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Does chlorine poison bugs as soon as they are touched by it? I'm wondering if I should bother saving bugs in pools, or if it would be in vein (vain*) because they are already contaminated and will die very soon anyway.

EquALLity wrote:Does chlorine poison bugs as soon as they are touched by it? I'm wondering if I should bother saving bugs in pools, or if it would be in vein because they are already contaminated and will die very soon anyway.

There's not that much chlorine in pool water; it mostly kills bacteria. I would not expect it to kill an arthropod, particularly a land arthropod, unless it just drowns. An aquatic animal like a crab or crayfish might not be able to live in your pool for more than a few hours if it had a high chlorine content, but could also survive for a few days.

What kinds of bugs are you saving from the pool?

I'm mostly saving ants, flies, and beetles. Occasionally, there are spiders, bees, and wasps (eek).

There are some I can't identify.

EquALLity wrote:I'm mostly saving ants, flies, and beetles. Occasionally, there are spiders, bees, and wasps (eek).

There are some I can't identify.

Is this your pool?

Have you considered just making it green?

Nope, it's not mine.

EquALLity wrote:Nope, it's not mine.

Why are you taking bugs out of it?

Just get a stick and a twist tie. Open the skimmer, and tie the stick to the side of the skimmer basket so it forms a ramp to the wall. Bugs get removed by the skimmer and just swirl around in there until the drown. If they have a stick to grab and climb out on, that should be enough.

Glad to know other people do this!!
Save what ever bugs you can, I hate when I get dragonflies stuck in my porth they hard to get out.

PrincessPeach wrote:I hate when I get dragonflies stuck in my porth they hard to get out.

And they bite hard when you try to catch them move them. It's like being pinched.

brimstoneSalad wrote: And they bite hard when you try to catch them move them. It's like being pinched.

Yea you don't want to touch them they'll get yah ! I usually get the pool sweeper and they eventually stick on to it and I can set the dragonfly free, it takes a lot of patience and time but; so worth it!

Glad to know other people do this!!

Likewise!!!!

Why are you taking bugs out of it?

This was a general question.
I don't have a pool.