Always keep chamomile tea handy. Brew tea and apply to cloth then clease bug bites. It's an immediate releif and easy. To avoid getting them, purchase some witch hazel, add 1 tbsp lemon juice, a pinch of salt and apply to exposed areas. It smells nice too and it costs less than $1 in the USA. If they're itchy, dab them using a Qtip and ammonia. Ammonia is the active ingredient in "Afterbite". Stops the itch almost immediately but for far less $$. Baking soda compress usually works. Also, try a tad of ammonia on a cotton swab for those pesky skeeter bites and horsefly bites. Takes the itch away fast. Soothing bug bites? Distilled Vinegar Yes, try rubbing toothpaste on it. Take odorless garlic. Bugs won't bite you. For the bites you already have, put toothpaste on them.