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Bayouboy · 03-26-2022, 10:41 PM

So, I was smoking a bunch of seconds the other day, whilst I was carp fishing. I started thinking, "when was the last time I saw a tobacco beetle, or signs thereof. ". So, both me and myself pondered this, and decided it's been a long time. Turn of the century, while boom cigars were phasing out , you could find holes, destruction and once in a box of Flor de Allonse(sp), a whole colony. I haven't seen anything in years. Is everyone fumigating,or other processes to ensure insect death ? Just wondering.

KatDad · 03-27-2022, 03:38 AM

Nope, never.

Smok'em1313 · 03-27-2022, 04:31 AM

Knock on spanish cedar, no.

BigO · 03-27-2022, 05:45 AM

Freezing them to -20F will kill them. Last time I had beetles was in the aftermath of Katrina, where my coolers couldn't stay cold enough to prevent them from hatching.

bipolar · 03-27-2022, 08:03 AM

I had them once. Had to freeze everything. It was a PITA.

TommyBB · 03-27-2022, 10:45 AM

Man, I have not seen a discussion about beetles in a Good Long time.

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ak2000 · 03-27-2022, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bipolar

I had them once. Had to freeze everything. It was a PITA.

Yup, around 20 years ago

DSturg369 · 03-28-2022, 11:57 AM

Several years ago, I found a Mayorga maduro Robusto in my collection with a small,single round hole in it. Not knowing if it was a beetle or not that had caused it, I separated it out from all the others in a small baggie. I still have that very same cigar and it is still in a baggie. No further holes have occurred. Guess I will have to smoke that thing soon. Never had any other issues in my collection... Knock on wood.

Bayouboy · 04-01-2022, 06:17 PM

Well , I think the responses make the point. Not an issue since the boom ,unless there are dire circumstances .Makes me think it may be a good time to open the crap coolerdor. They are some old cigars and not maintained. Whenever I get the courage, I'll let you know what I find.

Master Gates · 04-03-2022, 06:39 PM

Once, maybe 15 years ago, 5pack from the old cw lotto. They were in a domestic erdm smoke.

03-26-2022, 10:41 PM	#1
Bayouboy Club Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: on the wrong side of the bayou Posts: 1,373	Beetles. Ever get them ? So, I was smoking a bunch of seconds the other day, whilst I was carp fishing. I started thinking, "when was the last time I saw a tobacco beetle, or signs thereof. ". So, both me and myself pondered this, and decided it's been a long time. Turn of the century, while boom cigars were phasing out , you could find holes, destruction and once in a box of Flor de Allonse(sp), a whole colony. I haven't seen anything in years. Is everyone fumigating,or other processes to ensure insect death ? Just wondering. __________________ "We have met the enemy, and they is us"..Pogo "feeling stupid !? I know I am"....the great Homer Simpson..

03-27-2022, 03:38 AM	#2
KatDad Herf God Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 30,274	Nope, never. __________________ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it George Bernard Shaw The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule it H. L. Mencken The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants Albert Camus The Land of the Free Because of the Brave

03-27-2022, 04:31 AM	#3
Smok'em1313 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 784	Knock on spanish cedar, no. __________________ In heaven there ain't no beer, that's why I drink it here.

03-27-2022, 05:45 AM	#4
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,778	Freezing them to -20F will kill them. Last time I had beetles was in the aftermath of Katrina, where my coolers couldn't stay cold enough to prevent them from hatching. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

03-27-2022, 08:03 AM	#5
bipolar Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Free State of Georgia Posts: 2,016	I had them once. Had to freeze everything. It was a PITA. __________________ When Uncle Terry’s been drinking…you don’t F with him.

03-27-2022, 10:45 AM	#6
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03-28-2022, 11:57 AM	#8
DSturg369 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Augusta, Georgia Posts: 1,198	Several years ago, I found a Mayorga maduro Robusto in my collection with a small,single round hole in it. Not knowing if it was a beetle or not that had caused it, I separated it out from all the others in a small baggie. I still have that very same cigar and it is still in a baggie. No further holes have occurred. Guess I will have to smoke that thing soon. Never had any other issues in my collection... Knock on wood. __________________ Dale

04-01-2022, 06:17 PM	#9
Bayouboy Club Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: on the wrong side of the bayou Posts: 1,373	Well , I think the responses make the point. Not an issue since the boom ,unless there are dire circumstances .Makes me think it may be a good time to open the crap coolerdor. They are some old cigars and not maintained. Whenever I get the courage, I'll let you know what I find. __________________ "We have met the enemy, and they is us"..Pogo "feeling stupid !? I know I am"....the great Homer Simpson..

04-03-2022, 06:39 PM	#10
Master Gates Club Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Between the Darkness and the L Posts: 2,527	Once, maybe 15 years ago, 5pack from the old cw lotto. They were in a domestic erdm smoke.

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