Indoor Pest Control - Tiny flying insects

around the windows of my unfinished basement. Trying to determine if they are dangerous (termite etc), or just a neusance seasan change bug (looking for wet/dry/cold/hot)

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Hey david...I'll get you a place to post a question in a bit. Not termites..don't think ants either. Almost looks like some sort of bee... or a bug trying to look like a bee.

Anyway, my wife found the site we have had very good luck at, when we had some UFI. www.pestcontrolcanada.com Might take a bit for someone to get back, but they have some real experts!
Might want to give them a location and recent weather conditions when/if ya post.

Photo is not close enough to determine if antennae are fuzzy. The first thought was drain fly. These breed in sewer drains, septic tanks, and areas contaminated with sewage. In basement floor drains, drain flies can be a problem because of standing water. Drain flies occur naturally in city sewage sytems and are one of the most pesky pest problems at sewage treatment plants. The larvae feed on decaying organic material. Enzyme digester drain cleaner can be used to eliminate food sources and clean drains. For more DIY drain fly control info: http://doyourownpestcontrol.com/drainflies.htm
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our floor drain could be an issue, although it's a new house and there shouldn't be any organic debris. I'll slap my wide-angle lense on tomorrow and see if i can get a closer shot....these things are so tiny I can't tell if the wnigs are fuzzy or not.

I was going to say drain flies as well. :(

New construction or not, generations of drain flies have been surviving in the local sewer system. What is important is that you do drain maintenance. Enzyme digester drain cleaners in drains before you go to bed at night will address decomposing organic sludge in drains and keep drain pests at bay and keep your drains clean.

The only active drain currently in my basement, is a floor draing that goes directly outside. I'm not sure if it has a trap in it or not. All of the other plumbing in the basement is capped off (for future finishing).

Does this effect the chances of it being drain flys?

I have a dehumidifier running in my basement, along with 75gallons of water storage for irrigation (we capture about 200gal/month), and I use the floor drain as overflow in case I forget to check my drums.

I'll vacuum up the dead flys, and cap off the drain completely for a few days, and see if anything changes.

Thanks