Re: AHHHHHH! Backswimmers!
Algaecide treatment and double Chlorine shock don't kill the little critters, but the high chlorine levels tend to slow them down a little. Don't squash them with your finger! Their bite is like a bee sting! Use your foot or some other device. We are having a banner year for them due to the return to normal rainfall levels in gulf coastal Texas (Houston). They are beneficial in ponds since their main diet is mosquito larvae....but in my pool they are unwelcome. I wish I could find a way to get rid of them permanently...but apparently no method exists without polluting your pool with poison. Anybody ever try electric shock?
IG 15,000 gal freshwater pool and 500 gal Spa
Sta-Rite / Pentair equipment: VS-3050 filter pump, 2 HP Waterfall pump, 1 HP In-Floor Cleaner pump
Paramount PCC-2000 In-Floor Cleaner, Paramount O3 Ozonator
Wet Edge Luna Quartz interior
2 LED pool lights, 1 LED Spa light
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