- Bell, J. C., R. F. Bassett, and W. M. Ciesla. 1965a. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations on the Andrew Pickens District, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-31.
- Bell, J. C., R. F. Bassett, and W. M. Ciesla. 1965b. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations on the Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-30.
- Bell, J. C., R. F. Bassett, and W. M. Ciesla. 1965c. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations on the Tyger and Enoree Districts, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-29.
- Bell, J. C., R. F. Bassett, and W. M. Ciesla. 1966. Detection survey of bark beetle infestations on the Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 66-1-7.
- Bell, J. C., R. F. Bassett, and W. M. Ciesla. 1968. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations on the Bigwoods Experimental Forest, North Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 68-1-28.
- Bell, J. C., and W. M. Ciesla. 1966. Detection survey of bark beetle infestations on the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 66-1-26.
- Bell, J. C., W. M. Ciesla, and R. F. Bassett. 1967. Appraisal survey of southern pine beetle infestations near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 67-1-7.
- Bell, J. C., W. M. Ciesla, and R. T. Franklin. 1965. Detection and evaluation of a southern pine beetle outbreak on the Bigwoods Experimental Forest, North Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-11.
- Bell, J. C., T. H. Flavell, and W. M. Ciesla. 1966. Evaluation of southern pine beetle infestations near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 66-1-6.
- Bell, J. C., M. Knighten, and W. M. Ciesla. 1966a. Appraisal survey of a southern pine beetle outbreak near Yorktown, Virginia. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 66-1-9.
- Bell, J. C., M. Knighten, and W. M. Ciesla. 1966b. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations on the Bigwoods Experimental Forest, North Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 66-1-8.
- Bell, J. C., M. Lambert, and W. M. Ciesla. 1965. Appraisal survey of southern pine beetle infestations near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-32.
- Bell, J. C., M. Lambert, and W. M. Ciesla. 1966. Appraisal survey of southern pine beetle infestations near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 66-1-16.
- Bell, J. C., M. Lambert, and W. M. Ciesla. 1968. Southern pine beetle evaluation survey of the Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Reservation, Tennessee. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 68-1-22.
- Bell, J. C., M. Plaugher, and W. M. Ciesla. 1966. Evaluation of black turpentine beetle infestations on the Broadway District, George Washington National Forest, Virginia. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 66-1-11.
- Bell, J. C., J. L. Rauschenbarger, and W. M. Ciesla. 1966. Appraisal survey of southern pine beetle infestations on the Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 66-1-18.
- Bennett, W. H., and W. M. Ciesla. 1971. Southern pine beetle. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Pest Leaflet 49 (revised). 8 p.
- Ciesla, W. M. 1966. Southern pine beetle attacks red pine in North Carolina . Journal of Forestry 64:397.
- Ciesla, W. M. 1967. Evaluation of bark beetle populations in windthrown timber on the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 67-1-13.
- Ciesla, W. M. 1968. Detection and evaluation of bark beetle infestations . Forest Farmer, Manual Edition 27:28-29.
- Ciesla, W. M. 1969. Insect hazards of natural disasters . Southern Lumberman 219:188-189.
- Ciesla, W. M. 1971. Evaluation of mountain pine beetle infestations on the Hebgen Lake District, Gallatin National Forest, Montana. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Region, Report 71-38.
- Ciesla, W. M. 1973. Six-spined engraver beetle. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Pest Leaflet 141. 6 p.
- Ciesla, W. M. 1974. Forest insect damage from high-altitude color-IR photos . Photogrammetric Engineering 40:721-722.
- Ciesla, W. M. 1978. The mountain pine beetle/lodgepole pine pest management system: opportunities for putting new knowledge into practice. Pages 209-212 in A. A. Berryman, G. D. Amman, R. W. Stark, and D. L. Kibbee (eds.), Theory and practice of mountain pine beetle management in lodgepole pine forests. Symposium, 25-27 April, Pullman, Washington. University of Idaho, College of Forest Resources. 220 p.
- Ciesla, W. M. 1979. Evaluation of control tactics for southern pine beetle: have user needs been met? Pages 112-116 in J. E. Coster, and J. L. Searcy, Evaluating control tactics for the southern pine beetle. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Technical Bulletin 1613. 118 p.
- Ciesla, W. M., R. A. Allison, and F. P. Weber. 1982. Panoramic aerial photography in forest pest management. Photogram. Ent. 48:719-723.
- Ciesla, W. M., R. F. Bassett, and R. T. Franklin. 1964. Evaluation of southern pine beetle infestations on the Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 64-1-15.
- Ciesla, W. M., and J. C. Bell. 1968. The pine engraver, Ips pini (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), in the southern Appalachian mountains . Entomological Society of America, Annals 61:235-236.
- Ciesla, W. M., J. C. Bell, and J. W. Curlin. 1967. Color photos and the southern pine beetle . Photogrammetric Engineering 33:883-888.
- Ciesla, W. M., J. C. Bell, and R. T. Franklin. 1965a. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations on the Andrew Pickens District, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-15.
- Ciesla, W. M., J. C. Bell, and R. T. Franklin. 1965b. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations on the Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-8.
- Ciesla, W. M., J. C. Bell, and R. T. Franklin. 1965c. Appraisal survey of southern pine beetle infestations near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-27.
- Ciesla, W. M., J. C. Bell, and R. T. Franklin. 1965d. Detection survey for bark beetle infestations on the Croatan National Forest, North Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-10.
- Ciesla, W. M., J. E. Dewey, and S. Tunnock. 1971. Northern Rocky Mountains (R-1). Pages 16-21 in A. E. Landgraf, Forest insect conditions in the United States, 1970. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. vi + 44 p.
- Ciesla, W. M., and R. T. Franklin. 1963a. Biological evaluation of bark beetle infestations, General Pickens District, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 1-7-63.
- Ciesla, W. M., and R. T. Franklin. 1963b. Biological evaluation of bark beetle infestations—Tyger and Enoree Districts, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 1-6-63.
- Ciesla, W. M., and R. T. Franklin. 1963c. Detection and evaluation of bark beetle infestations, Long Cane and Edgefield districts, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 1-3-63.
- Ciesla, W. M., and R. T. Franklin. 1964a. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations, Andrew Pickens District, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 64-1-5.
- Ciesla, W. M., and R. T. Franklin. 1964b. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations, Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 64-1-3.
- Ciesla, W. M., and R. T. Franklin. 1964c. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations, Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 64-1-6.
- Ciesla, W. M., and R. T. Franklin. 1964d. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations, Tyger and Enroe districts, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry 64-1-8.
- Ciesla, W. M., and R. T. Franklin. 1965. Evaluation of bark beetle infestation on the Wayah District, National Forests in North Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-2.
- Ciesla, W. M., M. M. Furniss, M. D. McGregor, and W. E. Bousfield. 1971. Evaluation of Douglas-fir beetle infestations in the North Fork Clearwater River drainage, Idaho-1971. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Region, Insect and Disease Report 71-46. 15 p.
- Ciesla, W. M., M. Lambert, and R. T. Franklin. 1964a. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations, Andrew Pickens District, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 64-1-16.
- Ciesla, W. M., M. Lambert, and R. T. Franklin. 1964b. Detection survey of bark beetle infestations, Cherokee National Forest, Tennesse. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 64-1-4.
- Ciesla, W. M., M. Lambert, and R. T. Franklin. 1964c. Detection survey of bark beetle infestations on the National Forests in North Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 64-1-7.
- Ciesla, W. M., M. Lambert, and R. T. Franklin. 1964d. Detection survey of bark beetle infestations Tyger District, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 64-1-1.
- Ciesla, W. M., M. Lambert, and R. T. Franklin. 1965a. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations on the Tyger and Enoree Districts, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-4.
- Ciesla, W. M., M. Lambert, and R. T. Franklin. 1965b. Detection and evaluation of a southern pine beetle outbreak near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 65-1-6.
- Ciesla, W. M., M. D. McGregor, and W. E. Bousfield. 1971. Forest insect conditions in the Northern Region, 1970. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Division of State and Private Forestry, Report for 1971. 12 p.
- Ciesla, W. M., M. D. McGregor, and S. Tunnock. 1972. Forest insect conditions, 1971, Northern Region. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 72-3. 19 p.
- Dewey, J. E., W. M. Ciesla, and H. E. Meyer. 1974. Insect defoliation as a predisposing agent to a bark beetle outbreak in eastern Montana . Environmental Entomology 3:722.
- Dooling, O. J., J. E. Dewey, and W. M. Ciesla. 1973. Northern Rocky Mountains (R-1). Pages 28-32 in D. P. Graham and J. F. Chansler, Forest insect and disease conditions in the United States, 1972. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. vi + 72 p.
- Downing, G. L., W. M. Ciesla, and J. L. Rauschenberger. 1968. Southern and southeastern states. Forest insect and disease conditions in the United States, 1968. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
- Downing, G. L., J. D. Ward, and W. M. Ciesla. 1970. Southern and southeastern states. Pages 25-32 in A. E. Landgraf, Forest insect and disease conditions in the United States, 1969. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. vi + 40 p.
- Flavell, T. H., J. C. Bell, and W. M. Ciesla. 1966a. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations on the Andrew Pickens .District, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 66-1-5.
- Flavell, T. H., J. C. Bell, and W. M. Ciesla. 1966b. Appraisal survey of bark beetle infestations on the Andrew Pickens District, National Forests in South Carolina. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 66-1-17.
- Rauschenberger, J. L., W. M. Ciesla, and M. Lambert. 1966. Forest insect and disease conditions at Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, State and Private Forestry, Report 66-1-23.
- Ciesla, W. M. 1988. Pine bark beetles: a new pest management challenge for Chilean foresters . Journal of Forestry 86:27-31.
- Ciesla, W. M., M. D. McGregor, and H. E. Meyer. 1971. Status of bark beetle infestations near Blue Mountain, Missoula District, Lolo National Forest, Montana. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Region, Missoula, Montana, Report 71-6. 4 p.
- Ciesla, W. M., and O. R. Grez. 1988. Hylurgus ligniperda (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) [In Spanish]. Proteccion Fitosanitaria Forestal, Corporacion Nacional Forestal, Folleto de Divulgacion Ano 8, Santiago, Chile, No. 15. 7 p.
- Ciesla, W. 1992. Introduction of bark beetles and wood borers into China in coniferous logs from North America . FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 40:154-158.
- Ciesla, W. 1993. Recent introductions of forest insects and their effects: A global overview . FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 41:3-13.