Publications by Dr. Sims

(1) Brittnacher, J. G., S. R. Sims, and F. J. Ayala.  1978.  Genetic differentiation between species of the genus Speyeria  (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).  Evolution 32:199-210.

(2) Sims, S. R.  1978.  A red-eyed mutant of Papilio zelicaon (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer.  71:771-772.

(3) Sims, S. R., J. G. Brittnacher, and F. J. Ayala.  1979.  Genetic confirmation of the specific status of Speyeria adiaste (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).  Pan. Pac.Entomol.  55:111-116.

(4) Sims, S. R.  1979.  Aspects of mating frequency and reproductive biology of Papilio zelicaon  (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).  Amer. Midl. Nat.  103:36-50.

(5) Sims, S. R.  1980.  Diapause dynamics and host-plant suitability of Papilio zelicaon (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).  Amer. Midl. Nat.  103:375-384.

(6) Sims, S. R.  1982.  Larval diapause variation in a tree-hole mosquito. Bioscience 32:337-338.

(7) Sims, S. R.  1982.  Larval diapause in the eastern tree-hole mosquito, Aedes triseriatus: Latitudinal variation in induction and intensity.  Ann.  Entomol. Soc. Amer.  75:195-200.

(8) Sims, S. R.  1983.  The genetic and environmental basis of pupal colour dimorphism in Papilio zelicaon  (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).  Heredity 50:159-168.

(9) Sims, S. R. and L. E. Munstermann.  1983.  Egg and larval diapause in two populations of Aedes geniculatus (Diptera: Culicidae).  J. Med. Entomol. 20:263-271.

(10) Sims, S. R. and A. M. Shapiro.  1983.  Pupal diapause in Battus philenor (L.) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).  Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 76:407-412.

(11) Sims, S. R. and A. M. Shapiro.  1983.  Pupal colour dimorphism in California Battus philenor:  Pupation sites, environmental control, and diapause linkage. Ecol. Entomol.  8:95-104.

(12) Sims, S. R.  1983.  Inheritance of diapause induction and intensity in Papilio zelicaon (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).  Heredity 51:494-500.

(13) Sims, S. R.  1983.  Prolonged diapause and pupal survival of Papilio zelicaon Lucas (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).  J. Lepid. Soc.  37:29-37.

(14) Sims, S. R. and A. M. Shapiro.  1983.  Seasonal phenology of Battus philenor (L.) (Papilionidae) in California.  J. Lep. Soc. 37:281-288.

(15) Sims, S. R. and A. M. Shapiro.  1983.  Pupal color dimorphism in California Battus philenor (L.) (Papilionidae):  Mortality factors and selective advantage.  J. Lepid. Soc.  37:236-243.

(16) Sims, S. R., P. G. Marrone, F. Gould, R. E. Stinner, and R. L. Rabb.  1984. Ecological determinants of bean leaf beetle size variation in North Carolina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).  Environ. Entomol.  13:300-304.

(17) Sims, S. R.  1984.  Reproductive diapause in Speyeria (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). J. Res. Lepid.  23:211-216.

(18) Sims, S. R.  1985.  Embryonic and larval diapause in Aedes triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae):  Phenotypic correlation and ecological consequences of the induction response.  pp. 359-369.   In Mosquito Ecology Workshop.  Ed.Lounibos, L. P., J. H. Frank, and J. R. Rey.  Fl. Med. Entomol Lab.

(19) Pair, S. D., J. R. Raulston, A. N. Sparks, S. R. Sims, R. K. Sprenkel, G. K. Douce, and J. E. Carpenter.  1989.  Pheromone traps for monitoring fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), populations.  J. Entomol. Sci.  24:34-39.

(20) Stone, T. B., S. R. Sims, and P. G. Marrone.  1989.  Selection of tobacco budworm for resistance to a genetically engineered Pseudomonas fluorescens containing the delta endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki.  J. Invert. Path.  53:228-234.

(21) MacIntosh, S. C., G. M. Kishore, F. J. Perlak, P. G. Marrone, T. B. Stone, S. R. Sims, and R. L. Fuchs.  1990.  Potentiation of Bacillus thuringiensis activity by serine protease inhibitors.  J. Agric. Food Chem.  38:1145-1152.

(22) Delannay, X., B. J. LaVallee, R. K. Proksch, R. L. Fuchs, S. R. Sims, J. T. Greenplate, P. G. Marrone, R. B. Dodson, J.J. Augustine, J. G. Layton, and D. A. Fischhoff.  1990.  Field performance of transgenic tomato plants expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki  insect control protein. Bio/Technology 7:1265-1270.

(23) MacIntosh, S. C., T. B. Stone, S. R. Sims, P.L. Hunst, J. T. Greenplate, P. G. Marrone, F. J. Perlak, D. A. Fischhoff, and R. L. Fuchs.  1990.  Specificity and efficacy of purified Bacillus thuringiensis proteins against agronomically important insects.  J. Invert. Path. 56:258-266.

(24) Perlak, F. J., R. W. Deaton, T. A. Armstrong, R. L. Fuchs, S. R. Sims, J. T. Greenplate, and D. A. Fischhoff.  1990.  Insect resistant cotton plants. Bio/Technology 8:939-943.

(25) Sims, S. R. and T. B. Stone.  1991.  Genetic basis of tobacco budworm resistance to an engineered Pseudomonas fluorescens expressing the delta endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki.  J. Invert. Path.  57:206-210.

(26) Stone, T. B., S. R. Sims, S. C. MacIntosh, R. L. Fuchs, and P. G. Marrone.  1991.  Insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis. In  Biotechnology  for Biological Control of Pests and Vectors,  K. Maramorsch, Ed.,  CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Fl. pp.  53-66.

(27) Sims, S. R., A. S. Downing, and J. C. Pershing.  1992.  Comparison of assays for the determination of entomogenous nematode activity. J. Nemat. 24:271-274.

(28) Stone, T. B. and S. R. Sims.  1992.  Insect rearing and the development of bioengineered crops.  In Advances in Insect Rearing,  Eds. T. E. Anderson and N. C. Leppla, Westview Press, Boulder, Colo.  pp. 33-40.

(29) Marrone, P. G., T. B. Stone, and S. R. Sims.  1992.  Life history of southern corn rootworm reared on artificial diet and corn.  In Advances in Insect Rearing, Eds. T. E. Anderson and N. C. Leppla, Westview Press, Boulder, Colo. pp. 229-235.

(30) Ream, J. E., S. A. Berberich, S. R. Sims, G. J. Rogan, and R. L. Fuchs.  1992.  In planta distribution and environmental fate of insect resistant cotton proteins.  Suppl. Plant Physiol. 99:80.

(31) Benedict, J. H., E. S. Sachs, D. W. Altman, D. R. Ring, T. B. Stone, and S. R. Sims.  1993.  Impact of delta endotoxin producing transgenic cotton on insect-plant interactions with Heliothis virescens  (F.) and Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).  Environ. Entomol.  22:1-9.

(32) Benedict, J. H., D. R. Ring, E. S. Sachs, D. W. Altman, R. R. De Spain, T. B. Stone, and S. R. Sims. 1992.  Influence of transgenic BT cottons on tobacco budworm and bollworm behavior, survival, and plant injury.  Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conference 2:891-895.

(33) Stone, T. B. and S. R. Sims.  1993. Geographic susceptibility of Heliothis virescens and Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis.  J. Econ. Entomol. 86: 989-994.

(34) Purcell, J. P, J. Greenplate, M. Jennings, J. Ryerse, J. Pershing, S. Sims, M. Prinsen, D. Corbin, M. Tran, D. Sammons and R. Stonard.  1993.  Cholesterol oxidase: A potent insecticidal protein active against boll weevil larvae.  Biochem. Biophysiol. Res. Comm.  196:1406-1413.

(35) Armstrong, C. L., G. B. Parker, J. C. Pershing, S. M. Brown, P. R. Sanders, D. R. Duncan, T. Stone, D.A. Dean, D. L. DeBoer, J. Hart, A. R. Howe, F. M. Morrish, M. E. Pajeau, W. L. Petersen, B. J. Reich, R. Rodriguez, C. G. Santino, S.J. Sato, W. Schuler, S. R. Sims, S. Stahling, L. Tarochione & M. E. Fromm.  1995.  Field evaluation of European corn borer control in progeny of 173 transgenic corn events expressing an insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis.  Crop Sci. 35:550-557.

(36) Lavrik, P. B., D. E. Bartnicki, J. Feldman, B. G.  Hammond, P. J.  Keck, S. L. Love, M.  W. Naylor, G. J.  Rogan, S. R. Sims, and R. L. Fuchs.  1995.  Safety assessment of potatoes resistant to Colorado potato beetle.  In Genetically Modified Foods, Safety Issues.  Eds. K-H. Engel, G. R. Takeoka, and R. Teranishi.  American Chemical Society, Wash.  DC  pp.  148-158.

(37) Sims, S. R.  1995.  Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki [CryIA(c)] protein expressed in transgenic cotton: effects on beneficial and other non-target insects.  Southwestern Entomol.  20:493-500.

(38) Sims, S. R. and S. A. Berberich.  1996.  Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA protein levels in raw and processed seed of transgenic cotton: determination using insect bioassay and ELISA.  J. Econ. Entomol.  89:247-251.

(39) Sims, S. R. and L. R. Holden.  1996.  Insect bioassay for determining soil degradation of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki [CryIA(b)] protein in corn tissue.  Environ. Entomol.  25:659-664.

(40) Sims, S. R., J. C. Pershing, and B. J. Reich.  1996.  Field evaluation of transgenic corn containing a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein gene against Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).  J. Entomol. Sci. 31:340-346.

(41) Sims, S. R., S. A. Berberich, D. L. Nida, L. A. Segalini, J. N. Leach, C. C. Ebert, and R. L. Fuchs.  1996.  Analysis of expressed proteins in fiber fractions from insect-protected and glyphosate-tolerant cotton varieties.  Crop Sci. 36:1212-1216.

(42) Sims, S. R., J. T. Greenplate, T. B. Stone, M. A. Caprio, and F. L. Gould.  1996. Monitoring strategies for early detection of Lepidoptera resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins, pp. 229-242, In Molecular Genetics and Evolution of Pesticide Resistance, T. M. Brown, Ed., American Chemical Society Symposium Series Number 645.

(43) Gustafson, M. E.,  R. A. Clayton, P. B. Lavrik, G. V. Johnson, R. M. Leimgruber, S. R. Sims, and D. E. Bartnicki.  1997.  Large scale production and characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis insecticidal protein from Escherichia coli.  Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 47(3):255-261.

(44) Sims, S. R. and J. W. Martin.  1997.  Effect of the Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins CryIA(b), CryIA(c), CryIIA, and CryIIIA on Folsomia candida and Xenylla grisea (Insecta: Collembola).  Pedobiologia 41:412-416.

(45) Sims, S. R. and J. E. Ream.  1997.  Soil inactivation of the Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki CryIIA insecticidal protein within transgenic cotton tissue: Laboratory microcosm and field studies.  J. Agric. Food Chem. 45:1502-1505.

(46) Sims, S. R.  1997.  Host activity spectrum of the CryIIa Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.kurstaki protein: Effects on Lepidoptera, Diptera, and non-target arthropods.  Southwestern Entomologist  22:395-404.

(47) Sims, S. R.  1998.  A freeze-thaw stable Lepidoptera diet.  J. Agric. Entomol. 15:39-42.

(48) Sims, S. R.  2000.  Bioassays of Genetically Engineered Bacillus thuringiensis Plant Products, pp.25-40,  In Bioassays of Entomopathogenic Microbes and Nematodes, A. Navon and K. R. S. Ascher, Eds., Chapman and Hall.

(49) Caprio, M. A., D. V. Summerford, and S. R. Sims.  2000.  Evaluating Transgenic Plants For Suitability in Pest and Resistance Management Programs pp.805-828,  In Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology, L.A. Lacey and H. K. Kaya, eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands.

(50) Appel, A. G., Eva, M. J., and S. R. Sims.  2005.  Toxicity of granular ant bait formulations against cockroaches [Dictyoptera: Blattellidae and Blattidae].  Sociobiology 46: 65-72.

(51) Jensen, H. R., Scott, I. M., Sims, S. R., Trudeau, V.L. and J. T. Arnason.  2006.  The effect of a synergistic concentration of a P. nigrum extract used in conjunction with pyrethrin upon gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster .  Insect Molecular Biology 15(3):329-339.

(52) Jensen, H. R., Scott, I. M., Sims, S. R., Trudeau, V.L. and J. T. Arnason.  2006.  Gene expression profiles of Drosophila melanogaster exposed to an insecticidal extract of Piper nigrum.  J. Agr. Food Chem. 54(4):1289-1295.

(53) Sims, S. R.  2006.  Seasonal variation in feeding preferences of Tetramorium tsushimae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in St. Louis, Missouri.  Sociobiology 48 (2): 409-416.

(54) Sims, S. R. and D. R. Suiter.  2006.  Uncooperative ants.  Pest Control Technology, 34(8): 96-101.

(55) Sims, S. R. 2006.  Development of commercial ant baits.  Proceedings Natl. Conf. Urban Entomol., Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, May 21-24, 2006.  pp. 153-155.

(56) Sims, S. R.  2007.  Diapause dynamics, seasonal phenology, and pupal color dimorphism of Papilio polyxenes in southern Florida, USA.  Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 123: 239-245.

(57) Sims, S. R. and A. G. Appel.  2007.  Linear alcohol ethoxylates: Insecticidal and synergistic effects on German cockroaches (Blattodea: Blattellidae) and other insects.  J. Econ. Entomol. 100(3): 871-879.

(58) Appel, A. G., Sims, S, R, and M. J. Eva.  2008.  Factors affecting coprophagy and necrophagy by the German cockroach. pp. 139-142  In:  Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Urban Pests, W. H. Robinson and D. Bajomi, Eds.  OOK Press, Hungary.

(59) Sims, S. R. 2008.  Exempt products for the professional pest control market: fads or the future?  Proceedings Natl. Conf. Urban Entomol., Tulsa, OK, May 18-21, 2008.  pp. 27-28.

(60) Cink, J., Berger, J. Jordan, K. and S. Sims. 2008.  FastoutTM CS foam – Introduction and efficacy review of the first non-repellent ready-to-use broad-spectrum micro-encapsulated pyrethroid foam formulation.  Proceedings Natl. Conf. Urban Entomol., Tulsa, OK, May 18-21, 2008.  p. 70.

(61) Sims, S. R. 2008.  Influence of soil type and rainfall on pupal survival and adult emergence of the fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Southern Florida.  J. Entomol. Science.  43: 373-380.

(62) Sims, S. R., Suiter, D. R. and L. M. Ames.   2008.  Insect Identification for the PCO: Nuisance or Necessity?  Pest Control Technology. Vol 36 (12): 61-64.

(63) Phillips, A. K., A. G. Appel, and S. R. Sims.  2010.  Topical toxicity of essential oils to the German cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 103(2): 448-459.

(64) Sims, S. R., Appel, A. G., and M. J. Eva.  2010.  Comparative Toxicity and Repellency of Microencapsulated and Other Liquid Insecticide Formulations to the German Cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae).  J. Econ. Entomol. 103(6): 2118-2125.

(65) Sims, S. R. and J. T. Arnason.  2010.  Reduced risk products for pest control: past, present and future.  Proceedings Natl. Conf. Urban Entomol., Portland, OR, May 16-19, 2010.  pp. 148-149.

(66) Sims, S. R. 2011.  Stinging Insects. In Handbook of Pest Control by Mallis. Chaper 12, pp. 822-881.

(67) Sims, S. R., Suiter, D. R. and A. G. Appel..  2011.  A new look at an old group.  Pest Control Technology, Vol. 39(5): 94-98.

(68) Sims, S. R. and T. E. O’Brien.  2011. Mineral oil and aliphatic alcohols: Toxicity and analysis of synergistic effects on German cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae).  J. Econ. Entomol. 104(5): 1680-1686.

(69) Sims, S. R. and A. G. Appel.  2012.  Dead end! 10 practical tips for preventing pesticide control failures. Pest Control Technology, Vol. 40(3): 34-41.

(70) Arnason, J.T., Sims, S. R., and I. Scott.  2012.  Natural products from plants as insecticides.  In Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK, [http://www.eolss.net].

(71) Sims, S. R. and A. G. Appel.  2012.  Silverfish (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) - efficacy of commercial baits and new active ingredients.  J. Econ. Entomol.  105(4): 1385-1391.

(72) Sims, S. R., Appel, A. G., and M. J. Eva. 2012.  Discovery and development of a new bait for silverfish control. Proceedings Natl. Conf. Urban Entomol., Atlanta, GA, May 20-23, 2012.  pp. 57-58.

(73) Appel, A. G. Sims, S. R., and M. J. Eva.  2012.  Research in urban pest control using natural products.  Proceedings Natl. Conf. Urban Entomol., Atlanta, GA, May 20-23, 2012.  pp. 157-159.

(74) Sims, S. R. and A. G. Appel.  2013.  What does climate change mean for pests and PMPs?  Pest Control Technology.  Vol. 41(4): 92-94.

(75) Qian, K., Zhu, J. J., Sims, S. R., Taylor, D. B., and X. Zeng.  2013. Identification of volatile compounds from a food-grade vinegar attractive to house flies (Diptera: Muscidae).  J. Econ. Entomol. 106(2): 979-987.

(76) Sims, S. R. and A. G. Appel.  2013. Topical and vapor toxicity of saturated fatty acids to the German cockroach (Blattella germanica L).  (In press, J. Econ. Entomol.).

(77)Sims, S.R. and A. M. Shapiro.____ Interspecific variation in size, diapause intensity, and moisture responses of first instar Speyeria (Nymphalidae) larvae.  (In review, Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer.)