Hello, A wild guess: Maybe the pendant is a hair locket and the fibres leftovers of degraded hair? We have several of these in our collection (example below). The reason why the hair is degraded would not necessarily need to involve pests. Light damage and inappropriate relative humidity might be the cause.
[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/mediaLib/376/media-376410/large.jpg] Best regards, Liesa From: pestlist@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net] Sent: 07 October 2014 17:02 To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] Mystery fibers Group, I was presented with the attached photos this morning depicting what appear to be clusters of fibres inside a pedant-type object. I would love any insight you can offer as to pest-related possibilities for how or why these fibers got where they are. There is a small crack in the metal behind the stone that would provide an entry point for very small insects. However, I did not notice any material that appeared to be frass or shed larval skins, which is usually present when activity is noted. The scale of the photos is approximately 15x and 20x. Thanks, Ryan Jones Integrated Pest Management Specialist [cid:image003.jpg@01CE48C3.4DEF8B10][cid:image003.jpg@01CFE256.60768A80] P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187 (757) 220-7080 rjo...@cwf.org<mailto:rjo...@cwf.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
