Tobacco Beetle Experiences

**badwhale** · 06-16-2009, 10:47 AM

Ok. Other threads have me hyperventilating now about tobacco beetles.

While I personally haven't had nightmares yet about my stash getting trashed, I hear other people do.

So, here's the poll, I'm trying to find out the likelihood & extent of such an event, and perhaps your thoughts as to the reason it happened (i.e. I bought fake cohibas off the beach, or my buddy in Mexico rolled this double corona for me, but I haven't smoked it yet...etc.)

Will

Edit: I voted for the 2nd. I've seen it, but my stash has been safe sofar, but apparently I'm at risk with higher temps, and I don't freeze my stuff, or have a quarantine cooler...

**bigwhiteash** · 06-16-2009, 10:56 AM

I've seen a picture of a beetle hole... that's about it.

No problems in well over two years of seriouos purchasing and storing cigars.

Oh Yeah... the first person to post that Padron beetle picture is gonna get the white-owl bomb!

**Irish79** · 06-16-2009, 11:08 AM

I've seen pictures online, but nothing in my cigars...yet, but I'm fairly new to storing cigars.

I agree with you Will, reading things online make me a bit nervous since I don't freeze or have a quarantine cooler. And my apartment gets warm enough that I have contemplated purchasing something like this to keep my cooler cool. Plus I could then brew lager with it. Bonus!

**Diesel Grinch** · 06-16-2009, 01:59 PM

I've seen beetles and smoked a few cigars that had beetles at one point. Never had an out break.

Beetles happen.

DG

**mrtr33** · 06-16-2009, 02:35 PM

I've smoked "beetled" cigars.

There's usually a pop, followed by subtle hints of spearmint.

**Roger** · 06-16-2009, 03:01 PM

I know I don't have a problem with beetles. Well... you need to actually have more than one or two cigars at a time to get them... I think.

Spearmint hint? Does that mean Beetles become the menthol of cigars? LOL

**craig** · 06-16-2009, 03:17 PM

Mine were untreated cigars - fake Cubans, and, once, a bundle from an Internet vendor.

Once there was a supply-chain issue - e.g., a few folks had problems with Graycliff 1666 last year. Both of the ones I had, had holes. (The 1666 is not made where the rest of the Graycliffs are made)

Its kind of like cedar-wrapped cigars and mold - you can worry about it and do something, or not worry about it.

What? You didn't know mold grows under those little cedar sheets that some manufacturer's wrap their cigars in?

**big bill** · 06-16-2009, 04:02 PM

Recieved a 5er Gurkha's and inspecting before putting in humi found 3 to 4 little holes in two of the cigars being a newbie and not belonging to this forum yet called distributor they said to freeze and they cedited my acount.

**heftysmokes** · 06-17-2009, 03:09 PM

Miscommumication resulted in 50 count humi left in a hot van for a number of days during a move. Everything went into dumpster

**SPEEDRACER** · 09-18-2014, 01:15 AM

Originally Posted by craig

Mine were untreated cigars - fake Cubans, and, once, a bundle from an Internet vendor.

Once there was a supply-chain issue - e.g., a few folks had problems with Graycliff 1666 last year. Both of the ones I had, had holes. (The 1666 is not made where the rest of the Graycliffs are made)

Its kind of like cedar-wrapped cigars and mold - you can worry about it and do something, or not worry about it.

What? You didn't know mold grows under those little cedar sheets that some manufacturer's wrap their cigars in?

Are some cigars somehow treated for beetles at the factory? Or is this in reference to them not being home treated (freezing, etc)? I only ask because this mentions "untreated cigars" and I've never heard of any that were treated..?

**SPEEDRACER** · 09-18-2014, 01:25 AM

And for the record, I chose the last option, BUT it was several years ago, and I only had 5 or 6 cigars stored in a mason jar at the time so "destroying everything" wasn't much of a loss...