Flea Mertyl? Anyone heard of it or know where to get it?

Question

I was told this plants leaves and branches placed around the yard will help control sand fleas.

Answer 1

The genus Myrtle does have an aromatic evergreen shrub called a sand myrtle Leiophyllum buxifolium. These are in the same family as Crape myrtle or Bog myrtle. http://www.easttennesseewildflowers.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Spring-Flowers-Woodland-White&id=Copy_of_Mountain_Myrtle1

Leiophyllum buxifolium http://www.woodlanders.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&plant_id=434
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