I've got a bit of a question -
If my humidor is kept below 70% humidity, but the temperature inside is 73 during the day, 70 at night - what's my risk of infestation?
I live in Florida, but the humidity in my room is around 50% or so, and my humidor is just kept on one of my bookcase shelves (I live in a condo, so there's no basement or anything like that).
I'm just passing along what I read in Cigar Magazine. It was the Summer, 2008 issue - the one with Vince Curatola on the cover. Don't take my word for it - look it up and read it for yourself. It's a very informative article but, to my recollection, it doesn't address nuking your sticks in order to kill off the vermin.
I also can only speak from experience. (which in my opinion is much more valuable than an article). I was in transition between homes for about a week a couple summers ago. durring that time I had all my stuff in my freinds garage. He didnt want his kids to see my cigars so I was forced to leave them in the garage. I estimate it was close to 90 degrees in there for a couple days. I knew there might be a problem, but durring this time I was so pre occupied with many other things and so stressed out I just put my faith in the makers of the cigars hoping they took care of the beetles. I got moved into my new place, which is on the 3rd floor with no AC, where they stayed at 80 degrees for another few days. I was more worried about mold than beetles so when I got time I inspected each stick, I had one box as I opened it, a beetle flew out. I could not find any sign of damage on any cigar, even though they spent more than a week over 80 degrees. all the while they (should) have been around 68* humidity. so there you go, make your own conclusions.
in case your wondering, it only gets that hot in the seattle area for a couple weeks, the rest of the summer is all 70s : )
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