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Old 06-29-2016, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Beatit View Post
Yep this year and last...seasonal flying ants. We have researched and researched and there is nothing you can do. They swarm this time of year trying to mate, land on top of the BC and once it rains pushes all of them into the pool. Very frustrating. We have talked to pool people and pest people and I guess we just have to live with it. My husband has spent hours cleaning these ants out of the pool. I thought about putting a cover over the BC but heard they were very expensive...
We have not seen these bugs at all (village of Pinellas), but we have the heavier (50% sun reduction) screening in the roof area of our birdcage. It may be possible that the denser screening blocks these bugs.
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