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Beetles vs Calavera
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Mr Roso Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Sep 2 2015, 5:24 PM EST
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ram27bat
Only one affected. All others inside the desktop appear fine.
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05busa Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Sep 3 2015, 8:30 AM EST
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Light her up and wait for da snap,crackle & pop
DrMaddVibe Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Sep 3 2015, 8:42 AM EST
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Cool...you got the extra exclusive limited edition!
TMCTLT Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Sep 3 2015, 8:48 AM EST
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Mr Roso wrote:
ram27bat
Only one affected. All others inside the desktop appear fine.




At least for now, since the eggs are already inside the cigar....you prolly won't know if there's others till they show damage like this one. ( but I hope I'm wrong )
Mr Roso Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Sep 3 2015, 8:54 AM EST
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TMCTLT wrote:
At least for now, since the eggs are already inside the cigar....you prolly won't know if there's others till they show damage like this one. ( but I hope I'm wrong )


Yes, others that were near it are getting the 'cold treatment'.
Mr Roso Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Sep 3 2015, 9:01 AM EST
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Well, the upside to this is that I now know what those darn beetles look like up close. Larva and all.Huh
danmdevries Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, Sep 3 2015, 10:36 AM EST
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Had a scare a while back, was diligent for a while, but have since become complacent again.
deadeyedick Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Sep 3 2015, 11:00 AM EST
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Love the taste of beetles in the morning Drool
dharbolt Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Sep 3 2015, 1:43 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Had a scare a while back, was diligent for a while, but have since become complacent again.



This
mountainman Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Sep 3 2015, 7:28 PM EST
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I'm sorry to see that. Had a case of the beetles once, but thankfully not on something as nice as the Calaveras. I hope the cold treatment works out
Philly Jack Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Sep 3 2015, 10:20 PM EST
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So how long do the eggs survive for. If I have cigars that are x months old that are safe. What is X
05busa Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Sep 4 2015, 8:00 AM EST
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U arent safe until the pope leaves;)
DrMaddVibe Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Sep 4 2015, 9:19 AM EST
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Philly Jack wrote:
So how long do the eggs survive for. If I have cigars that are x months old that are safe. What is X



X only marks the spot.
reckless Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Sep 4 2015, 1:39 PM EST
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Philly Jack wrote:
So how long do the eggs survive for. If I have cigars that are x months old that are safe. What is X

Cant find a clear answer but it seems most species is 2-4 years for dormant eggs
wiki - adults die within 6 days at 4 °C, and eggs survive 5 days at 0–5 °C.
Mr Roso Offline
#15 Posted: Fri, Sep 4 2015, 6:45 PM EST
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mountainman wrote:
I'm sorry to see that. Had a case of the beetles once, but thankfully not on something as nice as the Calaveras. I hope the cold treatment works out


It looks like I'm in the clear. Herfing
Mr Roso Offline
#16 Posted: Fri, Sep 4 2015, 6:46 PM EST
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05busa wrote:
U arent safe until the pope leaves;)


Word. Anxious
danmdevries Offline
#17 Posted: Fri, Sep 4 2015, 6:51 PM EST
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reckless wrote:
Cant find a clear answer but it seems most species is 2-4 years for dormant eggs
wiki - adults die within 6 days at 4 °C, and eggs survive 5 days at 0–5 °C.


Somebody shared a scientific research journal studying tobacco beetles on another forum, wish I'd saved it.

But iirc that's about right, eggs and live beetles can last a few days at warmer temps (above freezing, 40F) but as the temps go below freezing, 0F to -20F their viability is zero at 24hrs or less.
Philly Jack Offline
#18 Posted: Fri, Sep 4 2015, 7:19 PM EST
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05busa wrote:
U arent safe until the pope leaves;)

That's the ticket!!! I'm taking my cigars down to JFK Parkway and have the Pope bless my cigars protecting them from beetles.
Philly Jack Offline
#19 Posted: Fri, Sep 4 2015, 7:21 PM EST
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reckless wrote:
Cant find a clear answer but it seems most species is 2-4 years for dormant eggs
wiki - adults die within 6 days at 4 °C, and eggs survive 5 days at 0–5 °C.

2-4 YEARS WTF
delta1 Offline
#20 Posted: Fri, Sep 4 2015, 8:45 PM EST
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Yeah...gonna have to inspect a couple of boxes again,,,
namadio Offline
#21 Posted: Sat, Sep 5 2015, 8:24 PM EST
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What causes the eggs to hatch again? Is it higher temps or something else? Home humidors are a good temp unless my A/C **** out again but my work humidor gets pretty warm alot
99cobra2881 Offline
#22 Posted: Sat, Sep 5 2015, 11:32 PM EST
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Combination of both humidity and temp.

I'd be interested to know what were the conditions in the humidor that this happened?
Mr Roso Offline
#23 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2015, 1:16 PM EST
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99cobra2881 wrote:
Combination of both humidity and temp.

I'd be interested to know what were the conditions in the humidor that this happened?


When I opened it, the meter was reading 86F & 68%, if I recall correctly. But I am not sure what the length of time was. The majority are kept stored in a winedor and cooledor.
jeferris Offline
#24 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2015, 5:10 PM EST
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Wow...86? That's not good...AC broken?
Mr Roso Offline
#25 Posted: Sun, Sep 6 2015, 11:12 PM EST
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jeferris wrote:
Wow...86? That's not good...AC broken?

The desktop was in my office and someone decided to turn off the AC while I was away.
I was not a happy camper.
99cobra2881 Offline
#26 Posted: Thu, Sep 10 2015, 6:04 PM EST
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That would make me see red. Glad it's just the one.

Did you smoke it?
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