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AnejoMofo · 10-27-2007, 03:45 PM

So how many of us have experienced a beetle problem? Of those who have, were ISOMs involved, NCs, both? I've read over and over again that NCs rarely have beetle problems.

-AM

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gary106334 · 10-27-2007, 08:15 PM

No problems with bugs here (knock on wood[Spanish Cedar]).

Mad Dawg · 10-28-2007, 05:18 AM

I have had exactly one cigar with one beetle hole, and I wouldn't classify that as an outbreak.

flyfishtn · 10-28-2007, 06:16 AM

Have not had any encounters. Knock on wood!

Filliphy · 10-28-2007, 02:47 PM

I only had a scare once, when I found a lone beetle crawling on the lid of the humidor. Into the freezer everything went!

Mind you, I was smoking a RASS on the weekend, and almost every puff at the beginning, there was a little flare up sound, that i am sure were the little blighters eggs! May they rest in peace!

Þgdlou · 10-28-2007, 03:34 PM

I've had a few beetles show up in my desktop. Once I knew the outbreak happened, all the infected cigars where put in a zipplock for immediate torching, and I was contained.

What I found suprising was the the outbreaks actually started in the section that I keep Double Coronas in.

None of the other sizes had any problems.

Has anyone esle experienced this?

mealstrom · 10-28-2007, 09:26 PM

Never had one here - but I get 99% of what I have from either CI or JR's. There was one time I bought a cigar that had a lone beetle hole in it from Cubano's shop. I brought it back to him and we went through all the boxes (it was an LGC). Luckily there weren't any more. Ed got ahold of his contact and they immediately sent out a new box. Thank God it was inside the cello!

AnejoMofo · 10-29-2007, 08:16 AM

Thanks for all of the responses. Please Vote if you haven't yet. This is a great way to get a sense of how common this problem is but I'd like to get a larger sample.

Thanks,

-AM

bigmike787 · 10-29-2007, 08:50 AM

I had a beetle problem a couple of years ago. I had to freeze the entire contents of my MxT. That was a major PITA. I froze everything in the deep freeze, out in the garage. I had a few boxes of habanos that got hit hard. The NC's didn't take any damage. Those little buggers sure like that island tobacco.

hermit · 10-29-2007, 10:41 AM

I never had a live one, but a few years ago, I had a bundle of Montesino.
I grabbed one from the middle of the bundle and it looked like a flute.
I got the bundle out of the cooler immediately and froze it (although I never did get around to smoking it - tossed em.)
Apparently, this damage occured long before I got em and the vendor must have frozen em.
They were pretty well ate up and the cello on the bundle was full of holes.
I didn't feel like freezing everything in the 120 qt. cooler (one of the reasons I prefer 48 qt boxes), so I kept a close eye on em - no other damage.
BTW, I haven't frozen anything for several years.

View Poll Results: Have you at any time had a beetle outbreak in your humidor?
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10-27-2007, 03:45 PM	#1
AnejoMofo Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Live Free or Die! Posts: 1,824	Bug outbreak survey Please Vote So how many of us have experienced a beetle problem? Of those who have, were ISOMs involved, NCs, both? I've read over and over again that NCs rarely have beetle problems. -AM [/b] __________________ Check out Blog of the Leaf! FFF *GO PATS!!* "Always have cigars; the rest you can fix." -Ernesto Padilla _______ RIP Cubano67

10-28-2007, 05:18 AM	#3
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,199	I have had exactly one cigar with one beetle hole, and I wouldn't classify that as an outbreak. __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

10-28-2007, 06:16 AM	#4
flyfishtn Club Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 4,906	Have not had any encounters. Knock on wood! __________________ Sometimes it is entirely appropriate to kill a fly with a sledgehammer. - Maj. I.L. Holdridge, USMC

10-28-2007, 02:47 PM	#5
Filliphy Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 199	I only had a scare once, when I found a lone beetle crawling on the lid of the humidor. Into the freezer everything went! Mind you, I was smoking a RASS on the weekend, and almost every puff at the beginning, there was a little flare up sound, that i am sure were the little blighters eggs! May they rest in peace! __________________ "By the cigars they smoke, and the composers they love, ye shall know the texture of men's souls." - John Galsworthy My Gallery

10-27-2007, 08:15 PM	#2
gary106334 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 345	No problems with bugs here (knock on wood[Spanish Cedar]).

10-28-2007, 03:34 PM	#6
Þgdlou Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: CT Posts: 500	I've had a few beetles show up in my desktop. Once I knew the outbreak happened, all the infected cigars where put in a zipplock for immediate torching, and I was contained. What I found suprising was the the outbreaks actually started in the section that I keep Double Coronas in. None of the other sizes had any problems. Has anyone esle experienced this?

10-28-2007, 09:26 PM	#7
mealstrom Herf Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 8,451	Never had one here - but I get 99% of what I have from either CI or JR's. There was one time I bought a cigar that had a lone beetle hole in it from Cubano's shop. I brought it back to him and we went through all the boxes (it was an LGC). Luckily there weren't any more. Ed got ahold of his contact and they immediately sent out a new box. Thank God it was inside the cello! __________________ Member of the 2006 Noob Coalition (06NC)

10-29-2007, 08:16 AM	#8
AnejoMofo Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Live Free or Die! Posts: 1,824	Thanks for all of the responses. Please Vote if you haven't yet. This is a great way to get a sense of how common this problem is but I'd like to get a larger sample. Thanks, -AM __________________ Check out Blog of the Leaf! FFF *GO PATS!!* "Always have cigars; the rest you can fix." -Ernesto Padilla _______ RIP Cubano67

10-29-2007, 08:50 AM	#9
bigmike787 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Austin, Tx USA Posts: 1,324	I had a beetle problem a couple of years ago. I had to freeze the entire contents of my MxT. That was a major PITA. I froze everything in the deep freeze, out in the garage. I had a few boxes of habanos that got hit hard. The NC's didn't take any damage. Those little buggers sure like that island tobacco.

10-29-2007, 10:41 AM	#10
hermit Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ascension Parish Posts: 3,857	I never had a live one, but a few years ago, I had a bundle of Montesino. I grabbed one from the middle of the bundle and it looked like a flute. I got the bundle out of the cooler immediately and froze it (although I never did get around to smoking it - tossed em.) Apparently, this damage occured long before I got em and the vendor must have frozen em. They were pretty well ate up and the cello on the bundle was full of holes. I didn't feel like freezing everything in the 120 qt. cooler (one of the reasons I prefer 48 qt boxes), so I kept a close eye on em - no other damage. BTW, I haven't frozen anything for several years.

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