Got my first suprise last night

I read you can lightly wipe down the humi with distilled water or grain alchohol. Maybe someone else can chime in on this.

[thebiglebowski]

Originally Posted by Sherlockholms

I read you can lightly wipe down the humi with distilled water or grain alchohol. Maybe someone else can chime in on this.

yes, i would definately wipe it down with some distilled water after taking cigars out and freezing them. just like when you season a new humidor.

also, freezing really won't kill the little buggers - unless you go way sub-zero temps, which most of us can't do in practical applications. but the freezing should knock them into deep hibernation and as long as you keep your humi at the right temp, etc, you'll be fine.

for the op, i'm curious - this was a non-cuban cigar that had the beetle? we usually only hear about this happening in CCs. did you have any CCs in your humidor?

[Apoco]

Originally Posted by thebiglebowski

for the op, i'm curious - this was a non-cuban cigar that had the beetle? we usually only hear about this happening in CCs. did you have any CCs in your humidor?

I had a beetle-ridden Ashton from an Ashton rep a few weeks ago. As he said "They've been in their baggies with a humi pack....in my car."

He traded it out for one that didn't have 4 holes for me

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by thebiglebowski

also, freezing really won't kill the little buggers - unless you go way sub-zero temps, which most of us can't do in practical applications. but the freezing should knock them into deep hibernation and as long as you keep your humi at the right temp, etc, you'll be fine.

Freezing will kill beetles, eggs and larvae. Lower temps will kill faster, but freezing for an extended period of time, 72hours or longer will kill completely. OldSailor has an extensive post about freezing archived here.

[wayner123]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Freezing will kill beetles, eggs and larvae. Lower temps will kill faster, but freezing for an extended period of time, 72hours or longer will kill completely. SilverFox has an extensive post about freezing archived here.

Fixed it for you. And if the OP would read that thread it would answer a lot of the questions he asked and give him the methods by which to solve his concerns.

[thebiglebowski]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Freezing will kill beetles, eggs and larvae. Lower temps will kill faster, but freezing for an extended period of time, 72hours or longer will kill completely. OldSailor has an extensive post about freezing archived here.

yeah, much later after i posted i realized i mispoke about killing the live beetles. but, i don't believe that a typical freezer will kill the larvae, will it? from what i've understood, it just helps ensure dormancy (is that a word)?

[N2 GOLD]

Is it just me or is the beetle topic popping up more & more??? I keep all my humi's around 65% rh same for the temp.

So my question is:

What is the ideal conditions for these bastards???

I kind of remember hearing 70-plus, not sure???

[wayner123]

Originally Posted by thebiglebowski

yeah, much later after i posted i realized i mispoke about killing the live beetles. but, i don't believe that a typical freezer will kill the larvae, will it? from what i've understood, it just helps ensure dormancy (is that a word)?

Originally Posted by N2 GOLD

Is it just me or is the beetle topic popping up more & more??? I keep all my humi's around 65% rh same for the temp.

So my question is:

What is the ideal conditions for these bastards???

I kind of remember hearing 70-plus, not sure???

All of these and more questions have been covered here:

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7919

Quick answers are:

Freezing will kill all stages of the beetle.

Humidity doesn't have much of anything to do with beetle life cycle. Temperature is the key.

[bobarian]

Thanks Wayne, I knew it was one of those old Canucks.

[chachee52]

Originally Posted by wayner123

All of these and more questions have been covered here:

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7919

Quick answers are:

Freezing will kill all stages of the beetle.

Humidity doesn't have much of anything to do with beetle life cycle. Temperature is the key.

I did start reading this thread/article. I have starte dthe freezing process. i do keep my humidor at about 65-70 degrees and at 65-68% RH. I just think that it was that one stick that was gifted to me. I will be seeing the person tomorrow and worn him about it so that he can look at his humidor and him to start the process too.
Thanks guys!!

[T.G]

Originally Posted by Sherlockholms

I read you can lightly wipe down the humi with distilled water or grain alchohol. Maybe someone else can chime in on this.

Just vacuum it out, that'll be sufficient. Wiping with water can cause the grain to raise which can, in turn, potentially tear the wrapper leaf on uncelloed cigars, and it certainly won't do anything to affect beetles. Alcohol might be good for mold, if that were the problem, which it isn't.