Preventing the spread of tobacco beetles??

sol1821

As my first summer of cigar storage is upon me I am increasingly worried about having a problem with tobacco beetles. Recently the temperature has hit just over 80F and there’s nothing I can do to cool my humidors short of forking out massive amounts of money to make a cooladoor, which isn’t practical as it will only be used for a very short period of time.

 

My question is, if I were to cello tape the end of the cellophane rappers closed, would any possible beetles eat through the cellophane. Or would they be contained to the cigar they started in?

 

Also would this adversely affect the humidity of the cigars?  as i thought they were slightly breathable??

-Sol

 

cabinetmaker

cellophane will allow the moisture to pass through it. I'm not sure about the beetles passing through it though, but my gut tells me they would be contained.

kuzi16

gmill880

Coolerdor's arn't really that expensive...a cooler itself and if your using it short term then that frees it up for reg cooler use the rest of the year. Some cedar from some cigarboxes and some distilled water and then some heartfelt beads or boveda packs aqnd your set...

niz33

You have two options the way I see it. I live in So Cal so one day I went to check on my sticks and saw one beetle and that's all it took to get me freaking out. Long story short I bought a wine fridge and maid it into my humidor that for me should be your first option. Your second is freeze them. And yes beetles can go through the cellophane.

niz33

This is how it looks now I'm not done with it but u get the idea.

jlmarta

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kuzi16

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bibby

jlmarta

kuzi16

robert69165

I know that I may have missed this question but I was wondering how long does one keep their cigars in the freezer to prevent the cycle of beetles from occuring?

kuzi16

i aim for 2-3 days

madurofan

kuzi16:

i aim for 2-3 days

When I had my little outbreak, 24 hours was plenty.

bibby

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phobicsquirrel

madurofan:

kuzi16:

i aim for 2-3 days

When I had my little outbreak, 24 hours was plenty.

that's not what she said...........

rwheelwright

bigharpoon

Well, this thread has made me completely paranoid. The sun is finally shining for the first time in over a month and it's nice and warm...but instead of feeling like "yay, sun!" I'm more like "Ahh, beetles!" So I did it; I put every single stick from both humidors in the freezer to sit for the weekend and hopefully kill any potential beetle attack I might get. It does get hot and muggy here even if for only a few weeks which seems like all it would take. This weekend is supposed to be 20 knots of wind so probably wouldn't get much smoking in unless I went to the B&M.

Fourtotheflush

Im with you harpoon! Im checking my cigars daily with the warm weather here.

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gmill880

sol1821

whats the probability that a cigar will have an unhatched beetel in it?? just a thought

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