QED
The original question, I think, has been answered - lots of animals find them useful!
With regard to insect-repellent qualities: most plants have some repellent qualities
but there are always some insects that manage to live with this. We shouldn't really be talking about general insect repellents but which particular insects are repelled by particular plants species/genera/families ...
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Originally Posted by Kayleigh  It could be a leaf beetle, they attack May to the end of summer, Skeletonizing the leaf rather than eating holes in it. There is a leaf miner that attacks Holly,Privet,Honeysuckle,Azalea,Lilac and Birch.
I think I have Tortrix moth on mine. These are the only things that come close in my gardening books. |