Ack bugs

[insight]

So I just went into my desktop humi to choose a cigar to smoke when I notice something odd. Trapped in the celophane of one of the cigars is a dead beetle. This is made all the more obvious by the droppings in the celo and a telltale hole in the wrapper. Now I have to decide whether to freeze the entire contents of the desktop (including all my PAMs and FFOX

It is clear that nothing got out of the infested cigar as the celo was still fully closed at the bottom and the dead beetle was inside. Also the infested cigar was only in the humidor a few days. I checked all the cigars and saw nothing to indicate more beetles. Should I put everything in the freezer anyways? It seems like this would undoubtably have a negative effect on the flavor and burn of the cigars so I am a little apprehensive given the low likelihood the infestation spread. What do I do ???

 

[The Volusianator]

If the infected cigar was only in the humi a few days and you found a dead beetle, I'd say you're ok. But I'm no expert either, I will say this, I hope things work out for you! Sorry to hear the news.

Wade

 

[moki]

aaaaaaaaaieeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

 

[DarrenR]

:0 Moki that picture gives me the heebee geebee's everytime you show it. Now I am going to have nightmares. :0

 

[tigger]

Phil, I'm curious, what kind of cigar was it that had the beetle in it?

 

[junkman_56]

Here is another article I save and turned into a word doc - Link

I don't know where this article is from, but it is a good reference on the cigar beetle (Lasioderma serricorne).

 

[insight]

The offending cigar was a Graycliff Profesionale (Blue Label). Out of the fiver it came in I had already smoked one and given one to a friend (smoked already too). The infested cigar is in the trash and the other two are in the freezer along with the other sticks from that shipment. Still not sure if I want to freeze all the other sticks from the humidor though

 

[tigger]

Thanks for the info.

I had beetle holes in some Graycliffs myself once. Not cool. :angry:

 

[fenian'98]

aaaaaaaaaieeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

This would make me fall to my knees and break down.

 

[Burnt Tongue]

What do you do if your humi does'nt fit inside a freezer?

 

[bombtek]

aaaaaaaaaieeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

That is a box of those new fangled "filtered" cigars ain't it?

Gosh I despise new trends.

 

[countikon]

The horror. The horror