Beatle in my tat!

[fabes]

At first I pictured you as like this pimp in a smoking jacket, vaguely waving in her direction... "You there, go through my smokes, for no particular reason. They smoke better when they've been caressed by a woman's hand."

Is that too long a quote for a signature LOL

This is too funny!

 

[Anthony_Joseph]

Lol, You pictured correctly!

 

[Anthony_Joseph]

How long did your sticks sit at a high temp?

Couldn't tell you, I'm not sure they were even exposed for to long, but she likes the house warm so I imagine it sat around 70-75 for the last 4 weeks.

 

[K Williams]

This happens from time to time with any cigar. It just goes with the territory and we all just do our best to keep a watchful eye and keep the temps in check. The only time I have ever froze my cigars is when I know they've been in very hot transit to my mailbox which doesn't happen all that often. I can't even recall the last time I did this but if you don't have a cool place to keep them, freezing them is the best way to combat the issue.

Hmmm...My house usually hits 85 to 90 degrees during the summer. No way I'm keeping the AC on all day. The electric bill would be insane. So far no beetles. Does that mean I'm just lucky. I have way too much money in my cigars to see them get destroyed by beetles.

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[sipnjd]

At what temp does this beatle problem happen? I built a wineadoir to hopefully not have this problem. Now I wonder if it could happen during shipping. Guess I should spring for the 2 day shipping so not to have them in the back of a truck for 7-8 days.

 

[K Williams]

My question is...how long can these eggs or larvae survive/remain dormant?

 

[danmdevries]

At what temp does this beatle problem happen? I built a wineadoir to hopefully not have this problem. Now I wonder if it could happen during shipping. Guess I should spring for the 2 day shipping so not to have them in the back of a truck for 7-8 days.

Don't worry about it.

You have climate controlled storage. Risk is minimized. If you want to get crazy, freeze everything in a deep freezer for a few days.

 

[danmdevries]

The real question here is how you get a lady friend to inspect and maintain your cigars while you're away?

 

[Mossome]

At what temp does this beatle problem happen? I built a wineadoir to hopefully not have this problem. Now I wonder if it could happen during shipping. Guess I should spring for the 2 day shipping so not to have them in the back of a truck for 7-8 days.

My question is...how long can these eggs or larvae survive/remain dormant?

Saska wrote this very informative post on a thread I made earlier this year about a beetle infestation I had. It should answer both of your questions. Sadly, it fails to address the problem of getting a woman to inspect your cigars for you.

None of the studies support the notion that the eggs will not hatch if you keep your humidor below 75 degrees F.

One study reported that over ONE HALF of the viable eggs hatched at 65F and 67% relative humidity, while only ~1% hatched at ~60F and 67% RH.

The *ideal* conditions for the most eggs to be laid and the highest % to hatch is in the 80-85 deg F range at 70-75% RH, where temperature is more significant than RH. Also, the life cycle is completed the quickest in this range, so they can really multiple fast! This should be considered the danger zone.

The eggs are only viable for up to about 35 days. The larva period can be up to 30 days, but they can "overwinter" and remain dormant up to 250 days.

Freezing can destroy *all* stages of Lasioderma serricorne. Either 72 hours at -5 deg F or as little as 2 hours at -16 deg F.

BR,

STS

 

[atllogix]

I freeze any and everything before marriage and certainly after. My wife just told me she was cold a few minutes ago, it's 76 degrees and now the heat is on. I also store my cigars in their own room and adjust vents, windows, and bedroom doors as needed.
Freeze it all, especially if you have a deep freezer. Such a quick process when the freezer is -20 something (by thermometer inside the freezer) don't always expect the freezer display on freezer to be completely accurate.

 

[Shlippy]

On the other hand, it would also seem that you could put any new sticks in a separate tupperdor and expose them to higher temperatures for a month or so. If nothing was visible after that time, you could safely say that there were no viable beetles in that batch of cigars, right?

I'm assuming if you store cigars that do have viable beetle eggs in them for a month at, say, 75 F and 70 % RH, they're not going to sit there hibernating, they're going to hatch, correct?