What is the Best Way To Fight Biting Insects, Bees, Etc?

After trying everything, even the Yellow Jacket Safe Trap Cones, just plain fed up. The Cones just do not hold these insects in there. Sprays are disgusting, but tried them as well as everything on the market, even home remedies, and nothing. They are attratced to the gutter and the paint of the house,but landlord doesn't care, so what else can be done so we can enjoy the backyard again? The Bees, Wasps, YellowJackets etc chase after you until they sting you. What else can be done to fight off these pests?What is the Best Way To Fight Biting Insects, Bees, Etc?
First off, you will never get rid of all flying insects, it's just impossible. While you might think, through their actions, that they are attacking you personally, they really aren't. Honey bees an yellow jackets will be attracted to floral scented shampoos and perfumes, so avoiding these is wise when you will be spending time outdoors.





Yellow jackets can be aggressive in the fall when they are looking for food, so keeping things that they are attracted to inside or under cover will help. Also keeping garbage cans covered helps, as does anything that you can do to remove attractants.





If you are enjoying spring, you will see paper wasps and yellow jackets flying around the eves of the house. These are usually queens looking for a place to build a nest. Get them with some wasp spray and you will eliminate their offspring later in the summer. Use a spray that goes 15 feet or so.





Do not use the gasoline trick. That is a recipe for disaster. You, someone you love or something will get hurt, especially by throwing it!!





If you discover a honey bee hive or swarm, call your animal control person and they will send a bee keeper out to remove them. Honey bees are not bright yellow and black like yellow jackets, but rather more on the brownish side. We need all of the honey bees that we can get, so please, please don't destroy them!What is the Best Way To Fight Biting Insects, Bees, Etc?
We use Bounce drier sheets pinned to our clothing to keep away insects when fishing, camping or just working in the yard. I am amazed how well they work. I also rub my dogs with the Bounce sheets to help keep the insects away and makes them smell better to.
First, it's interesting that bees and yellow jacket would both be together in attacking you since they really don't care much for each other. :-) The only thing I could suggest since you don't own the house is, when you want to enjoy your backyard take a barrel and make a smoke bomb. Bees, actually most insects, do not care for the smoke. But it also means your backyard will smell like smoke too. Unless you can find the actual nests and destroy them with fire there isn't much you can do other than move unfortunately. I would attempt to find the nests though, they have to be close by since they are pestering you all the time. The toss gasoline, match and run. Most of the bees will be killed, you may even get lucky and kill the queen bee which will make the drones leave the hive anyway for greener pastures.