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dwwebb Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Sep 24 2001, 12:40 PM EST
Joined: 06-10-2000
Posts: 4
In my quest for a cheap smoke at CigarBid, I got a bundle infected with bugs. They are confined to only one humidor at presant. How do you get rid of them and insure the humidor is sterile and don't spread. I already disposed of about 50 cigars that were infected.
Help!
wanyburger Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Sep 24 2001, 1:35 PM EST
Joined: 07-21-1999
Posts: 665
If the cigars are cheap, throw them out. If not search under "beetles" "bugs" etc...plenty of tips on how to handle. All involve disposal or freezing.
delarob Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Sep 24 2001, 2:14 PM EST
Joined: 06-28-2001
Posts: 5,318
Yeah, what he said. Lot's of good info out there. You may not have to dispose.

Oh, and nothing against you dude, but your name looks a bit too close to "Dweeb" IMHO :-)
dwwebb Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Sep 24 2001, 2:37 PM EST
Joined: 06-10-2000
Posts: 4
Thank you.
JBG Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Sep 24 2001, 3:52 PM EST
Joined: 01-21-2001
Posts: 145
I got burned by the bug once..caught it early & only lost one cigar. Since then, I always but new cigars in the freezer for 24 hours, then to the fridge for 24 hours (so not to "shock" them and cause splits) before they earn a place in the humidor....I defer to the rest of the board as to whether this is a good practice.
BBJ Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Sep 24 2001, 4:13 PM EST
Joined: 11-21-1999
Posts: 286
If I Have Bought Less Then Premuim Sticks.I Put Them In A Old Humidor For A Few Weeks To Make Shure They Are O.K.Befor I Put Them With The Rest.
tailgater Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Sep 24 2001, 6:27 PM EST
Joined: 06-01-2000
Posts: 26,185
Had em. They're gone. Deep freeze for three days. Fridge for three more. Room temp then 'dor. I was pleasantly surprized that I can not taste a difference. Be certain to SEAL the smokes in tupperware or ziplocks to prevent freezer burn.
Todog Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, Sep 24 2001, 8:02 PM EST
Joined: 05-05-2001
Posts: 804
If they're cheap, toss them! It's not worth the time and effort!
stogie-man Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Sep 25 2001, 7:28 AM EST
Joined: 07-09-2001
Posts: 612
yea like delarob said, get rid of them. you can send them to me if you want for proper disposal!! Freeze the little bastards DWEEB (sounds close) LOL
dwwebb Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Sep 25 2001, 3:04 PM EST
Joined: 06-10-2000
Posts: 4
Thanks for all your help. I tried to search the forum but it took forever.

DWEEB:)
Todog Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Sep 25 2001, 8:32 PM EST
Joined: 05-05-2001
Posts: 804
Try www.google.com! It's a great search engine!
billmerit Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Sep 26 2001, 3:03 AM EST
Joined: 07-27-2001
Posts: 214
Use a 12 guage. Won't see them no more.
stogie-man Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Sep 26 2001, 6:11 AM EST
Joined: 07-09-2001
Posts: 612
http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/Aficionado/SpecialFeature/beetle1.html

Here's a link that may help if you haven't seen it already.
stantheman Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Sep 27 2001, 4:31 AM EST
Joined: 09-11-2010
Posts: 22
Don't be fooled into thinking only cheap cigars have beetles. The worst infestation I ever had arrived via some Hemingway Short Stories.(To be fair, they were seconds. But still.)I read somewhere that some factories put there cigars in a vacuum chamber to destroy the beetles, but have not found anymore info about this practice. Does anybody know if this is true, and how does it work? Are the eggs, ruptured because of change of pressure? Keep smokin
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