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    Thread: ID some weird bugs in my skimmer

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      ID some weird bugs in my skimmer

      Hello, just noticed these in my skimmer today, can anyone identify them please?

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      yep i have them in my sieve also but haven't seen them lately.

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      Do you know what they are?

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      Anyone?

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      If you are talking about the little tube structures on all the surfaces .... I believe the are the homes to a fly larvae of some sort. If you kinda poke them open you can see the tiny little guys living inside them.

      Kinda like a caddisfly but smaller

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      They are black fly larvae, they attach to surfaces and grab bit of food flowing by.
      I have them as well, I think they were stowaways when I bought some pond plants.

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      This black fly larvae thing is totally out of control, how do I get rid of these things?

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      I'm not sure if Dimilin (diflubenzuron), which destroys the hard shell of parasites like lice
      really well, would work on the cases of the larva but I'll be watching for success stories because
      I'm in the same boat and have been inundated for some reason this year by these things.
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      I've had to take my leaf baskets and used a wire brush and then placed them in a strong chlorine solution to clean them up. Let them air dry and then soak in fresh water for a few hours.
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      Leaf baskets are easy enough to clean out but I'm pretty sure they're not isolated to the skimmers... I've got a
      ton of them in my sieve and I'm betting they're effecting my BD's pipe flow. I can clean them out but personally I'd
      like to find something (if possible) to control them from coming back. I've never seen them in the ponds 10 years
      existence until this year.
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      I bought this as I was told it would kill blackfly. I'll try it and let you guys know my results.

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      Just an update, this stuff worked great, but the blackfly shells take forever to gonaway

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      Thanks for the update... Did you just add the Micro Lift to the pond or somewhere specifically?
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      Just into the pond.

      Now I have some other bugs that this stuff wont kill, but these new ones dont leave those shells everywhere.

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      I think the best solution for this larvae is having a couple mosquito fish in your skimmer. it is natural and no cost. Getting the mosquito from your local mosquito disease control dept. Mine are clean because of those fish.

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      Good to know the mosquito control worked. My skimmer and leaf baskets are infested as well, makes it a royal PIA to clean.

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