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Bloem, S., S. D. Hight, J. E. Carpenter, and K. A. Bloem. 2005. Development of the Most Effective Trap to Monitor the Presence of the Cactus Moth Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae). Florida Entomologist 88:300-306.

Bloem, S., R. F. Mizell, K. A. Bloem, S. D. Hight, and J. E. Carpenter. 2005. Laboratory Evaluation of Insecticides for Control of the Invasive Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Florida Entomologist 88:395-400.

Hight, S. D., J. E. Carpenter, S. Bloem, and K. A. Bloem. 2005. Developing a Sterile Insect Release Program for Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae): Effective Overflooding Ratios and Release-Recapture Field Studies. Environmental Entomology 34:850-856.

Cuda, J. P., D. H. Habeck, S. D. Hight, J. C. Medal, and J. H. Pedrosa-Macedo.  2004.  Brazilian Peppertree, pp. 439-441 In E. M. Coombs [ed.], Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the United States. Oregon State University Press,  Corvallis.

Solis, M, S. D. Hight, and D. R. Gordon 2004. Tracking the Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum Berg., As It Flies and Eats Its Way Westward in the U.S.  News of the Lepidopterists' Society 46:3-7.

Hight, S. D., I. Horiuchi, M. D. Vitorino, C. Wikler, and J. H. Pedrosa-Macedo. 2003. Biology, Host Specificity Tests, and Risk Assessment of the Sawfly Heteroperreyia hubrichi, a Potential Biological Control Agent of Schinus terebinthifolius in Hawaii. Biocontrol 48:461-476.

Hight, S. D., S. Bloem, K. A. Bloem, and J. E. Carpenter. 2003. Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae): Observations of Courtship and Mating Behaviors at Two Locations on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Florida Entomologist 86:400-408.

Hight, S. D., J. P. Cuda, and J. C. Medal. 2002. Brazilian Peppertree, pp. 351-359 In R. Van Driesche [ed.], Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States. ; U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, Morgantown, W. Va.

Hight, S. D., J. E. Carpenter, K. A. Bloem , S. Bloem, R. W. Pemberton, and P. Stiling. 2002.  Expanding Geographical Range of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae) in North America.  Florida Entomologist 85:527-529.

Hight, S. D. 2002. Host Specificity and Risk Assessment of Heteroperreyia hubrichi, a Potential Classical Biological Control Agent of Christmasberry (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Hawaii, pp. 30-44 In C. W. Smith, J. Denslow, and S. Hight (eds.), Proceedings of a Workshop on Biological Control of Invasive Plants in Native Hawaiian Ecosystems, Technical Report 129, Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hight, S. D. 1997. Genetic Basis for Host Range Expansion of a Native Moth, Eudryas unio Hubner, onto an Introduced Plant, Lythrum salicaria L.  Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maryland College Park.

Hight, S. D., B. Blossey, J. Laing, and R. Declerckfloate. 1995. Establishment of Insect Biological Control Agents From Europe against Lythrum salicaria in North America. Environmental Entomology 24:967-977.

Blossey, B., D. Schroeder, S. D. Hight, and R. A. Malecki. 1994. Host-Specificity and Environmental Impact of 2 Leaf-Beetles (Galerucella calmariensis and G. pusilla) for Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). Weed Science 42:134-140.

Blossey, B., D. Schroeder, S. D. Hight, and R. A. Malecki. 1994. Host-Specificity and Environmental Impact of the Weevil Hylobius transversovittatus, a Biological-Control Agent of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). Weed Science 42:128-133.

Malecki, R. A., B. Blossey, S. D. Hight, D. Schroeder, L. T. Kok, and J. R. Coulson. 1993. Biological-Control of Purple Loosestrife. Bioscience 43:680-686.

Manguin, S., R. White, B. Blossey, and S. D. Hight. 1993. Genetics, Taxonomy, and Ecology of Certain Species of Galerucella (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 86:397-410.

Kok, L. T. T. J. M. R. A. M. S. D. H. J. J. D. a. J. R. C. 1992. Host specificity tests of Galerucella calmariensis (L.) and G. pusilla (Duft.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), potential biological control agents of purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria L. (Lythraceae). Biological Control 2:282-290.

Kok, L. T., T. J. McAvoy, R. A. Malecki, S. D. Hight, J. J. Drea, and J. R. Coulson. 1992. Host specificity tests of Hylobius transversovittatus Goeze (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a potential biological control agent of purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria L. (Lythraceae). Biological Control 2:1-8.

Hight, S. D. and J. J. Drea. 1991. Prospects for a Classical Biological Control Project against Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.). Natural Areas Journal 11:151-157.

Hight, S. D. and P. W. Tipping. 1989. Status of Rhinocyllus conicus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Maryland. Maryland Entomologist 3:123-128.