Bugs Don't Litter

One a day for all of May...

How come the only act of injustice to receive the pejorative title "bug" is for littering? And why in the world is it a "bug" to begin with? It sounds like an after-school public service announcement cartoon character. Larry the Litterbug. Don't be like Larry, he litters. Throw your trash in the trash can. Be like Timmy the Trash-in-Trashcan bug. Other criminal activities should have the "bug" suffix thrown in as well, I believe. Hey, don't be a Speedbug. Or a Shopliftbug. Or a Badtaxesbug. Or a Lie-to-me-about-how-your-chocolately-flattened-oval-sphere-things-don't-melt-in-my-hand-when-they-really-do bug.