Insect (Bug) Bites
See also: Insect Sting / Venom Allergies
Visual Guide to Biting and Stinging Insects
Videos
How to Identify a Bug Bite and What to do with it:
Bites and Stings: The Venomous Truth
25 Most Dangerous Bug Bites:
10 Insects You Never Want to Bite You
General (for all such bites)
· Apply an ice pack to stop itching
· Aloe Vera – the gel from the fresh leaf
· Charcoal or plantain poultice
· Take 2 tsp of crushed basil leaves, add 2 tsp of turmeric powder, mix well and apply to the area.
· Tape on a bit of banana peel with pulp side on the wound
· Clay poultice (or mud)
· Honey
· Lavender oil
· Papaya poultice
· Plantain or charcoal poultice
· Lemon juice
· Apple Cider Vinegar
Peppermint oil: applying peppermint oil to a bug bite—even if it’s just through dabbing on a little peppermint toothpaste – will immediately reduce the raw itchiness