I noticed that my hamilton beach humidifier was empty, so I pulled it out to fill it up. Also, I was checking the filter and underneath the tray was a little beetle crawling around. Now I'm no expert when it comes to beetles, but I'm pretty sure this is what it was. I took the beetle out and put it in a bag. I tied to find some pics online to match it up but wasn't successful.

I checked everywhere in my humi and found nothing. Everything is either in boxes or some loose gars laying around in the cello. I couldn't find any signs of devoured tobacco either. Funny thing is, my walk in has always been at 65-66 degrees. I guess it could be from a shipment that came in a while ago? Now I have become paranoid and I keep checking the humi over and over again to see if I might have missed something. The only suspicion I have is a box of Gurkhas Shaggys. There is so much loose tobacco in that box. I took a look at it but didn't find anything.

Quick question? This beetle is starting to fly... is that typical of a cigar beetle?
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I really worry about this problem living here in the desert. In the summer here you can't get a house below 74 degrees w/o a utility bill that matches a tarp fund. :-)
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I think you may have something else, if they didn't get into your sticks.
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If I was you, I'd get Rosco P. Coltrane to freeze those 'gars ASAP.
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I'm no expert, but I don't think the "Gar" beatles fly. Pics would help out for sure.
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Sounds like a small palmetto bug to me.
:-)
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:-)

Did the little bastard look like this?
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I think they can fly

http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creat...tte_beetle.htm

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2083.html
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If Rosco even tries to touch my stogies, I'm going to throw this Gar Beetle at his fat sister that I married :-)

I tried to get a pic, but my camera won't focus the little devil.

I think he looks more like this. This pic. is from Beer Doctors links. I think its a pic of a drugstore beetle.
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Hey thanks Beer Doctor, your links were helpful :-)

I think I'm going to have to get a magnifying glass so I can get a better idea of what this really is.
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Happy to help:-)

Hope it turns out well.
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I'd get some Serrico beetle traps and see what you find. If there are more in your walk-in, the traps will attract them and then you can decide how to proceed.
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Yep, cigar beetles can fly.
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:-)
Damn Lulu!:-)
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good luck man
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