Steven M. Valles

1. Education

• B.S., Georgia State University (Biology), 1989
• M.S., University of Florida (Entomology), 1991
• Ph.D., University of Florida (Entomology), 1995

2. Employment

Postdoctoral Associate (1995 - present)

Research Assistant (1989 - 1995)

3. Research Responsibilities

Development of insecticide resistance management practices for urban insect pests. Investigate the biochemical mechanisms associated with insecticide resistance in urban insect pests.

4. Accomplishments

Entomological Society of America, John Henry Comstock Award (Southeastern Branch), Las Vegas, Nevada, December 1995.

Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting, Second Place Student Paper Competition, Stuart, Florida, August 1994.

Entomological Society of America, J.P. LaFage Graduate Student Research Award, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 1993.

Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting, Second Place Student Paper Competition, Captiva Island, Florida, August 1993.

Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting, First Place Student Paper Competition, Stuart, Florida, August 1992.

Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting, First Place Student Paper Competition, Naples, Florida, August 1991.

5. Grants and Contracts (Total $31,500)

Development of a Method to Monitor the Susceptibility of German Cockroaches, Blattella germanica (L.), to Hydramethylnon. American Cyanamid Company. $20,000, 10/96-10/97.Enzyme Induction in the German Cockroach, Blattella germanica, and its Role in Insecticide Resistance. Entomological Society of America, Jeffrey P. LaFage Graduate Student Research Award. $1,500, 12/93-12/94.

Biochemical Mechanisms Underlying Developmental Stage Variation in Insecticide Susceptibility of the German Cockroach. S.C. Johnson Wax & Son, Inc. $10,000, 8/93-8/94.

6. Career Publications

Book Chapters: 1

Refereed Papers: 15

Miscellaneous Papers: 2

7. Selected Publications

• Valles, S.M & S.J. Yu. 1996. Evidence that German Cockroach Gut Contents Contain a Potent Inhibitor of Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenases. J. Econ. Entomol. (In Press).
• Valles, S.M., S.J. Yu, & P.G. Koehler. 1996. Biochemical Mechanisms Responsible for Stage-Dependent Propoxur Tolerance in the German Cockroach. Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 54: 172-180.
• Valles, S.M. & S.J. Yu. 1996. Tissue Localization, Developmental Expression, and Induction of Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenases in the German Cockroach. Pestic. Biochem. Physiol.54: 31-39.
• Valles, S.M., C.A. Strong, & P.G. Koehler. 1996. Inter- and Intra-Instar Food Consumption in the German Cockroach, Blattella germanica. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 79: 171-178.
• Valles, S.M. & S.J. Yu. 1995. Detection and Biochemical Characterization of Insecticide Resistance in the German Cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 89: 21-26.
• Valles, S.M., S.J. Yu, & P.G. Koehler. 1994. Detoxifying Enzymes in Adults and Nymphs of the German Cockroach: Evidence for Different Microsomal Monooxygenase Systems. Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 49: 183-190.
• Valles, S.M. & P.G. Koehler. 1994. Influence of Carbon Dioxide Anesthesia on Chlorpyrifos Toxicity in the German Cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 87: 709-713.
• Valles, S.M. & J.L. Capinera. 1993. Response of Southern Armyworm, Spodoptera eridania (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Larvae to Selected Botanical Insecticides and Soap. J. Agric. Entomol. 10: 145-153.
• Koehler, P.G., C.A. Strong, R.S. Patterson, & S.M. Valles. 1993. Differential Susceptibility of German Cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae) Sexes and Nymphal Age Classes to Insecticides. J. Econ. Entomol. 86: 785-792.
• Valles, S.M., R.R. Heath, & J.L. Capinera. 1992. Production and Release of Sex Pheromone by Diaphania nitidalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): Periodicity, Age, and Density Effects. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 85: 731-735.
• Valles, S.M. & J.L. Capinera. 1992. Periodicity of Attraction of Adult Melonworm, Diaphania hyalinata. Florida Entomol. 75:390-392.
• Valles, S.M., J.L. Capinera, & P.E.A. Teal. 1991. Evaluation of Pheromone Trap Design, Height, and Efficiency for Capture of Male Diaphania nitidalis (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in a Field Cage. Environ. Entomol. 20: 1274-1278.