Waterboat men in the pool

Mollie the cat · Post by **Mollie the cat** » Thu 10 Sep 2015 12:50 pm

We seem to have literally hundreds of baby waterboatmen in our pool, they seem harmless but there are a lot, any ideas how to get rid please?

sophie · Post by **sophie** » Thu 10 Sep 2015 2:26 pm

Just scoop them out with your net and then keep an eye open for Mummy Waterboat woman and try and catch her before she does her "thing"

johnny1 · Post by **johnny1** » Thu 10 Sep 2015 4:37 pm

scuse me but what are waterboat men?

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Thu 10 Sep 2015 5:03 pm

johnny1 wrote:scuse me but what are waterboat men?

Actually it's 'Water Boatmen' - see the Wikipedia entry here

ozankoys · Post by **ozankoys** » Thu 10 Sep 2015 6:23 pm

How lovely we always had them in our ponds in Uk have not seen them here though - am suprised they can tolerate the chlorine!

gid58 · Post by **gid58** » Thu 10 Sep 2015 7:55 pm

Recover them from the water, once landed put them on the bus / train to Germany for a better life!!!

Keithcaley · Post by **Keithcaley** » Thu 10 Sep 2015 9:06 pm

ozankoys wrote:How lovely we always had them in our ponds in Uk have not seen them here though - am suprised they can tolerate the chlorine!

I did see more of them when I used Zerochlor, but still see the odd 'Chlorine-resistant' one around!

SpongeDiver · Post by **SpongeDiver** » Fri 11 Sep 2015 5:39 am

Don't worry, they won't drink much!

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Fri 11 Sep 2015 5:54 am

SpongeDiver wrote:Don't worry, they won't drink much!

It's not what they drink put what passes through them that concerns some I guess...

SpongeDiver · Post by **SpongeDiver** » Fri 11 Sep 2015 7:31 am

You can be sure that what exudes from a single human swimmer, or his dog, is a damn sight more noxious than several zillion Waterboatmen turdies!

davidthomas · Post by **davidthomas** » Fri 11 Sep 2015 7:51 am

If they are on the surface of the pool they may be pond skaters.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/makeahomeforwild ... kater.aspx

ToastLady · Post by **ToastLady** » Fri 11 Sep 2015 8:47 am

There's a type that will give a nasty bite which are also called backswimmers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notonectidae
Best thing to do is fish them out and kill them, otherwise they will fly back in to the pool. Nasty little things.

Groucho · Post by **Groucho** » Fri 11 Sep 2015 10:03 am

SpongeDiver wrote:You can be sure that what exudes from a single human swimmer, or his dog, is a damn sight more noxious than several zillion Waterboatmen turdies!

I don't know what 'exudes' from you Roy but we don't allow our dogs in the pool and we make sure we are nice and clean before swimming..... Oh - who threw that Lion Bar in the pool?

SpongeDiver · Post by **SpongeDiver** » Fri 11 Sep 2015 2:19 pm

'I don't know what 'exudes' from you Roy........'

Only 'hot air', I can assure you G!

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