibiscus plants and there were these little black dots on it. These looked like a bug of some type. They were on the leaves, not in them. They were on top of the leaves. Then there was some little red dots on the leaves also. These looked like eggs or something and were stuck to the leaves. On some of the leaves on the back of the bush, there is a white stringy/web looking stuff. I tried looking it up, but the only thing that sounded familiar was spider mites and they are supposed to be difficult to see with the naked eye. These were small, but my eyes aren't that great and I could see them standing there looking down at the bush.

Whatever they were, I knocked them off the bush, but I am trying to determine what else I should be doing. The plant doesn't look stressed, but for the first time, I had a bloom that browned without opening.

I guess I should have taken a pic, but honestly, I was so freaked out when I saw them that I knocked them all off before the thought of a camera crossed my mind.

Any ideas what my mystery bugs are?

Houston, TX(Zone 9b)

Okay, so here is a picture of the bud with the hole in it from whatever little creature is doing this. Didn't get a pic of the bug, but maybe you guys will recognize the damage.

Thanks.

Thumbnail by shuggins

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