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I hope it isn't what I think. If it is this my first time. I found a cigar in one of my humis with a near perfectly round hole in the wrapper. Please tell me it's not tobacco beetles. If so, should I freeze all cigars in that humidor or what. A few pointers from ccom would help too. I got a pic but not sure how to post it. Thanks
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Email me the pic...i will post it for you....send it to aquadgio1@aol.com....the BOTL's will diagnose the problem
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Here is the picture:
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After close review if the picture...it definately looks like the cigar bettle has taken over your cigartyronect:I hope it isn't what I think. If it is this my first time. I found a cigar in one of my humis with a near perfectly round hole in the wrapper. Please tell me it's not tobacco beetles. If so, should I freeze all cigars in that humidor or what. A few pointers from ccom would help too. I got a pic but not sure how to post it. Thanks -
Could be a beetle. I'd freeze that stick and inspect all the others/ If you see it on another, freeze them all.
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Agreed. Definitely take that stick out of your humi, and keep it away from the others. At this point, freezing would probably be a good idea, because if your humi had the right elements to cause beetles in one stick to hatch, it could cause the same in the other sticks.AQUADGIO1200:
After close review if the picture...it definately looks like the cigar bettle has taken over your cigartyronect:I hope it isn't what I think. If it is this my first time. I found a cigar in one of my humis with a near perfectly round hole in the wrapper. Please tell me it's not tobacco beetles. If so, should I freeze all cigars in that humidor or what. A few pointers from ccom would help too. I got a pic but not sure how to post it. Thanks -
How are the conditions in your humidor? Hows the inside temp and humidity?
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That picture scares me. I need to go check all mine now.
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I had a problem last week with my humidity dropping to 60% last week but got it pulled back up and stable. The temp has been at 70. The humidor in question is where I keep my singles so I froze them all and wiped out the inside with a dry cloth real good. Do I need to do anything specific to the humi or will wiping it out be sufficient?
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Good news, sort of anyway. It hit me around 6 this morning that cigar was in a travel humi for a while. I had taken it out the day before I noticed the hole so I figured it couldn't have happened in my home humi and I was right. After close inspection of the travel humi I found the remains of the little booger so I put the travel humi in the freezer along with the other cigars that were with it. I've never had real problems with my humis at home, nothing I couldn't fix quickly anyway, so I'm relieved that's not it. I have learned my lesson.
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What temperatures are bad? I stay around 70 to 74 degrees in my house. 74 is not the norm but an occasional high. I get a pretty steady 70-72 degrees. I just wonder at what point is your temperature dangerous to your gars.
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If you start getting close to 80, then I'd start worrying.
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Wow,good thing that this was a small isolated incident. Im gonna go inspect my stash now.tyronect:Good news, sort of anyway. It hit me around 6 this morning that cigar was in a travel humi for a while. I had taken it out the day before I noticed the hole so I figured it couldn't have happened in my home humi and I was right. After close inspection of the travel humi I found the remains of the little booger so I put the travel humi in the freezer along with the other cigars that were with it. I've never had real problems with my humis at home, nothing I couldn't fix quickly anyway, so I'm relieved that's not it. I have learned my lesson. -
Amen!
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I friggin hate these kinds of posts, because I start getting paranoid and go into disaster mode. But I'm glad that it was an isolated incodent, and you didn't end up losing a bunch of your cigars.
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I'm with you chuck... Whenever I see a picture like that I have to go check out the collection.chuck86:I friggin hate these kinds of posts, because I start getting paranoid and go into disaster mode. But I'm glad that it was an isolated incodent, and you didn't end up losing a bunch of your cigars. -
They need high humidity and temps of at least 72 to hatch, so humidity dropping shouldn't be a problem. I have a hot man cave during the summers, but I use 65% beads, so I haven't had a problem with them yet. You usually need it hotter than 72 to see them, but that's where they start.
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The higher temperatures hatch the beetles. I'm glad it was a travel humidor issue though. Anyone that is paranoid and losing sleep can mail me your sticks and start fresh! I'll dispose them
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this was the last post I read before going to sleep last night....yeah i had nightmares.
