Boatmen bugs return to the valley
As you might have already noticed, the boatmen bugs have descended onto the Coachella Valley again. The backyard nuisance is once again clogging pool filters and giving homeowners a headache.
“They come in in a panic and they tell us, the bugs are back,” said Todd Pranger of the ‘Pool Store’ in La Quinta.
Last year, many cars throughout the Coachella Valley were coated in the bugs.
Tonight at 5:30 p.m. on CBS Local 2 and 6 p.m. on KESQ News Channel 3, Jake Ingrassia speaks with experts to find out what you can at home to your clear your pool of those pesky pests this summer.
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