Minimize insect bites by wearing light-colored clothing, keeping your skin covered, and avoiding scented soaps, shampoos or wearing any fragrances. Here are some tips for dealing with bugs:
For children, look for repellants that have less than 10% deet or that have citronella or soybean oil.
Apply repellant to your clothes instead of your skin whenever possible.
Wash off repellant as soon as possible.
Do daily tick checks of your children.
To treat bug bites, try an anti-itch spray like Benadryl, Afterbite, Hydrocortisone (steroid) cream.
To treat stings, remove the stinger with a credit card or the dull edge of a blade, and apply an ice pack and baking soda paste.
Poison Ivy
To soothe poison ivy rash, try hydrocortisone (steroid) cream, Benadryl or
calamine lotion.
Cuts/Scrapes
Wash the wound with water and anti-bacterial soap.
Use tweezers to remove any debris in the wound.
Apply an antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin.
Apply bandages or gauze to the wound and reapply as necessary to keep the area clean.
