Springtails Everywhere!

[mestepe00]

Does anybody have any advice in dealing with these nasty critters. Nothing seems to be working........

 

[Bama Rambler]

Raining your FC up a few ppm should help.
Are you keeping the FC level according to the FC/CYA chart?

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

Springtails live in moist soil and mulch around the pool. I'm on day 4 after spraying a Bifen-based insecticide around my pool. Although the numbers have dropped significantly, they still find their way into the pool and where they die and float on on the surface. I'm going to try a stronger dose later this week. The good news is I don't have to worry about other pests like ants and spiders around the pool.

 

[serrin00]

Hello. Here are a few pictures I took today which I believe are springtails in my pool. We have a full blown infestation of the little creatures. Thousands of them are hoping back and forth along the waterline in our pool. Every time it rains or if we run the sprinklers in lawn they come out in the thousands.

 

[jorowan]

Hello. Here are a few pictures I took today which I believe are springtails in my pool. We have a full blown infestation of the little creatures. Thousands of them are hoping back and forth along the waterline in our pool. Every time it rains or if we run the sprinklers in lawn they come out in the thousands.

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Oh my! These look a bit different than our springtails

 

[serrin00]

Oh my! These look a bit different than our springtailsView attachment 111763

I took a very close up pictures in my post. If I were to take a picture from a little bit farther out, just as yours, I see the same floating groups of the things. I assume they are the same or very similar insects.

I would say the easiest way I found to clear them out is a fine mesh net and using a spray bottle with water and a bit of dish soap, as has been suggested in other threads.

Geoff