I have a glass-toped humi, so I check it pretty religiously, usually
twice a day. Today I was looking closely, with a flashlight, and saw
something that made my stomach drop: a tiny white creature scuttling
along the surface of my Cuaba Tradicionale. I took the cigar out for a
closer inspection and found 3 more of the little SOBs.

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Happens to all of us at one time or another.
After you have bagged and frozen the cigars, don't forget to disinfect the
humidor. The little buggers can lurk in there, just waiting to get back to
lunch ...
Hatching, BTW, is not merely a matter of temperature; I suggest you check
humidity. This is far from scientific, but when I reduced humidity in my

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Don't they freeze everything in the factory these days?

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I thought all cigars from Cuba are now getting the freezer treatment ?
Anyone have info on this subject?
Dan

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If they did, there'd be no beetle problem.

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Like, DUH!!

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Yes and no.
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So apparently all cuban cigars destined for export are frozen.
The original poster's beetles could originate from pre-2006 cuban
cigars, non-export cuban cigars or from non-cuban cigars.

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"Padre" <spirito_sa...@yahoo.com> wrote
Yes, and the check's in the mail and it's only a cold sore.
I think Alex is correct. Certainly, if they are frozen in Cuba as claimed in
the article it probably eliminates the live bugs from the cigars. However,
if they were infested before being frozen, they would still have eaten holes

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Or, which I consider not entirely improbable, they cut corners with the
freezing process (perhaps to save money). If the temperatures are not low
enough for long enough, the larvae will survive to eat another day.
Ironically, nicotine itself is a pesticide ....

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My cigars have emerged from their deep freeze and are now resting in
my brand new, properly sealed and seasoned humidor. Without the
stogies, it was maintaining 70/70, so hopefully I'll be ok from now
on.
Gotta admit I didn't get much sleep this week worrying about my
lovelies in the freezer - and the fear of having this happen again...

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