Guess it was only a matter of time. I have a hatch of beetles in one of my boxes. I hope I caught it early enough since I've been going through my stock about every day now. That being said I purchased the "New Air" 28 bottle wine cooler, does anyone have this model? If so how is it and do you have cedar shelves for it? Damn beetles!
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Aw man! What a friggin drag! :-)
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sorry to hear it

get em in the freezer bro
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And this is precisely why I freeze EVERYTHING that comes in. If I kill all the eggs, I don't have to worry about a compressor failing in a VinoTemp during a heat wave or any other of the hundreds of possible things that can lead to an infestation.

I hope everything works out for you controlling the infestation. :-)

For anyone who's unfamilair with freezing cigars, there's a sticky on the subject HERE
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Good info there Vin, I will take that on board!
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This is the same policy I take (even though I have a vino), and stories like this make me glad I do. Sorry to hear about your infestation, Jake, but I'm glad you caught it early.
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Sorry to hear Jake.
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Time to start smoking.
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Thanks Mac


Haha, right?

There are worse things, I had been telling the wife I need a wine cooler, but after I bought a Montague last year she was not hearing it to well. After showing her the cigar with beetles in it, I dropped it and said "They are going to be all over the house now!" It was easy to talk her into a wine cooler:-) But yeah, there is a lot less room in the cooler than what I have now, I hope it all fits, if not the troops will be getting what I can't store:-)
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I have vino with shelves along with a cooler for long term storage.:-)
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Do you have pictures? I would love to see them. Also do you know the box where the infestation came from?
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It was a box of Tatuaje Unicos, the cigar is in the trash. I'll dig it out.
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I was almost expecting to hear the culprit box was from a Swiss Chocolate factory. Nothing against those factories but anytime I have had an issue it was always with my chocolates.:-)
Sorry to hear of your outbreak. I do hate these post because it always has me ripping out every cigar I own for inspection. Looks like I have my work cut out for me Saturday.:-)
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In the 3rd pic "Big Bertha" is still alive on the foot, the close up later on I squashed her big butt:-)
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Yuck. Just getting my desktop regulated now. Still gotta go pick up a hydrometer. Glad I stay in our finished basement, never gets much above 70. Although I do know people who pay no mind to their temp sometimes it gets well over 80 in their humi, and they have never had problems.
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Damn, that's a big sucker... sorry man. At least he has good taste!
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Wouldn't you rather him have less-good taste?
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makes me want to cry. sorry for the loss man.


to the freezer everything else goes......
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Wow, thanks for posting these shots. I always imagines beetles being the size of flees... Good luck with the rest of your sticks.
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That just sucks, makes me want to leave work and go check mine!!!!
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