Publications on Conservation of Invertebrates, Pollinators, Aquatic Insects, Butterflies, and the Monarch Butterfly

Publications and Articles by the Xerces Society

Wings: Essays on Invertebrate Conservation
Our magazine filled with full-color photographs and topical essays
Logging to Control Insects: The Science and Myths Behind Managing Forest Insect "Pests." A Synthesis of Independently Reviewed Research
A comprehensive analysis of research on the control of bark beetles and defoliators, such as spruce budworm and tussock moths

Pollinator Conservation Handbook
A practical guidebook for creating and managing pollinator habitat
Farming for Bees: Guidelines for Providing Native Bee Habitat on Farms
A booklet with practical information on protecting and enhancing native pollinator habitat in the farm landscape
Stream Bugs as Biomonitors: A Guide to Pacific Northwest Macroinvertebrate Monitoring and Identification
A CD-ROM with companion field guide to macroinvertebrate monitoring
Butterfly Gardening: Creating Summer Magic in Your Garden

Essays on butterflies, gardening, and conservation, with some close-up color photos of butterflies and the plants that attract them
Monarch Habitat Handbook: A California Landowner's Guide to Managing Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Habitat
Streamkeepers: Aquatic Insects as Biomonitors (CD-ROM)
These three articles, by Xerces staff, are available for free, as PDFs (one is also in HTML format):
- The Case for Invertebrate Protection
  by Scott Hoffman Black, Matthew Shepherd, and Melody Mackey Allen. In Endangered Species Update (Vol. 18, No. 2, 2001). PDF only.
- Endangered Insects
  by Scott Hoffman Black and Mace Vaughan. In The Encyclopedia of Insects, eds. Vincent Resh and Ringe Carde, Academic Press, San Diego, CA. HTML or PDF.
- Potential Impact of Road-Stream Crossings (Culverts) on the Upstream Passage of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, by Mace Vaughan for the U.S. Forest Service, March 2002. PDF only.
- NEW: The Economic Value of Ecological Services Provided by Insects, by John Losey and Mace Vaughan. April 2006. Bioscience. Vol. 56, No. 4, pages 311-323. PDF only.