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i8mancs

Can someone please tell me what this is I have found 3 of these in the past week, I don't have any pets so don't know how they have got into house, is it a tick?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Looks like the gardener's enemy - a weevil.

i8mancs

Lana Wide Root wrote: »

Looks like the gardener's enemy - a weevil.

Thanks that explains it wife brought home a load of plants last week in trays and left them in house overnight

maringo

Vine weevil. The critter lays its eggs at the roots of plants and when they hatch they suck the roots of the plants which then keel over with no roots. Look out for cream coloured little bugs with brownish end. Can do a lot of damage to your plants especially in containers. :eek:

my3cents

I'd put good money on the OP's wife having bought primulas?

V_Moth

Found one of these Hoverflies recently and would be interested if anyone knew what species it is?

Desmo

Are you sure it is not a solitary wasp? I know that is quite a jump (Diptera to Hymenoptera) but it is hard for me to judge the scale/jizz. Apologies if I am way off.

V_Moth

Thanks Desmo. I think you might be right re it being a solitary wasp. It was about the same size as a Marmelade Hoverfly.

fryup

fabulous macro v moth, what camera are you using??

V_Moth

fryup wrote: »

fabulous macro v moth, what camera are you using??

Thanks. Its the recently released Nikon Coolpix P900. The zoom lens (up to 83X or 2000mm) is quite handy for wildlife photography.

splish

V_Moth wrote: »

Found one of these Hoverflies recently and would be interested if anyone knew what species it is?

Its a Cuckoo bee, Nomada sp, possibly Nomada goodeniana. Second yellow band on abdomen looks to be entire.

V_Moth

Thanks splish. N goodeniana looks to be quite localised in Ireland. I'll see if I can get some better pics.