Ye Olde Chapman Remedy for Itchy Bites:

Take teaspoon, run spoon end under hot tap. Press back of spoon firmly on
itchy spot until spoon cools to body temp. Repeat a few times if itchy spot
is big. This should make the itch go away for good, whether the itchy spot
is fresh, or several days old. Note: temperature of spoon when applied
should be at least 50ºC when initially applied, hot enough to be 'ouch' but
not hot enough to cause serious burns with a few seconds contact. Besides,
anyone who has had an infuriating itchy bite will know that a minor burn to
the skin is still far less annoying and uncomfortable than an itchy bite

Handy hint: If you don't have ready access to a hot water & a teaspoon (or
something similar) then just steel yourself and *DONT SCRATCH*. 20 minutes
of itchy torture at the start (from not scratching) will mean you don't
suffer for *days* afterward. Scratching just spreads the itchy bite
poisoning more effectively, giving a bigger histamine response. Leaving it
alone allows the body's immune system to lock away the poison and deal with
it, without you interrupting the natural process by scratching.

Being a person who is like the "Sacrificial Human" to the mozzies, that is,
all mozzies in the area will eat me in preference to everyone else[1],
leaving everyone else entirely unbothered by the little b*st*rds and
wondering what on earth I'm talking about when I observe "gee the mozzies
are bad here" knows of what she writes. The hot teaspoon method works a
treat, as does the DONT SCRATCH method. Anti-histamines are only minorly
effective, and if all else fails, hemerrhoid cream will numb the area for a
while so you don't drive yourself utterly nuts and acts as a minor
antiseptic and astringent. Rhoid cream ain't the most romantic stuff to rub
on your body, but the aenesthetic qualities can be a godsend. But try the
hot teaspoon method first.

Yowie
[1] Except my mother. I can stand next to my mother who will be covered in
bites after just a few moments in their back yard at twilight, and I will
remain virtually unscathed. She now swears by the above two methods as well.

On Jul 30, 2:16 am, "wafflycat" <w*a*ffl£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com>
wrote:

Don't know if you have it available there, but there's a "Benedryl
Stick" to apply
directly to the bite. It honestly works, and you don't have to orally
take the antihistamine, so it doesn't make you drowsy.
My daughter is one of those people that mosquitos just like to bite.
If there's a mosquito within a mile, it will find her.
Sherry

Soothing purrs.  I've had a few fiendish itches over the past year, it
really is torture.