Tobacco Beetles and Baggies?

[T.G]

There's a huge difference in thickness between the metal-foil discussed in those articles and the walls of a tubo Devan.

[Average Joe]

Originally Posted by T.G

There's a huge difference in thickness between the metal-foil discussed in those articles and the walls of a tubo Devan.

Who cares how thin the metal is. They're eating through metal. Period. Go chew some tin foil and report back on how easy it is. I remember being a little dumb @## when I was little and doing that. Took me about 1/8th of a bite to learn

Originally Posted by Average Joe

Who cares how thin the metal is. They're eating through metal. Period. Go chew some tin foil and report back on how easy it is.

I think you can bite through tin foil relatively easy.

I am only kidding. I see your point. It is better to be safe than sorry. I am going to freeze them so that I am 100% positive that the beetles are at least kicked into hibernation mode. The only problem is that I live in Texas and with this heat, 104-106 today I believe with some days up to 110, I have a hard time keeping the house cool much less my cooler of cigars in the closet. I just read the hygros in the humi and they say 74 and 72 so not too bad but I hear the beetles start to be a problem close to 79-80 right?

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by Average Joe

Who cares how thin the metal is. They're eating through metal. Period. Go chew some tin foil and report back on how easy it is. I remember being a little dumb @## when I was little and doing that. Took me about 1/8th of a bite to learn

Tobacco beetles CANNOT eat through metal. The "foil" used in cigar storage(Tat RC184, RyJ Cazadores, etc.) is paper with a thin metallic coating. I am still waiting for pics of beetles chewing through an aluminum tubo. I have seen many beetle holes in cigars from tubos, not one chewed its way through.

[Bill86]

Originally Posted by Average Joe

Who cares how thin the metal is. They're eating through metal. Period. Go chew some tin foil and report back on how easy it is. I remember being a little dumb @## when I was little and doing that. Took me about 1/8th of a bite to learn

I've never seen such pictures or claims of this before today.....Not saying it isn't true, but ....I'm pretty damn skeptical.

I'd love to see pictures, as mentioned by several members already.

[Devanmc]

Originally Posted by Bill86

I've never seen such pictures or claims of this before today.....Not saying it isn't true, but ....I'm pretty damn skeptical.

I'd love to see pictures, as mentioned by several members already.

Originally Posted by bobarian

Tobacco beetles CANNOT eat through metal. The "foil" used in cigar storage(Tat RC184, RyJ Cazadores, etc.) is paper with a thin metallic coating. I am still waiting for pics of beetles chewing through an aluminum tubo. I have seen many beetle holes in cigars from tubos, not one chewed its way through.

Originally Posted by T.G

There's a huge difference in thickness between the metal-foil discussed in those articles and the walls of a tubo Devan.

Originally Posted by Devanmc

im not saying its true becuase this is the interwebs but i did find multipule sources stating the bettles can eat threw, what amounts to, thin soft metals.

dont crucify me i found it on the interwebs, if could just be a myth.

and the others that followed

and i get crucified anyways...

I personally never said they could eat threw thick(tubo) metal. I specifically said "soft thin metals". Your interpretation that i said a tubo is wrong because well, i never said it. that is all,

Originally Posted by pnoon

put . . . the . . . shovel . . . down

+1

[688sonarmen]

Here are some close pics of my pet beetles. Unless they are a kin to billy goats I'm calling bs on the tubos.

[wayner123]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Would love to see those pics.

Originally Posted by poker

Me too.

I have been searching and searching to find them. I cannot find them. Sorry guys.

I recall it being only like 2 or 3 pics of a silver tubo. With one small hole in it. Oh well.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Average Joe

Go chew some tin foil and report back on how easy it is. I remember being a little dumb @## when I was little and doing that. Took me about 1/8th of a bite to learn

I'm sorry, to whom exactly is this statement directed?

I would hope you actually read the thread to see where the claims were being made before blindly jumping in with both feet.

[Average Joe]

Originally Posted by Wallbright

I just read the hygros in the humi and they say 74 and 72 so not too bad but I hear the beetles start to be a problem close to 79-80 right?

Mine has been at 74 all summer with no problems. I freeze everything right when it comes in. I don't need tobacco beetles chewing through the steel supports in my basement.

Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

I think I read on a website somewhere that they use static electricity to arc their way through metal. I'll try to find that link. Maybe Wikipedia.

Do you think they could arc their way through my head wear?

Originally Posted by T.G

I'm sorry, to whom exactly is this statement directed?

I would hope you actually read the thread to see where the claims were being made before blindly jumping in with both feet.

Really? I'm going to act like you didn't take my post that seriously.