While performing daily check of my stock I noticed a small creature walking around my Cohiba robustos, Panic stricken the word beetles sprang to mind. I quickly checked a few more and there they were struting up and down bold as brass. I moved & separated them straight away while I checked the rest. I couldnt find any signs of holes at all in any of them. Then i started to think they seemed to small to be beetles they were white and alot smaller than I expected.
Upon further investigation I discovered that they were Wood Mites.
This is what I've found from an article.
"Wood/tobacco mites are indeed very harmless and while they have been known to feed on the vegetable glue used to adhere cigar bands, these mites actually prefer water so you may find them crawling over your humidification device or feeding on any other water sources inside your humidor (this is why it's no longer advised that people keep a dish of distilled water inside their humidor as it will cause these mites to thrive.)
Although they're harmless, the sight of these mites can cause alarm for many people. I (along with many people) personally can't stand the sight of tobacco mites in humidors or stomach the idea that little bugs - albeit harmless - are walking all over my cigars so to keep my humidors neat and tidy, I'll occasionally wipe down my cigars with a soft cloth and vacuum my humidors with a soft-bristle attachment.
The lifespan of these tobacco mites is only a couple of weeks and because they do not live inside the cigars, freezing your cigars is not necessary. An occasional light cleaning and vacuuming of your humidor and cigars is perfectly fine."
Anyone else ever had these?
Upon further investigation I discovered that they were Wood Mites.
This is what I've found from an article.
"Wood/tobacco mites are indeed very harmless and while they have been known to feed on the vegetable glue used to adhere cigar bands, these mites actually prefer water so you may find them crawling over your humidification device or feeding on any other water sources inside your humidor (this is why it's no longer advised that people keep a dish of distilled water inside their humidor as it will cause these mites to thrive.)
Although they're harmless, the sight of these mites can cause alarm for many people. I (along with many people) personally can't stand the sight of tobacco mites in humidors or stomach the idea that little bugs - albeit harmless - are walking all over my cigars so to keep my humidors neat and tidy, I'll occasionally wipe down my cigars with a soft cloth and vacuum my humidors with a soft-bristle attachment.
The lifespan of these tobacco mites is only a couple of weeks and because they do not live inside the cigars, freezing your cigars is not necessary. An occasional light cleaning and vacuuming of your humidor and cigars is perfectly fine."
Anyone else ever had these?
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