Frank and Jacque discuss preventing and managing critters in your swimming pool. Animals in pools, insects in the pool, spiders in the pool, and ducks in the pool.

How to keep ducks out of your pool. Can your dogs swim in your pool? Spiders in swimming pools. Insects in swimming pools. Raccoons in swimming pools. Snakes in swimming pools. What do ducks do to swimming pools? Skimmer baskets. Water boatmen and back swimmers.

00:00 – 05:29 introduction

05:30 – Interviewing potential GM (it’s a great dad joke)

07:30 – critters in your pool

08:20 – #1 rule, skimmers look first

11:45 – check tile line and rock lines if prone to get snakes

12:20 – best skimmer baskets with handles and center handles

14:30 – ways to keep insects away from the pool. Birds, bats, essential oils, plants, traps

19:50 – break

20:15 – water boatmen and backswimmers

22:15 – spiders in your pool

23:00 – Pool lights draw insects, which draw frogs and other insects

24:39 – frogs in your pool, frog log

28:10 – snakes in your pool

31:39 – ducks and geese in pools

36:35 – mice and rats in pools

37:30 – raccoons in your pool, raccoon poop is dangerous

41:10 – dogs in pools

44:00 – recap

46:00 – worms in your pool

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