Bugs In The Pool

[Rainmaker]

Since the rain started pouring, I have got thousands of little bugs in the pool, there fairly small and look like they have little wings there using to swim around with, i keep scooping them out, but the following morning there back in there hundreds. My maid says they get them allot on the rice farms. I thought that Shock would kill them off, but not so far.

Does anyone know what they are and how to get rid off them.Thanks

[Chang_paarp]

The particular bugs I canot help, they are probably soil borne that come out in the rain. Most of this type of critter requires an air bubble to survive.

The simple way to get rid of them is the cheap and chearfull algecide based on benzachonuim(sp) chloride. It is a surficant, so it reduces the surface tention of the water. With the reduced surface tension the air bubble does not form and the bugs do not survive in the pool very long. You just vaccum them up.

This is the same prinicpal for keeping water birds out of the pool, the reduced surface tension does not allow the waterproofing of the feathers to work. The birds feel they are sinking and move on, no harm to the bird, not so sure about the bugs though.

[Tywais]

I'm guessing they are 'maraeng maow' or flying termites. If that is the case then when they come out be sure the pool lights and backyard lights are off, that is what attracts them.

[147SAG]

I have the same problem in my pool little bugs with two sets of wings for swimming,started in May with 7-10 in pool now in June about 40 each morning,I have been removing them everyday as well and the chlorine dosen't seem to kill them either.Did you finally fine away how to get rid of them so they don't come back each morning?There are rice fields close by the pool.

[Crushdepth]

Probably water boatmen. You can't keep them out because more will just fly in (I've even had them fly into my soup!). They are quite resistant to chlorine. Just scoop them out if they bother you and keep treating your pool water as normal. Harmless.

[147SAG]

Probably water boatmen. You can't keep them out because more will just fly in (I've even had them fly into my soup!). They are quite resistant to chlorine. Just scoop them out if they bother you and keep treating your pool water as normal. Harmless.

Thank you that is what they are (Water Boatmen) after seeing a picture on the internet.I also seen to treat water with Bioguard brand back-up Algaecide and to shock chlorinate the water to get rid of Algae in the pool which they feed on.I may just remove them rather then adding Algaecide to the pool,I don't really have a algae problem at the moment.

[147SAG]

Probably water boatmen. You can't keep them out because more will just fly in (I've even had them fly into my soup!). They are quite resistant to chlorine. Just scoop them out if they bother you and keep treating your pool water as normal. Harmless.

Thank you that is what they are (Water Boatmen) after seeing a picture on the internet.I also seen to treat water with Bioguard brand back-up Algaecide and to shock chlorinate the water to get rid of Algae in the pool which they feed on.I may just remove them rather then adding Algaecide to the pool,I don't really have a algae problem at the moment.

They seem to have got away now only lasted about five weeks.