Aging

[badwhale]

I like those ideas and will just have to get over trying to keep them wrapped and sealed. Personally I think the aging happens no matter what but yes it does seem that the cellophane would slow the RH balance.
The quarantine cooler is a good idea. I'm suspecting that if you do find a beetle or two in a box then the entire box must go or maybe smoke them right away before the beetles can finish them off? [B]Are there any treatments for beetle infestation, other than a hammer?[/
B]

Freeze those bad boys! I think 2 weeks does the trick.

Will

[DeeDubya]

Freeze those bad boys! I think 2 weeks does the trick.

Will

Unfortunately this site says that freezing won't do it. Also, if I found a start of beetles how would I know which boxes to freeze. It would be impossible to freeze them all.

http://www.bugspray.com/article/cigarettebeetle.html

[bigwhiteash]

Lots of neat info on that site, but I think the author has an agenda trying to sell his products.
Many people have luck freezing cigars.. even some manufacturers.

As for what to freeze.. If you found a beetle in a closed box.. chances would be good that it's an isolated outbreak. Unless they have eaten their way through the cedar box!

Quarantine is your best bet.. then closely controlled storage conditions.

[basil]

This guy seems to be speaking from some experience. He talks about double-bagging, gradual freeze and thaw, and is into long-term storage, as you probably will be, especially as your new project is put into use. The comments are interesting too.

[craig]

This guy seems to be speaking from some experience. He talks about double-bagging, gradual freeze and thaw, and is into long-term storage, as you probably will be, especially as your new project is put into use. The comments are interesting too.

[badwhale]

They're selling the spray....Not saying they don't know what they're talking about, but you know...

If you're going to use a "quarantine" cooler, you could isolate the outbreak, and freeze. Or spray if you want to go that route.

http://www.cigarsmokers.com/showpost...8&postcount=17

I've gathered that freezing works. I hope I never have to find out for sure.

Will

[DeeDubya]

They're selling the spray....Not saying they don't know what they're talking about, but you know...

If you're going to use a "quarantine" cooler, you could isolate the outbreak, and freeze. Or spray if you want to go that route.

http://www.cigarsmokers.com/showpost...8&postcount=17

I've gathered that freezing works. I hope I never have to find out for sure.

Will

Yeah, I had read another article that said that you have to freeze at least at 0, which most freezers easily do. It's just that an outbreak of the little buggers would be devestating in a humidor. I'm understanding that they can hatch at temps above 73. In my situation that's going to be difficult to maintain during the summer months. These 99 degree days are pushing the humi temps up above 75. I'm going to treat the cracks and crevices with a residual pyrethrin a couple weeks before stocking. The little pheramone traps look pretty cool or might they just attract more of the flying beetles than what are already there?