 ), short-tongued bees (Halictid bees), and flower flies (Syrphids) whom, in the larval stage, can provide early, cool-season aphid control.Northern Bobwhite Quails as well as Mourning Doves are known to eat the seeds of the plant.It is also a preferred winter forage for White-tailed Deer in the Southeast, with an average of 19 percent crude protein in the vegetative state.