I find that once the bite is opened up, either by Fennel's method or, in my case more like Elegran's method, the itching eases quite quickly once Anthisan is applied. But with the horsefly bite that I had earlier this year, oral antihistamines and an antiseptic ointment were the only thing that helped. And it took weeks to properly heal up too.
How do you acknowledge Easter.
Painting Warhammer miniatures dwarfs/Elf's etc. Old World