Small flying bugs in a beam of my house[more details inside]

Shaide Taft, CA Sep 18, 2009

Ok, i got a question. I saw outside my window a large swarm of flying creatures in my back yard. My first thought was "Christ! I got a hive somewhere" I headed back there, looked around and didn't see anything at first.

Then i spotted it. A beam of my house had this TINY pin hole, and these little winged red things were climbing out and flying off, and flying back into the wee tiny pin hole.

Now, they don't buzz, and they don't fly like a bee. They just flutter and are all over the place. Kind of like a moth or a fly. They ae also coming out during the day mainly from what I have seen.

unfortunately they are too bloody fast to get a proper picture of, because they always seem to be in flight.

I live in California, the Bakersfield area. Anyone know what these might be, and how to get ris of these pests / bugs...whatever? Thanks in advance!

ADDITION: I first thought "Maybe termites"? but a friend of mine said termites tend to loose their wings when they reach a colony, and they would have no reason to be flying in and out, they would just fly in...is that accurate?

This message was edited Sep 18, 2009 2:24 PM