question about beetles

millennium115

Hey everyone, quick question, when we trade and purchase cigars online or in person, does anyone put them thru the fridge and freezer to make sure there are no eggs..... i haven not been , but recently one of my friends had an ashton that was infested......made me think, that it is a good time to start preventing......i dont want to lose all the sticks ive worked soo hard to collect and purchase, all go to the damn beetles.,.. any thoughts, comments, suggestions...... i was told............1 day in fridge, 3 days in freezer than back to 1 day in fridge........my girl came back form l.a and brought back two cubans........dont know who and where they were stored.....i placed them in my humi, then woke up this morning, sweating.........i said ***......let me start the debuggin process with these two cigars.... dont want to get infested with these things

kaspera79

My wife just got back from Florida with six " fresh rolled" cigars from some guy selling in the street. Now, my experience has been pleasant with these cigars in the past as far as smoking enjoyment, but this time I decided to isolate the bunch for a while. No problems so far. In fact, they may be gone before they ever reach general population.

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The3Stogies

Interesting. How quickly do these beetles hatch or spread, and what should one look for?

Goldy

All of my cigars basically go into a freezer since my mail box is outside and winter temps are down to -40. Now that I have moved it will be interesting to see if I have beetle issues with new sticks since I wont have that deepfreeze any more.

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jlmarta

Russ55

I keep a segregation humidor for stuff I get in trades/B&M purchases. I'll put stuff in there for a few months when I first get it, then move it over to a specific cooler that I keep trades/singles/new stuff in. I trust the guys on here, but I just do as a "just in case".

kuzi16

madurofan

Nick2021

I put ALL of my cigars through the freezer...with the amount of money tied up I can't afford not to do it. I have not had any problems with this yet. If I were you, go straight to the freezer for three days, then 12 hours in freezer. Technically, you can put them straight into your humi from the freezer (or dry box them right after). However, I noticed the thaw process is extremely fast which concerned me a little. Ultimately, I have NOT had a single problem with freezing cigars...after a personal experience with them in one of my desktop humidors that was enough for me. I can't imagine having one in my cabinet, the thought scare me...

camgfs

Nick2021

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