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Is pest control part of pool maintenance?

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Having a swimming pool is a great advantage when the weather is warm and you can just jump in to keep cool. The pool area is also an excellent entertainment space . However, if you want to make hanging out in and around your pool a good experience, you need to make sure that you keep up with maintenance. You may not immediately think of pool maintenance as being anything to do with pest control, but it is. After all, you do not want to end up swimming in a pool full of bugs. Pool maintenance professionals use cleaning techniques and pool chemicals that keep the pool clean and can make it a less enticing place for pests to gather. There are also steps you can take to make it less likely that your swim will be ruined by the presence of bugs. Run the pool pump It's not a good idea to keep your pool pump switched off for any length of time, especially if the pool is uncovered. Stagnant water can attract pests such as mosquitoes . The pump should ideally be run at l