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Originally Posted by oceanelect4
i did the ref/freezer/ref on some cigars that were infested. wanted to see if it would work. i put them in a seperate humidor with sticks i didnt care if i lost. ended up they later came back and infested other sticks. so now i just throw any away that have problems. im in the camp that they have to be frozen below zero to get rid of them for good. just my opinion
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The fridge freeze fridge works on the condition that you have the right combination of cold and time less cold means more time. The getting rid of obviously infested sticks is a good strategy but you won't always no the infested stick until the larvae eats its way out of the cigar. Here are the general recommendations I personally double it and go from there.
5c (41f) requires ~12 days (275 hours)
0c (32f) requires ~9 days (220 hours)
-5c (23f) requires ~4 days (100 hours)
-10c (14f) requires less than 24 hours
-15c (5f) requires less than 24 hours
-20c (-4f) requires less than 24 hours