I am entering my third year of cigar smoking, and have never had a beetle problem with my cigars. I am confused because I feel both fortunate and worried at the same time. I've read about tobacco beetles, how they hatch, how to prevent it and how to handle it if it does occur, yet, I have had no experience with it. I am not complaining, but I'm wondering why this hasn't happened to me. I live on the Hudson River in the suburban outskirts of NYC and we have a fluctuating climate here, anything from below freezing to above boiling (sometimes in the same week). My humidors have never reached a temperature higher than 85 degrees and an RH higher than 77% or lower than 65%. From what I've been told by the local tobacconist (family friend), most tobacco is treated with a fumigation to eliminate the dreaded t.b., but some do not follow this practice. I've heard that Cuban cigars are usually not fumigated, and neither are many of the super premium ISOF sticks. I've seen macdaddy and rookie139 have reported t.b.'s hatching from their Partagas Serie D's, so:
If you've had t.b.'s, what brand did it hatch from so I can take, as MCAZONE puts it "prophylactic measures" on my sticks that might need it. Thanks.
