I seem to have an infestation of water striders -- in the past there were always a couple but now there are a bunch. Water temp is still about 75 degrees, chlorine level is 3-5, water is crystal clear. pH is 7.6. A small amount of algae forms under the skimmer after a couple of days, easily brushed away.
Dr. Google says they are harmless to us and eat insects that are unfortunate enough to fall into the pool and it's been windy, so there are plenty of those (eventually removed by the skimmers). The advice is to spray them with diluted hand dishwashing soap as that removes their ability to walk on the surface and makes them sink and drown , but I'm not sure if this is a good idea for a pool, or if it would affect my sand filter. So I'm not doing that unless you all think this is safe.
I just shocked the pool to see if that would help move them out, so we'll see. In the meantime, does someone have a solution?
Dr. Google says they are harmless to us and eat insects that are unfortunate enough to fall into the pool and it's been windy, so there are plenty of those (eventually removed by the skimmers). The advice is to spray them with diluted hand dishwashing soap as that removes their ability to walk on the surface and makes them sink and drown , but I'm not sure if this is a good idea for a pool, or if it would affect my sand filter. So I'm not doing that unless you all think this is safe.
I just shocked the pool to see if that would help move them out, so we'll see. In the meantime, does someone have a solution?