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08-03-2010, 01:14 PM | #1 |
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Little white bugs...WTH???
Today was a first in my cigar world.
As a rule, when I get cigars I inspect them closely before putting them in the freezer. Once in a while I've found minor evidence of beetle damage, but never have I seen an actual, moving bug. Well, today I opened a box, and was about to start an inspection when I saw something move. It was small, white and reminded me of a mite or a louse. As I started looking more closely I found that they were present on nearly all the cigars. No obvious beetle holes (though the sticks did look a little banged-up). Needless to say I threw the sticks back in the box and stuck the entire contents of the package--boxes and all--in the freezer. Is there some kind of mite with an affinity for tobacco, or was I seeing beetles at a low stage of development??
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08-03-2010, 01:19 PM | #4 |
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Re: Little white bugs...WTH???
Might be this:
http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar.../top10faq.html Other bugs you may occasionally run into are wood mites -- small, white insects that are often the result of opening a fresh wooden box of cigars. The good news is that these mites won't harm the cigars, and they don't live long enough to seriously damage your humidor.
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08-03-2010, 01:21 PM | #5 |
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08-03-2010, 01:25 PM | #6 |
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Re: Little white bugs...WTH???
These are tobacco beetles -
Left to right: Pupae, adult, larva (egg stage not shown) Adult is 2-3mm in length. If it's not one of them, I don't know if you have anything to worry about or not. |
08-03-2010, 03:15 PM | #7 |
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Re: Little white bugs...WTH???
Okay, I'd say these are wood mites. Tiny crawling things smaller than the head of a pin.
Thanks for the info...another reason this is such a great site!
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08-03-2010, 03:18 PM | #8 |
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Re: Little white bugs...WTH???
Yes, they sound like wood mites. They love the glue on the bands. I had them once on a box of Upmann No. 2's and kept coming back. Took 3 rounds of wiping to get rid of them, but never damaged the cigars.
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08-04-2010, 08:31 PM | #12 |
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08-04-2010, 10:52 PM | #13 |
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Re: Little white bugs...WTH???
Mmmmmm....self-propelled plume.
(Does this mean that plume can be transplanted to other cigars?? AWESOME!!)
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