Cigar Savvy from WhatsKnotToLove.comWhere cigar aficionados, hobbyists and industry insiders come together to offer tips and advice on everything related to cigar culture.When Diplomacy Fails with Tobacco Beetles- September 15, 2005 Tobacco beetles (Lasioderma serricorne) are nasty little buggers; left to their own devices, they will eat tobacco, lay eggs in cigars, and make cocoons, completely destroying your cigars in the process. Because their eggs hatch quickly, 5 to 10 days, and tobacco beetles can lay up to 100 eggs at a time, it is important to act at the first sign of an outbreak: a pin-sized hole on the wrapper of one your cigars.http://www.whatsknottolove.com/cigarsavvy/tip.php/50 Cigars for Hurricane Katrina Relief- September 10, 2005 Altadis U.S.A. has announced their promotion to raise money for victims of Hurricane Andrew in the Carribean will now apply immediately to victims of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast. The promotion's goal is to raise over $1 million for the charitable World of Montecristo Relief Organization.http://www.whatsknottolove.com/cigarsavvy/tip.php/49 |