Bug Bite Facts

• As habitats get warmer and suburbs closer to the woods, people are exposed to more and more bug bites.
• Chiggers, a juvenile mite related to ticks, live in large numbers on leaves and other vegetation. They bite and stay on human skin, injecting itchy digestive enzymes.
• Fire ants are now prevalent throughout the Southwest and Southeastern United States. More than 20 million people are stung each year by fire ants alone.
• Scratching bites often lead to skin infection and scarring.
• In scientific tests, topical pain and skin irritation due to bug bites, stings and poisonous plants disappeared within minutes when Bite Blaster® treatment was applied.
• Bite Blaster® contains the maximum over-the-counter dosage of lidocaine, the same ingredient hospitals use to treat burn patients.
• Bite Blaster® treatment has been proven to end the pain of stings and itch of bites and poisonous plants immediately and completely—and greatly reduce the risk of subsequent infection.