I work like textiles conservator in Romanian National Museum of Art and I am in charge the medieval textiles collection.Its holdings include precious 14th to 18th century Italian velvets and sumptuous Oriental silks.This textiles may be grouped according to their origin:velvets and silks produced in Italy,silks woven in France,brocaded velvets and cloths woven with silk and gold thread from the Near East.Most of these textiles are iconostasis curtains,altar cloths,tomb covers and ecclesiastical vestments. Caused by the fact that the materials within these colections are of organical nature,there lies the risk of a biological attack.So far,there have been taken some measures against this sort of degradation such as:the constant maintaining of the micro-climat parameters as much close to the recommended values for this sort of materials,but also the use of naphthalene in the storage areas so that this chemical substance should not have a direct contact with the art works. The QUESTION for the specialists in the field of textile restauration and conservation is:WHAT METHODS OF PREVENTING AND ERADICATION OF THE BIOLOGICAL ATTACK(INSECTS ATTACK) ARE USED AT THE MOMENT IN DECORATIVE(TEXTILES) ART MUSEUMS? Hoping that someone will be able to offer me documentation or suggestion in this respect,I address my thanks in advance. Mirela Marinescu e-mail:[log in to unmask]