Help!!! Beetles!!!

[Shelby07]

Are you sure they are tobacco beetles? I wouldn't expect then to be hatching this time of year, even in Atlanta. From what I understand, they need sustained heat and humidity for that to happen. If you are sure they are beetles, I'd be more inclined to suspect something that you just added to your humi.

[TampaSupremo]

I figured the same thing, that they are due to a recent addition. Like I said, after a few days in the freezer I'll do a better inspection to see which may have had the beetles. Right now they are resting comfortably in an Orama torpedo (a brand rolled in Tampa by Gonzalez Habano Cigar Co). I tried to get pics, but they just looked like blobs in the photo. I'm gonna go outside and torch these fuckers before they cause any more damage.

[aceswired]

Heh - the nice thing about living in Minnesota is that for 9 months of the year, beetles aren't even a second thought. And all your new stuff gets a mini freezer treatment in your mailbox.

Hope they were loners. Makes me wonder how many beetles and eggs we've all smoked over the years. Better not to know.

[bigsmoke]

Yeah, those beetles scare the crap out of me as well. I do not think I have too much to worry about though. It is not very hot here either.

[mills]

Heh - the nice thing about living in Minnesota is that for 9 months of the year, beetles aren't even a second thought. And all your new stuff gets a mini freezer treatment in your mailbox.

Hope they were loners. Makes me wonder how many beetles and eggs we've all smoked over the years. Better not to know.

I figured the same thing living in PA, but I just found some signs in one of my cigars. It was wrapped in cello, and I didn't see any signs in any other cigars, but they're all in the freezer right now just in case. Do I need to do anything to the humidor too?

[nhcigarfan]

I would wipe down the humi.

[mills]

I would wipe down the humi.

With distilled water, or something else?

[john51277]

Send your humidor directly to me to inspect. If there is any infestation, I will burn it at once.


No, I believe I read somewhere to let it dry completely out and re-season the humidor!
I could be wrong though.

[nhcigarfan]

With distilled water, or something else?

I would use nothing but a clean cloth. A little elbow grease should take out any remaining nasties.

Then maybe distilled water just to get everthing back up to speed.