ok i just opened my intex above ground yesterday, we had lots of rain. thismorning i come out to do chem check and theres a water boatman or backswimmer(think its a backswimmer) doin his thing in the pool! i DO NOT live near water sources.how does thisnhappen? is it normal? i had same pool all last year and no such phenomena occurred LOL
water boatman?
- Thread starter kooldecker
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The bugs are capable of flying from one area to another, I believe. They also like to eat or lay eggs in algae sources, so make sure your pool is well chlorinated and no algae is growing anywhere.
LoneWolfArcher
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Yep. Boatman like algae. So if you have them you need to do a slam. Backswimmers like to eat boatman, so getting rid of algae should get rid of both.
Back swimmers bite feels almost like a bee sting (though it doesn't last as long). I hate them things. I can remember as a kid jumping into our neighbors pool, and those little jerks would bite you. His pool wasn't nearly as pristine as my family's.
Back swimmers bite feels almost like a bee sting (though it doesn't last as long). I hate them things. I can remember as a kid jumping into our neighbors pool, and those little jerks would bite you. His pool wasn't nearly as pristine as my family's.
well hes gonna starve here. i literally just filled the pool 2 days ago(brand new pool so no residual from last year possible) and maintained overnight last night(just did it to check really)
but now that i know that they can fly it makes sense.
but now that i know that they can fly it makes sense.
- Apr 10, 2018
- 6,511
- Pool Size
- 18375
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
We had back swimmers earlier this year but not for long. Hoping they found a pond nearby...or not. Those little nasties bite and they’re pretty aggressive about the whole thing. One more reason to keep my pool balanced.