Suggestions on how to clean Pool before packing it up?

[Charlie_R]

Many of the plastic tubs will still have "air holes" under the handles and I'm guessing that is how those crickets got into the tubs

So duct tape around the lid it is.

Your dish soap routine -- is that with or without mustard algae remnants? That is why I would be using the bleach, as most algae can survive being dehydrated for years, and as soon as conditions permit, come back in a full bloom. I'd rather avoid that.