Is this a beetle?

02-24-2009, 08:26 PM

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.

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neoflex · 02-24-2009, 08:48 PM

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.

Sauer Grapes · 02-24-2009, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

100% correct.

I'd send them back.

What kind of cigar was it? What vendor?

s15driftking · 02-24-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sauer Grapes

What kind of cigar was it? What vendor?

i second this!

Silound · 02-24-2009, 10:47 PM

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.

02-24-2009, 08:26 PM	#1
SilverFox Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is this a beetle? 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

02-24-2009, 08:48 PM	#2
neoflex I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: John Location: Monroe, NC Posts: 2,765 Trading: (32)	Re: Is this a beetle? 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. __________________

02-24-2009, 10:47 PM	#5
Silound ex-CS Swamp Gorilla Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere in a swamp, south of sanity Posts: 802 Trading: (15)	Re: Is this a beetle? 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. __________________ Back in black, and better than ever! You can't keep a good gorilla down! LSU Geaux Tigers!