Is this a beetle?

[Dan]

I just took the cigar out of the cello for storage/aging, and upon inspection noticed this:

http://delirium.dreamhosters.com/ack.jpg

that shadow is a big round hole. Looks like beetles to me. What do you guys say? Checking the rest of the shipment I just opened for more.

[dunng]

Sure looks it to me... :c

[14holestogie]

Certainly appears to be one.

[md4958]

Sure looks it to me... :c

Certainly appears to be one.

i hate to tell you I agree, but I would be freezing all sticks that came in contact with that one right now

[chenvt]

What cigar is it? Just in case I have any.. lol

[JohnnyKay5]

ewwwwie

[Dan]

Dammit, well the whole shipments getting frozen before I put it in the humis.

[mi2az]

Ahhh

Smoke it and kill it

[WildBlueSooner]

Beetles= Satan!

[14holestogie]

Dammit, well the whole shipments getting frozen before I put it in the humis.

Make that SOP on all before they hit the humis and the problem should be greatly diminished. :tu

[newcigarz]

Sure looks it to me... :c

:tpd:

[lightning9191]

I vote yes.

[Darrell]

It looks like a hole in the wrapper. When I've seen beetles eat through a stick they eat through the wrapper, binder, filler, etc. :2

[ucla695]

Do the tap test over a white piece of paper and see if any beetle dung falls out.

[SilverFox]

You don't need to do a tap test in my opionion it is beetle for sure, I would be willing to bet that little white sluggy looking thing is the critter (in larval stage) himself.

FREEZE Look here for some mediocre directions http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7919 on freezing

[neoflex]

Have any shots pulled back some? I am guessing it may be beetles too. If it's a shipment that just came in I would send the entire package back. Yes, you can freeze them but in a household freezer you are not guaranteed to eliminate the problem. Why introduce the problem to your humi if you do not need to, I would send it back and let the vendor know it's because of beetles and be sure to tell them that the hole is not plume.:D

[SmokeyJoe]

It looks like a hole in the wrapper. When I've seen beetles eat through a stick they eat through the wrapper, binder, filler, etc. :2
It could be a beetle hole... but I have never seen one so chewed up before. All of the beetle holes I have seen have been very clean, round holes. :confused:

[Darrell]

All of the beetle holes I have seen have been very clean, round holes. :confused:

Me too.

[Dan]

It could be a beetle hole... but I have never seen one so chewed up before. All of the beetle holes I have seen have been very clean, round holes. :confused:

Further down, where the shadow is, there are actually two clean round holes that go in further.

[karmaz00]

sorry it looks like one

[Darrell]

Further down, where the shadow is, there are actually two clean round holes that go in further.

Pic?

[Sauer Grapes]

You don't need to do a tap test in my opionion it is beetle for sure, I would be willing to bet that little white sluggy looking thing is the critter (in larval stage) himself.
:tpd: 100% correct.

I'd send them back.

What kind of cigar was it? What vendor?

[Cigary]

It could be a beetle hole... but I have never seen one so chewed up before. All of the beetle holes I have seen have been very clean, round holes. :confused:

I agree with Joe on this one,,,could be that your Beetles are a bit messy or are in bad need of some dental work.:r

[s15driftking]

What kind of cigar was it? What vendor?


i second this!

[Silound]

I've seen a lot of beetles at work before, and you sir have a beetle larva munching away on your cigar. That's what the little off-white colored thing is at the end of the hole in the picture.


The channel where he chewed clearly shows small round particulate matter, which is consistent with larva excretions.


Freeze the lot, or better yet get them replaced.

[Teeznutz]

Sorry to see this.....Good Luck!

[Genetic Defect]

no.

[Tio Gato]

Yup. You got the cooties.:(

[Mikepd]

That is what is referred to as a track. It is caused by beetles moving from side to side after partially burrowing out of the cigar. Also it appears in your picture to show two semi-matured larva. One is to the far right of that track, that whiteish looking line, the other being right in the middle of the track whaere it bends, it appears to be deeper inside the cigar and is also a pale white color. If the beetles have hatched and matured enough to this stage in these cigars, it more than likely means the cigars were exposed to poor conditions a while ago. I would bet that freezing is useless now as the beetles have all ready hatched in other cigars and have started munching the insides of other cigars. If you can return them i would do that, otherwise i'd likely smoke one and see how it is. You may be interested in taking another cigar that doesnt show damage yet and cut it open to find out beetle stages in there.

[hotreds]

I, too, would like to know where you got these and what marca it is.

[Scottw]

It looks like a hole in the wrapper. When I've seen beetles eat through a stick they eat through the wrapper, binder, filler, etc. :2

I agree, it actually looks like a small perferation.

[Scottw]

That is what is referred to as a track. It is caused by beetles moving from side to side after partially burrowing out of the cigar. Also it appears in your picture to show two semi-matured larva. One is to the far right of that track, that whiteish looking line, the other being right in the middle of the track whaere it bends, it appears to be deeper inside the cigar and is also a pale white color. If the beetles have hatched and matured enough to this stage in these cigars, it more than likely means the cigars were exposed to poor conditions a while ago. I would bet that freezing is useless now as the beetles have all ready hatched in other cigars and have started munching the insides of other cigars. If you can return them i would do that, otherwise i'd likely smoke one and see how it is. You may be interested in taking another cigar that doesnt show damage yet and cut it open to find out beetle stages in there.

Holy crap, that's one heck on an explanation.

[shilala]

I'd bet my stash on it.
Mikepd's explanation is perfect. If you're outdoorsy at all, grew up in the woods, raised animals, kept bees, or lived on a farm, you get real used to what boring larvae tracks look like.

[themoneycollector]

Yep, you got a beetle problem

[Pat1075]

I'm voting yes

[Volusianator]

Ahhh

Smoke it and kill it

LOL, man I love the sound of a beetle getting fried, that snap you get is just music to my ears knowing one of those little bastages will no longer do any damage.

[borndead1]

If you just got them, send them back. :2

[michael88n]

Damn. That gives me the Heebie Jeebies.

[BC-Axeman]

That is what is referred to as a track. It is caused by beetles moving from side to side after partially burrowing out of the cigar. Also it appears in your picture to show two semi-matured larva. One is to the far right of that track, that whiteish looking line, the other being right in the middle of the track whaere it bends, it appears to be deeper inside the cigar and is also a pale white color. If the beetles have hatched and matured enough to this stage in these cigars, it more than likely means the cigars were exposed to poor conditions a while ago. I would bet that freezing is useless now as the beetles have all ready hatched in other cigars and have started munching the insides of other cigars. If you can return them i would do that, otherwise i'd likely smoke one and see how it is. You may be interested in taking another cigar that doesnt show damage yet and cut it open to find out beetle stages in there.
100% agree. Great, now I've got to go inspect my entire stash or else not sleep.

[md4958]

It looks like a hole in the wrapper. When I've seen beetles eat through a stick they eat through the wrapper, binder, filler, etc. :2

It could be a beetle hole... but I have never seen one so chewed up before. All of the beetle holes I have seen have been very clean, round holes. :confused:

http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/graphics1/cigars.jpg

notice the tunnels on all the sticks

[Genetic Defect]

http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/graphics1/cigars.jpg

notice the tunnels on all the sticks

no