Could something be eating the roots of my 2 year old rhubarb plants?

Could something be eating the roots of my 2 year old rhubarb plants?
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could be too much rain..........or bugs...... but let's give them a soapy bath mix 1 teasp liquid hand soap with 1 qt water and spray..............repeat as needed..................in the fall put old horse manure & lime  around in the plants.
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