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The video may not work, sorry about that. Anyway, I recently opened up a box of Montes, and saw these little “opaque” looking insects walking around all over my  #4s, and am wondering if these are beetles or some kind of other insect?  There is one on the band and more of various sizes on the cigar itself.  I completely cleaned out the cigar box, wiped down the cigars of these creatures and any plume, and placed the cigars back in the box.  I found ZERO holes.  In order to prevent that from happening, box was vacumm sealed and placed in the freezer.  But if anyone has any experience with the various pests that contaminate cigars, what do y’all think?  No holes?  Or does that come soon?

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wood or glue mites. They feed off the glue used for the labels in the box. 

Harmless. Take the cigars out of the box and but both the cigars and the box in the sun/direct light for half an hour.  alternatively, Put the whole box in the freezer for a few hours. 

If you use the light method, they will scatter elsewhere.  all in all, easily dealt with and no damage will come to your cigars even if you do nothing. 

 

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Thank you very much El Presidente!  Yeah just in case, I went ahead and froze the box.  I figured better safe than sorry.   Anyway very interesting, and thanks again for the info! 

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