Ready to get out my guns....

That was something I had concluded. It seems impossible to keep humidity levels at 65-70% in the presence of lower than normal room temperatures.

What is the life span of beetle eggs anyway?

In the first half of June, temperature in NYC had be between 80-90 degrees. Temperature in my humidors reached 80-82 degrees, but RH had remained at around 75. I open them wheverever I am home with air conditioners running.

With summer just or about to start, and all online forum discussions about beetle, I am starting to worry. (I never thought about beetle issues before I read them online this year.)

Am I over reacting?


PS I am smoking my first Diploma as I am typing. Man, what a smoke it is. Now I know what and why everyone is talking about.

I'd worry just like you would. Maybe you can try to keep your humi by some vents (if you have central a/c) or closer to the a/c machine and maybe direct a small fan to keep the air flowing around it.

I don't know. I can't think of anything else. Mayyyybe keep it in a closet or in a cooler with a couple ice cubes?

The lifespan of beetle larva is really forever. What kills the beetle larva and keeps it from ever hatching is freezing the cigars. All cigars have the larva in them, it is just a mater of if it hatches. Before cigars are shipped to retailers they are typically frozen for a period of 2 weeks to kill any larva. I know for a fact that davidoff and caribe (camacho) freeze their cigars prior to shipping. Most premium cigars undergo this process. It is the cheap bundles that you need to worry about. I had a bundle of don mateos two years ago that must have hatched a whole colony. Keep them away from you best sticks. Upon further research I have also found that the beetles cant eat throught cedar so keep you sticks in boxes if you can.

Slow burning, sounds like you have the situation well in hand. If you have air conditioners on and the boxes open, that will drive down the temperatures and humidity levels enough to keep you from worrying about beetles.

I was just wondering... the whole idea of freezing cigars. I mean, that HAS to have an effect on the cigar, no?

it should be done properly. You don't want to just throw them back in the humidor. You should put them in the fridge for a couple days and let them slowly come back from being frozen.

Most factories have several different freezers at varying temperatures so that cigars can trasition in and out of temperature.

I offer a few suggestions:
1st- go back and read prior forums about this issue.
2nd- go back and read prior forums about this issue.
You should come to the following conclusions:
Buy Bolveda packets- 65 degrees.
Buy a used refrigerator.
Buy a digital device.
Forget about storage problems, beetles and enjoy your smokes.
I do.
Malone

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The second rule of fight is: you DON'T talk about fight club.


lol... just poking some fun, malone. :lol: