- Hicks, R. R., J. E. Coster, and K. G. Watterston. 1978. Reliability of field crew judgments concerning site factors associated with southern pine beetle infestations . Southwestern Entomologist 3:52-58.
- Hicks, R. R., J. E. Coster, and K. G. Watterston. 1979. Reducing southern pine beetle risks though proper management planning . Forest Farmer 386-7, 18.
- Hicks, R. R., J. E. Howard, J. E. Coster, and K. G. Watterston. 1978. The role of tree vigor in susceptibility of loblolly pine to southern pine beetle. Pages 177-186 in Fifth North American Forest Biology Workshop, Proceedings (University of Florida, Gamsville).
- Hicks, R. R., J. E. Howard, K. G. Watterston, and J. E. Coster. 1980a. Rating east Texas stands for southern pine beetle susceptibility . Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 5:7-10.
- Hicks, R. R., J. E. Howard, K. G. Watterston, and J. E. Coster. 1980b. Rating forest stand susceptibility to southern pine beetle in east Texas . Forest Ecology and Management 2:269-283.
- Hicks, R. R., J. E. Howard, K. G. Watterston, and J. E. Coster. 1981. Gulf coastal plain, eastern Texas. Pages 8-15 in J. E. Coster, and J. L. Searcy (eds.), Site, stand and host characteristics of southern pine beetle infestations. United States Department of Agriculture, Combined Forest Pest Research and Development Program, Technical Bulletin 1612.