Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for September 13, 2021

Someday, Evan might learn not to stick his nose into things he knows nothing about.

Is that a murder hornet?

Hurry before it lays eggs!

Look at those teeth!

Waaaay too late for consulting, get the Raid!

Evan tries to be understanding about all creatures…

but you know, this one’s kinda starting to bug him.

Where’s JP Steve when we need him?

Evan is so patient and calm. Maybe this so-called household “pest” can become a household pet.

The “Directory of Household Pests” is simply another name for the Ballard Phone Book…

Ow, ow, ow, ow!!!!

Just slam the book closed. Problem gone…

Yer gonna need a shot for that one!

Hmm let’s see. Ted, Teddy, Bobby, Andre, Ian, Gordon, Davis. Hey wait a minute this is the Ballard Street Pest Directory.

Look up cicada!

Not a household pest at all.. Evan caught that one while crawling home from the pub.

Evan goes down in history as the discoverer of a new species of rarus insectum,horribilis. Way to go Evan!

Beezer beetle?

Honker hornet?

Nose gnat?

Whatever it is, it needs its own zip code!

I’ll bet that one’s not in the book.

First, he had to get past the chapter on Evan.

ew

Earth bugs don’t have teeth. He may want to consult his HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE, instead.

I nose what it is, I just can’t remember the name…

I keep telling people you don’t have to name it to kill it. “Sluggy, bud worm, aphid…. you are going to die!” doesn’t make the pesticide work better.

However, it helps to know whether it is a good bug (eats bad bugs and/or is a good pollinator) or a bad bug (eats plants or is mosquito). Even bad bugs have their uses, protein for hummingbirds etc.

I have to admire his calmness…

Evan is a cool dude. I’d be screaming my head off.

Oh PESTS! I thought it was his PET!