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Originally Posted by scooter
I found this article on the dreaded beatle. As I suspected it doesn't kill all of the eggs! There are several pest eggs that can live through long periods of time at very cold temps and hatch when the conditions are right.
Another common trick homeowners will try is to freeze
any food or other items they think is the
key to their problems. This is another futile
effort which is just a waste of time. Though
freezing will kill active adults and larva,
the eggs and pupa will readily survive these
conditions for many months. This means you
will have to keep items frozen for long
periods of time if you expect to break the
cycle and you will have to have access to
a large freezer
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As mentioned, it must again be stressed that most cigars and other tobacco products no matter what method(s) are used to irradicate them, contain beetle eggs. Even if you freeze all your cigars as recommended, it is very hard, if not impossible, to kill all the beetle eggs.
Freezing isn't enough. If you're not storing your cigars properly, whatever your excuse for not doing so, beetle eggs can and will hatch in your smokes at some point, likely ruining at least some of your cigars.
Take a look at those pictures at the infested cigars in this thread once again. Don't let this happen to you.
Do your research. Find and use a cigar storage system that keeps your cigars in a relatively well-sealed, 65-70 degree F. temperature and 65-70% RH -- constantly monitored -- environment. Not doing this puts your precious smokes at high risk.