Hey, I just openeden one of my humidors and found that there was tiny bugs crawling on my cigars, 0-4 on each cigar, and this seems to be the only humidor with bugs. Does anyone know this bug, and what to do about it? It's very tiny, almost looks like bloom or dust, and it is white/almost see-trough. If I tap the cigar, there is no dust falling out at the end. Soo far i have brushed them off...
I've had bugs like that before (miniscule white things). I got worried and froze the sticks but apparently they are completely harmless and just feed off the glue on the bands.
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Looks like wood mites I've read about somewhere (maybe even in these forums). They're said to be harmless to cigars and short-lived. I still wouldn't risk and get rid of them ASAP.
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As everyone else said, that's probably a wood mite, harmless but annoying. Freezing will kill them but that's probably unnecessary. They like moisture so check out your humidifier, you'll probably find a couple crawling around there. You can create a trap for them by getting a jar of humidifying gel/beads and sticking double-sided tape around the circumference, they'll be attracted to the moisture and get stuck on the tape. I have heard this works. I had them a couple of years ago and froze my cigars, if I got them again I wouldn't bother.
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