How to Remove Pond Skaters in a Swimming Pool
- 1). Treat your pool with chlorine on a regular basis to kill algae and keep the water pH levels in balance. Different size pools require different amounts of chlorine. Follow the recommendations on the chlorine's product label for treatment.
- 2). Scrub the sides of the pool with a soft-bristle pool cleaning brush to remove algae during the chlorination process. This removes food supply from the prey of the water skaters.
- 3). Skim the adult water skaters from the surface of the pool with a pool debris net. Use an extension pole if necessary. Skim and remove all organic debris and dead or living insects. Dump the water skaters in a trash bag and throw them in a trash receptacle. Repeat this process until the water skaters are dead and gone.
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