The famous cigar beetle.....

AQUADGIO1200
AQUADGIO1200 Posts: 406
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Has anyone ever had the cigar beetle? My temp is always under 70 & rh at 65-70 but i check out for holes in my sticks one a week. I hear that freezing your cigars will kill the eggs and beetles.....but does freezing expand the cigar & ruin the wrapper?? What are your experiences??

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  • phobicsquirrel
    phobicsquirrel Posts: 7,343 ✭✭✭
    I think wheelie had a beetle in his humi recently. freezing works but you have be sure to be patient when it comes to bringing the cigars out of the freezing cold to your humi or you will shock them and they will split. You really shouldn't have to worry about it though.
  • undulac
    undulac Posts: 1,129 ✭
    Just smoke the beetle.
  • kuzi16
    kuzi16 Posts: 14,625 ✭✭✭✭
    AQUADGIO1200:
    My temp is always under 70 & rh at 65-70 but i check out for holes in my sticks one a week.
    if that is your RH and temp all the time then checking all your cigars weekly is like a TV on a honeymoon:
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  • Vidarien
    Vidarien Posts: 246
    I would agree with kuzi in principle..if you're never going over 70 degrees, theres nothing to be so worried about.
  • rwheelwright
    rwheelwright Posts: 3,294 ✭✭
    Yeah, I had that problem twice. I freeze EVERYTHING I get in now. I freeze for 3 days minimum (if it's longer it's because I haven't had a chance to move them yet) and then I move them to the fridge for two days. After that, I put them back in the humi.

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