Hi,

My housemate has seen a few bugs in the bathroom - I haven't seen
them. He describes them as:

Black about one centimeter in length
A fairly flat body
Short antennae

They appear in the bath and around the plughole. Maybe 3 or 4 at a
time.

The bathroom is on the ground floor.

Obviously if I saw one I could capture it and take a picture.

Anyone any idea what these might be? Where might I look for their
source or nest?

I don't want to pay loads to Rentokil for them to spend time finding
nothing.

Any idea how I select a reputable pest controller if that is what is
needed?

Clive

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Clive writes
Hi,

My housemate has seen a few bugs in the bathroom - I haven't seen
them. He describes them as:

Black about one centimeter in length
A fairly flat body
Short antennae

They appear in the bath and around the plughole. Maybe 3 or 4 at a
time.

The bathroom is on the ground floor.

Obviously if I saw one I could capture it and take a picture.

Anyone any idea what these might be? Where might I look for their
source or nest?

I don't want to pay loads to Rentokil for them to spend time finding
nothing.

Any idea how I select a reputable pest controller if that is what is
needed?

Rain beetle? Harmless.

Predates slugs etc. so useful:-)

Found indoors in rainy weather.

regards

--
Tim Lamb

"Clive" wrote in message
...
Hi,

My housemate has seen a few bugs in the bathroom - I haven't seen
them. He describes them as:

Black about one centimeter in length
A fairly flat body
Short antennae

They appear in the bath and around the plughole. Maybe 3 or 4 at a
time.

The bathroom is on the ground floor.

Obviously if I saw one I could capture it and take a picture.

Anyone any idea what these might be? Where might I look for their
source or nest?

I don't want to pay loads to Rentokil for them to spend time finding
nothing.

Any idea how I select a reputable pest controller if that is what is
needed?


Check out Silverfish. They look black in some light and silver in other
light angles,
Bastids to exterminate apparently. I find them fascinating little critters
and leave 'em be.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish

Clive wrote:
Hi,

My housemate has seen a few bugs in the bathroom - I haven't seen
them. He describes them as:

Black about one centimeter in length
A fairly flat body
Short antennae

They appear in the bath and around the plughole. Maybe 3 or 4 at a
time.

Do they burrow into your flatmate's flesh and run around under the skin?
If so this could be the Curse of Imhotep, and a professional exterminator
will then be needed...

On 10 Apr, 15:58, "Steve Walker" wrote:
Clive wrote:
Hi,

My housemate has seen a few bugs in the bathroom - I haven't seen
them. He describes them as:

Black about one centimeter in length
A fairly flat body
Short antennae

They appear in the bath and around the plughole. Maybe 3 or 4 at a
time.

Do they burrow into your flatmate's flesh and run around under the skin?
If so this could be the Curse of Imhotep, and a professional exterminator
will then be needed...

nah - angle grinder

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Clive saying
something like:

Black about one centimeter in length
A fairly flat body
Short antennae

Woodlice. They love dampness and probably hide under the bath during the
day. They are quite harmless.

On Apr 10, 10:39*am, Clive wrote:
Hi,

My housemate has seen a few bugs in the bathroom - I haven't seen
them. He describes them as:

Black about one centimeter in length
A fairly flat body
Short antennae


Do they move very fast?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish

Robert