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What is this please?

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  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    It looks a bit like a slim vine weevil but no doubt an insect expert will be along shortly to ID it. 
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,121
    It is a weevil of some kind (the most numerous type of beetle there is) but not the dreaded vine weevil.
  • lisawest360lisawest360 Posts: 5
    Palustris said:
    It is a weevil of some kind (the most numerous type of beetle there is) but not the dreaded vine weevil.
    It’s not a Baby Cockroach is it Palustris? 😞 
    They are only a couple of mm long, have appeared since my bathroom was ripped out and refurbished. Also have an orchid in the bathroom? x 
  • lisawest360lisawest360 Posts: 5
      It’s not a Baby Cockroach is it Palustris? 😞 
    They are only a couple of mm long, have appeared since my bathroom was ripped out and refurbished. Also have an orchid in the bathroom? x 
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,034
    It's definitely a weevil of some sort, not a cockroach.  Weevils are recognisable because they have a "snout", like in your photo.  And as Palustris says, not a vine weevil either.  I reckon your orchid is quite safe!
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • lisawest360lisawest360 Posts: 5
    What is causing them to hang around? They seem to like water…is there anything I can do to get rid of them? x 
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,213
    Put the photo on iSpot and the great people on insects  may give an answer.
  • lisawest360lisawest360 Posts: 5
    bertrand-mabel said:
    Put the photo on iSpot and the great people on insects  may give an answer.
    Thank you so so much 💕
    Im so relieved that they aren’t cockroaches 🪳 x 
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