I am a bug magnet and when I get bit, it looks like quarter sized welts all over my body. The key is NOT to get bit, cuz the only thing I can do to relieve the intense itching is to squeeze out the clear liquid like a zit. Then it looks like big scabbed up welts all over my body, but at least they don't itch.

Now, how do you keep from getting bit in the first place? I have tried EVERYTHING and the only thing that seems to work with any kind of positive results are matchstick heads. Get a box of those big wooden matchsticks, cut off the big red (with a white tip) head, and eat it like you would a pill. I usually take 2 about 1/2 hour before I encounter the bugs. I always keep precut match heads in my camelback in case of emergency. I used to play softball in a field right next to a river during the summertime, this really does work for me. They say it is the sulfur that the bugs don't like.

Good luck,

Brenda