Various bug bites and stings

[meridian]

Cheap solutions that can be carried in a little sprayer / baggie:

Vinegar / lemon juice on wasp and hornet stings – the acid neutralizes the alkali in the venom

Baking soda for bee stings – since bee stings are acidic, the alkali in the baking soda neutralizes the acid

I was attacked by a wasp community was I was younger, trying to get some newborn puppies out from under a trailer where the wasps had setup their nest (unknown at the time). Let's just say, ouch! I had about 15 stings and everything swelled up like I was a human balloon.
A friend’s mom put vinegar on the areas with a cotton swab and the pain went away immediately. It didn’t smell too great, but that was the least of my concern at the time =)