I think so, too - and the black deposits are almost undoubtedly sooty mold growing on their excreta (honeydew). To tell you the truth, and given the time of year, I don't think the plants are worth the effort of trying to save them, but if you are intent on snatching the plants back from the brink - I would use something a little less harsh than Sevin. A sharp stream of water will dislodge them. Safer's Insecticidal Soap (or equal) is a good remedy for aphids, and cold-pressed neem oil in a 50/50 mix of rubbing alcohol/warm water will provide good knockdown and will sterilize the existing population. Al

Well, I sprayed it with Kill-X this morning and the watering is going to stop for a few days to see if the weeds die. At this point I'm not babying the area anymore due to the fact that there are more 'weeds' than there are grass shoots growing. If things dont work out then I'm planning on just roundup'in the area and then just reseeding again. I have another bag of mixed seed that I got from Peavey Mart last year. I've been using that to seed the patches of dirt in the back this spring and that grass is growing better than the stuff in the front and I haven't been paying nearly as much attention to that stuff. At this point I'm seriously tempted to take those pictures I took and growing to the greenhouse I bought the top-soil from and saying I could have gotten dirt with less weeds in it from out in the forest! That patch of dirt is the only place those weeds are growing out of both front and back yards and for how wide spread they are that dirt had to be full of them. GRRR

Hard to tell as the photo is not clear. Check Google Images for Creeping Charlie. Compare it to your weed. If it is Creeping Charlie use Weed-B-Gone. It takes more than one application. Charlie will take over your lawn, flower bed, driveway, house, Kids, you name it so YES get at right NOW!!! Hope that helps. This post was edited by Toolbelt68 on Sun, Sep 14, 14 at 13:02

It's called hydroseeding. It is a mixture of seeds and material that holds water. Success depends on soil prep, the seed they put down and who applies it - along with follow-up watering schedule. Main advantage is that it is fast. Capt Tom