Very cool - Do you know what causes or how it can be prevented - or is it just something that happens? From a newly added cigar perhaps?
Help! Cigar emergency
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Greg
BoM October 2006
Maybe from your grubby hands....just kidding.
I'm not sure, but they are everywhere. I'm sure the weather (if it's cold outside, then they are coming in), pets and the location of your house as well as the particular geography are all factors. And they could have been transported to your humi from an exposed cigar.
Any entymologists in the house?
that old lisp keeps creeping back in every once-in -awhile.:rofl:
Good Link.
They only are interested in the glue used to put the box together and or the glue used on the cigar band, they do not eat or harm your cigars, rest easy they are harmless, just crush the little buggers you see.
Greg
BoM October 2006
Yeah, that's what I remember, they are after the glue!
I read this somewhere a few months ago and now I remember.
Sound advise. Do not toss the cigars, don't freeze the cigars. Remove the bands if you want. Ironman is spot on, mites don't eat cigars they eat the glue.
ATCDub
Lowly Civil Servant
MichiganM
The One, The Only
Thank god I have never had any bug problems in my entire history with this hobby.
Sounds like you need to vacuum out your humi and dust off your smokes. Glad to hear it was nothing major for ya.
Sounds like you need to vacuum out your humi and dust off your smokes. Glad to hear it was nothing major for ya.
Yea mites should not be a big deal at all.... do whatever it takes to get them off of your sticks and clean out your humi... beyond that you should be fine... I would not freeze until they reappear at a later date (hopefully they dont) but twice I would freeze just to make sure...
smokinafuente
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Thanks Pat - and should I also put them in the vegetable steamer
:rofl: .
It worked! But my cigars taste kinda funny now.
:rofl:
What temperature are your cigars stored? Is your humidor near a heat register?
This could be part of the problem and could lead to additional problems. My experience with grain mites is that they need temps in the mid 70's to thrive (just like the tobacco beetles).
This could be part of the problem and could lead to additional problems. My experience with grain mites is that they need temps in the mid 70's to thrive (just like the tobacco beetles).
Ditto!!!!
cvm4
BoM - July '05 & Dec. '10
That is just what I was going to say. And I only know this because I've been a couple on my boxes before. And they were squished to death :bangbang: