re: malodorous plants

The small fly-like insects you describe could well be hover flies - they
love high pollen flowers like these. If that's what they are, count yourself
blessed. In their larval form, they are voracious predators of aphids and
other small soft-bodied insects. Hold your nose and wish them luck!

Cyndi K

...One flower ive always thought smelled particularly gross were Margurite
flowers (Chrysanthemum frutescens). Its not a nice smell, and often the
flowers have some sort of small fly or a fly like insect among the
flowers.
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