Species complex diversification by host plant use in an herbivorous insect: the source of Puerto Rican cactus mealybug pest and implications for biological control.

Poveda-Martínez, D., Aguirre, M. B., Logarzo, G., Hight, S. D., Triapitsyn, S., Diaz-Sotero, H., Vitorino, M. D., Hasson, E., (2020). Ecology and Evolution 10(19), 10463-10480. Wiley, Oxford, UK. English language

Ecological niche modeling to calculate ideal sites to introduce a natural enemy: the case of Apanteles opuntiarum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to control Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America.

Pérez-De la O, N. B., Espinosa-Zaragoza, S., López-Martínez, V., Hight, S. D., Varone, L., (2020). Insects 11(7) MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. English language

Causes of mortality at different stages of Cactoblastis cactorum in the native range.

Varone, L., Aguirre, M. B., Lobos, E., Pérez, D. R., Hight, S. D., Palottini, F., Guala, M., Logarzo, G. A., (2019). BioControl 64(3), 249-261. Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands. English language

Performance improvement through quality evaluations of sterile cactus moths, Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), mass-reared at two insectaries.

Hight, S. D., Carpenter, J. E., (2016). Florida Entomologist 99(Special Issue 1), 206-214. Florida Entomological Society, Lutz, USA. English language

Impact of field densities of the naturalized defoliator Caloptilia triadicae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) on the invasive weed Chinese tallowtree.

Wheeler, G. S., Hight, S. D., Wright, S. A., (2017). Environmental Entomology 46(6), 1305-1312. Oxford University Press, Cary, USA. English language

Influence of sun and shade conditions on Gratiana boliviana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) abundance and feeding activity on tropical soda apple (Solanaceae) under field conditions.

Kariuki, E. M., Hix, R. L., Hight, S. D., Reitz, S. R., Kairo, M. T. K., (2016). Florida Entomologist 99(3), 552-554. Florida Entomological Society, Lutz, USA. English language

Is post hoc development of risk management in weed biological control too late? Lessons learned from Cactoblastis cactorum.

Carpenter, J. E., Hight, S. D., (2013). Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, 11-16 September, 2011, 356. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Hilo, USA. English language

External morphology of the egg of the native (Melitara prodenialis) and exotic (Cactoblastis cactorum) cactus moths (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).

Baker, G. T., Hight, S. D., Brown, R. L., (2012). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 114(4), 433-438. Entomological Society of Washington, Washington, USA. English language

Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) use of Opuntia host species in Argentina.

Varone, L., Logarzo, G. A., Briano, J. A., Hight, S. D., Carpenter, J. E., (2014). Biological Invasions 16(11), 2367-2380. Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands. English language

Economic impact of tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum) on Florida cattle production.

Salaudeen, T., Thomas, M., Harding, D., Hight, S. D., (2013). Weed Technology 27(2), 389-394. Weed Science Society of America, Lawrence, USA. English language