Tobacco Beetles..

iRiSh · 09-17-2011, 03:00 PM

I got a box of cigars a few weeks ago and have had 4 out of them.
All fine and a nice smoke.

This evening i opened one (they are all wrapped in plastic)
I noticed two small holes at the butt and a half inch slot 3/4 of the way down. Being a novice i have not come across this before and doing research i found it to be an infestation of Tobacco Beetle.

I have check the rest of the cigars in the box and found another 4 cigars with similar holes, i have seperated them from the rest.

A few questions

I should put the effected cigars in the freezer? For how long?

The other cigars with no visable signs of beetle damage should be alright?

Is it dangerous to smoke these?

Thanks in advance for any help..

09-17-2011, 03:00 PM	#1
iRiSh In the Belly Of the Beast Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 150 Trading: (0)	Tobacco Beetles.. I got a box of cigars a few weeks ago and have had 4 out of them. All fine and a nice smoke. This evening i opened one (they are all wrapped in plastic) I noticed two small holes at the butt and a half inch slot 3/4 of the way down. Being a novice i have not come across this before and doing research i found it to be an infestation of Tobacco Beetle. I have check the rest of the cigars in the box and found another 4 cigars with similar holes, i have seperated them from the rest. A few questions I should put the effected cigars in the freezer? For how long? The other cigars with no visable signs of beetle damage should be alright? Is it dangerous to smoke these? Thanks in advance for any help.. __________________ "They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who doesn't want to be broken."