El Presidente Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Tobacco Beetle.....Pfffft....Tobacco beetles are pansies. Adam came across this beetle as he went through some new HDM Double Coronas. Yes...that is the beetle tucked away. He was alive and quite happy. Size wise, about half that of your pinky nail. Check out the damage he has done to the box. It is as if he was reliving the beetle version of "Shawshank Redemption". He has bored through wood, tobacco, paper. The box was a late 16 so he couldn't have been in there too long. He likely beat the freezing process as I can't see any evidence of him coming in from the external of the box. Likely a few days in the freezer would only make him feel a little "chilly". This beetle you would have had to take out fighting trench to trench with a flame thrower 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulPower Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Was that a Crocodile Dundee joke?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrretrohale Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 What a trooper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 That's the alien version of Lasioderma Serricorne… you know, with an extra jaw… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watches_whiskies_cigars Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Woah! That bugger adapted to the tobacco shortages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticksAndSticks Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 While we're on the subject, how often to do folks check for beetles in your collection? Are you ever worried about them? If things are reliably below 70F is it not an issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCgarman Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 20 minutes ago, SticksAndSticks said: While we're on the subject, how often to do folks check for beetles in your collection? Are you ever worried about them? If things are reliably below 70F is it not an issue? I freeze all new boxes at 10 below zero Fahrenheit for 48 hours No problems 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Little prick. Grrrrrr. I hate them. I do admire his resilience though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puromaniac Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 "The Creator must have an inordinate fondness for Beetles. He made so many of them." --JBS Haldane A tough battle to keep puros safe for us...ever vigilant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTDavis44 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 That is damn impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finecigar Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 That will give me nightmares Like a horror movie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigFish Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 ... he's just pissed off that he got stuck in a box of Churchill and his buddies all got to do there things with a du Prince! -the Pig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheFullMontecristo Posted February 7, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2017 Crikey, look at the size of this Beetle.... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliverdst Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 1 hour ago, SticksAndSticks said: While we're on the subject, how often to do folks check for beetles in your collection? Are you ever worried about them? If things are reliably below 70F is it not an issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimOne Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 "he was reliving the beetle version of "Shawshank Redemption" Nice i remember last year new to the forum trying to figure out what to do about a box of infested D4s. Never looked at it as a great escape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo56 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Umm...is that box still for sale? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdriver Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Is that plume on those hoyos!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuma Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Ok now it figures out. These hungry little buggers (no pun intended) are eating away Habanos profits. My goddness who would ever have thought that was the reason for the shortage. That and a little creative book keeping on the side. I still believe they (Habanos) are waiting for the invasion to the states and are stock piling leaf to send to the yanks. And if all else fails they could always go to Hiroshi Robaina and from his farm in Nic. use his Cuban leaf made from Cuban seed. I'm sure this is going to create strange bed fellows (leaf shortage) of one kind or another! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbandz Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 from the penetration and trajectory I think that is a .22 caliber beetle !! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueClaw Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 nasty looking critter.. That is one of the several reasons I buy from FOH.. The great team inspects before putting up for sale.. Thanks team I keep my humidity ~ 65 - 67.. So, me think beetles should not be an issue.. Is my understanding correct? crap.. Now I'm gonna have to inspect every stick in my humidor. There goes my day !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugu Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 12 hours ago, PigFish said: ... he's just pissed off that he got stuck in a box of Churchill and his buddies all got to do there things with a du Prince! -the Pig Phew!!... And I yet expected having to go into a new round of debating with Piggy on Cuban QC and freezing issues.... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I'd need a macro of the beetle itself (the back, not the belly which is shown) to be sure but I think what you have here is a sort of jewel beetle or wood boring beetle. Looks like tobacco was an afterthought here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMonk Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 It just goes to show you how reliable the HSA freezing process can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmelle Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Damn ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrouchoMarx Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 But - if I'm not mistaken - that is NOT a "tobacco beetle". (Looks way too big - and there was only one). SOOooooo the question is what kind of beetle is it, and how did it manage to survive? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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