I live in deep east Texas where there is nothing but pine forest. EVERYTHING gets covered in greenish yellow pine pollen at times. Look around on other items NOT in your water and see if you see concentrations of the yellow stuff. Car windshield,items sitting out by your pond, etc. etc. That should help determine if it is pine pollen. Just a thought to help you narrow it down.

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