M. E. Archer, “Second report into the Chrysis ignita group - a provisional approach to gain confidence in identifying the specimens”, BWARS Newsletter, vol. Spring 2003 , pp. 6-9 , 2003.

M. E. Archer, The Wasps, Ants and Bees of Watsonian Yorkshire.  Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union, 2002.

M. E. Archer, “Changes in abundance of Vespula germanica and V. vulgaris in England”, Ecological Entomology, vol. 26, pp.  1-7, 2001.

M. E. Archer, The British potter and mason wasps: a handbook. York:  Vespid Studies, 2000.

M. E. Archer, “Taxonomy and world distribution of the Euro-Asian species of Dolichovespula (Hym., Vespinae)”, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, vol.  135, pp.  153-160, 1999.

M. E. Archer, Threatened wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) in Watsonian Yorkshire. PLACE Research Centre University College of Ripon and York St John, 1998.

M. E. Archer, “A numerical account of successful colonies of the social wasp, Vespula rufa (L.) (Hym., Vespinae)”, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, vol.  133, pp.  205-215, 1997.

M. E. Archer, “Taxonomy, distribution and nesting biology of the Euro-Asian Vespula rufa group (Hym., Vespinae)”, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine., vol.  133, pp.  107-114, 1997.

M. E. Archer, “The aculeate wasps and bees (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) of Herm and Sark, Channel Islands”, Entomologist’s Gazette, vol.  47, pp.  53-59, 1996.

M. E. Archer, “Key to British social wasps”, in BWARS starter pack, Huntingdon: National Environmental Research Council, 1996.

M. E. Archer, “Recent rare and scarce wasps and bees (Hym., Aculeata) recorded from Guernsey and Herm”, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, vol.  130, pp.  103-104, 1994.

M. E. Archer, “The life history and colonial characteristics of the hornet, Vespa crabro L. (Hym., Vespinae)”, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, vol. 129, pp.  151-163, 1993.

M. E. Archer, “The Aculeate Solitary Wasps and Bees (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) of Leicestershire”, Transactions of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society, vol. 84, pp. 9-25, 1990.

G. W. Allen and Archer, M. E., “Dolichovespula saxonica (Fabricius, 1793) (Hym., Vespidae) found in Britain with a key to British Dolichovespula”, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, vol.  125, pp.  103-105, 1989.

M. E. Archer, “Odynerus simillimus Morawitz (Hym., Eumenidae) taken in Norfolk”, Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, vol.  125, p.  206, 1989.

M. E. Archer, Provisional atlas of the insects of the British Isles. Part 9, Hymenoptera Vespidae. Social wasps. Huntingdon:  Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, 1979.