Dr. Jerome Goddard

Dr. Jerome  Goddard

Title

  • Extension Professor

Contact Information

JGoddard@entomology.msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-2085
Clay-Lyle Bldg., Rm 154

Overview

Education

  • Mississippi State University, Doctor of Philosophy (PHD), Entomology
  • University of Mississippi, Master of Science (MS), Biological Sciences
  • University of Mississippi, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Science

Research Interests

Ticks and tick-borne diseases; health and medical effects of bed bugs; tick ecology

Teaching Interests

Medical/Veterinary Entomology; Forensic Entomology

Website

Publications

Year Publications
2024

Galletti, M., Hecht, J., McQuiston, J., Gartin, J., Cochran, J., Blocker, B., Ayres, B., Allerdice, M., Beati, L., Nicholson, W., Snellgrove, A., Paddock, C., Kennedy, A., Molaei, G., Lado, P., Foley, J., Goddard, J., Occi, J., Padgett, K., Dykstra, E., Nolan, M., Cortinas, R., Sambado, S., Fink, S., Campbell, S., Romer, Y. 2024. Applying MALDI-TOF MS to resolve morphologic and genetic similarities between two Dermacentor tick species of public health importance. Scientific Reports 14:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69768-8.

2024

Goddard, J., Caprio, M., Bittner, J., Willeford, K., Ward, S. 2024. Laboratory studies of movement and microhabitat choices of engorged adult Amblyomma maculatum. Journal of Medical Entomology https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjae082.

2023

Goddard, J., Catanach, T. A., Rush, S. A. 2023. Colpocephalum sp. chewing lice (Psocodea: Menoponidae) collected from bald eagles in Mississippi. Journal of Entomological Science 58(3):375–376.

2023

Goddard, J., Bontty, M. 2023. Description of an ancient Roman two-sided "H comb". Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 68:261-264.

2023

Goddard, J., Baker, G., Paddock, C., Smith, T., Robbins, R. G. 2023. Redescription of the larval stage of Dermacentor prumapertus, with notes on hosts. Systematic and Applied Acarology 28:1297-1304.

2023

Sabet, A., Dalliance, E., Embers, M., Ward, S., Goddard, J. 2023. Attempt to artificially infect Cimex lectularius with Bartonella henselae. Journal of Entomological Science 58:307-317.

2023

Goddard, J., 2023. Halluciations in ChatGPT: a cautionary tale for biomedical researchers. American Journal of Medicine https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.06.012.

2023

Goddard, J., de Shazo, R. 2023. Envenomation from flood-related fire ant rafting: a cautionary tale. American Journal of Medicine https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.06.002.

2023

Goddard, J., Sims, S., Robbins, R. G., Varnado, W. C. 2023. Anomalous phenology of Ixodes scapularis in Mississippi. Journal of Medical Entomology https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad081.

2023

Goddard, J., Moulton, J. K. 2023. Recurring late December outbreaks of adult Simulium jenningsi group black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Seminary, Mississippi, US. Journal of Entomological Science https://doi.org/10.18474/JES22-26.

2022

Ber, J., Goddard, J., Nations, T., Outlaw, D. C. 2022. Survey and Phylogenetic Analysis of Leucocytozoon (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida) Parasites in Mississippi Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 59(3):1042-1046.

2022

Goddard, J., 2022. What to do about imaginary insect or mite infestations. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 63(11/12):128-130.

2022

Goddard, J., Wyatt, J. P. 2022. The evolution of a tick bite lesion. Cureus DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29865.

2022

Goddard, J., 2022. Black flies in Mississippi -- a significant emerging pest. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 63:207-208.

2022

Goddard, J., Nations, T. 2022. Economic effects of black flies on humans and animals in Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 66:182-187.

2022

Goddard, J., Speights, C., Borganelli, M. 2022. Salt as a trigger for atrial tachycardia/fibrillation. Cureus DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26168.

2022

Goddard, J., 2022. Bed bugs' biggest impact may be on mental health after an infestation of these bloodsucking parasites. The Conversation

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2022

Goddard, J., 2022. Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis -- what's your diagnosis?. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 63:1-7.

2021

Ber, J., Goddard, J., Outlaw, D. C. 2021. Survey of mississippi mosquito blood meals for vertebrate host identification. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 37(4):283-285.

2021

Huang, M., Jones, A., Sabet, A., Masters, J., Dearing, N., Ward, S., Goddard, J. 2021. Questing behavior of adult Amblyomma americanum in a laboratory setting. Systematic and Applied Acarology 26:2303-2310.

2021

Ber, J. L., Goddard, J., Outlaw, D. 2021. Survey of Mississippi mosquito blood meals for vetebrate host identification. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 37:283-285.

2021

De Jong, G., Meyer, F., Goddard, J. 2021. An annotated list of the blow flies and cluster flies of Mississippi . Transactions of the American Entomological Society 147:827-843.

2021

Allerdice, M., Paddock, C., Hecht, J., Goddard, J., Karpathy, S. 2021. Phylogenetic differentiation of Rickettsia parkeri reveals broad dispersal and distinct clustering within North American strains. Microbiology Spectrum 9:https://doi.org/101128/Spectrum.01417-21.

2021

Goddard, J., Layton, M. B. 2021. New records for Centruroides spp. in Mississippi. Southwestern Entomologist 46(3):787-788.

2021

Sabet, A., Goddard, J. 2021. Promise or peril: using genetically modified mosquitoes in the fight against vector-borne diseases. American Journal of Medicine DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/amjmed.2021.08.036.

2021

De Jong, G., Meyer, F., Goddard, J. 2021. Review of spider ecology during carrion decomposition, with a filed study on density and taxa richness in pitfall trap captures of geophilic spiders. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 114:756-764.

2021

Goddard, J., Sabet, A. 2021. What's in a name? Controversy over what to call the agent of Lyme disease. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 62:170-171.

2021

Goddard, J., Baker, G., Jericke, P., Bircham, L., Woodyard, E., Rosser, T. G. 2021. Molecular and ultrastructural analysis of a Porocephalus sp. (Arthropoda: Pentastomida) removed from a rattlesnake. Journal of the Mississippi academy of Sciences 66:1-5.

2021

Goddard, J., Moraru, G., Edwards, K., McInnis, S., Deerman, H., Nations, T., Varnado, W. 2021. Seasonality of Aedes albopictus in north and central Mississippi. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 37:34-37.

2021

De Jong, G., Meyer, F. S., Goddard, J. 2021. Relative role of blow flies and invasive fire ants in carrion decomposition. Journal of Medical Entomology Doi: 10.1093/jme/tjab014.

2020

Allerdice, M., Snellgrove, A., Hect, J., Hartzer, K., Jones, E., Biggerstaff, B., Ford, S., Karpathy, S., de la Mora, J., de la Mora, D., Licona-Enriquez, J., Goddard, J., Levin, M., Paddock, C. 2020. Reproductive incompatibility between Amblyomma maculatum group ticks from two distinct geographical regions within the USA. Experimental and Applied Acarology 82:543-557.

2020

Goddard, J., Varnado, W. 2020. Disaster vector control in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina: lessons learned. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 36:56-60.

2020

Nations, T., Varnado, W., Harrison-Lewis, A., Malaquais, J. B., Goddard, J. 2020. Survey of adult black flies from ten sites in Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 65:198-203.

2020

Pruett, G., Hawes, J., Varnado, W., Deerman, H., Goddard, J., Burkett-Cadena, N., Kearney, C. 2020. The readily transformable Impatiens walleriana efficiently attracts nectar feeding Aedes and Culex mosquitoes in simulated outdoor garden settings in Mississippi and Florida. Acta Tropica doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105624.

2020

Sheele, J., Ferrari, B., Goddard, J., Schlatzer, D., Lundberg, K., Guinto, K., Embers, M., Young, A. B., Ridge, G. E., Damiani, G., McCormick, T. S. 2020. Human immunoglobulin G responses to Cimex lectularius saliva. Parasite Immunology doi.org/10.1111/pim.12764.

2020

Portugal, J. S., Wills, R. W., Goddard, J. 2020. Laboratory studies of questing behavior in colonized nymphal Amblyomma maculatum ticks. Journal of Medical Entomology 57:1480-1487.

2020

Meyer, F. S., Monroe, M., Williams, H., Goddard, J. 2020. Solenopsis invicta x richteri necrophagous behavior causes post-mortem lesions in pigs which serve as oviposition sites for Diptera. Forensic Science International Reports Epub ahead of print, doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2020.100067.

2020

Kooienga, E., Goddard, J. 2020. Maggot debridement therapy: a suitable treatment option for chronic wound care. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 61:10-12.

2020

Goddard, J., De Jong, G., Meyer, F. S. 2020. Unidirectional en masse larval dispersal of blow flies. Food Webs 23:e00137.

2019

Goddard, J., Allerdice, M., Portugal, S., Moraru, G., Paddock, C., King, J. G. 2019. What is going on with the genus Dermacentor? Hybridizations, introgressions, oh my!. Journal of Medical Entomology epub ahead of print, doi: 10.1093/jme/tjz219.

2019

Lee, J., Grunnet, K., Flowers, R., Zlotoff, B., Noland, M., Goddard, J. 2019. Larval tick infestation causing an eruption of pruritic papules and pustules. Cutis 104:E1-E3.

2019

Hecht, J. A., Allerdice MEJ, ., Dykstra, E. A., Mastel, L., Eisen, R. J., Johnson, T. L., Gaff, H. D., Varela-Stokes, A., Goddard, J., Pagac, B. B., Paddock, C. D., Karpathy, S. E. 2019. Multistate Survey of American Dog Ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) for Rickettsia Species. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) 19(9):652-657.

2019

McInnis, S., Goddard, J., Deerman, H., Nations, T., Varnado, W. 2019. Insecticide resistance testing of Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes albopictus from Mississippi. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 35:147-150.

2019

Portugal, J. S., Allerdice, M., Moraru, G. M., King, J. G., Paddock, C. D., Becker, T., Smith, T., Goddard, J. 2019. Molecular Phylogeny of Dermacentor parumapertus (Acari: Ixodidae) from Two Locations Within Its Geographical Range. Journal of medical entomology 56(4):979-983.

2019

Hecht, J., Allerdice, M., Dykstra, E., Mastel, L., Eisen, R., Johnson, T., Gaff, H., Varela-Stokes, A., Goddard, J., Pagac, B., Paddock, C., Karpathy, S. 2019. Multistate survey of American dog ticks for Rickettsia species. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

2019

Portugal, S., Allerdice, M., Moraru, G., King, J., Paddock, C., Becker, T., Smith, T., Goddard, J. 2019. Molecular phylogeny of Dermacentor parumapertus from two locations within its geographical range. Journal of Medical Entomology

2018

Zhang, X., Hendrix, J. D., Campbell, Y. L., Phillips, T. W., Goddard, J., Cheng, W., Kim, T., Wu, T., Schilling, M. W. 2018. Biology and integrated pest management of Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) infesting dry cured hams. Journal of Stored Products Research 79:16--28.

2018

Hendrix, J. D., Zhang, X., Campbell, Y. L., Zhang, L., Siberio, L., Cord, C., Silva, J. L., Goddard, J., Kim, T., Phillips, T. W., Schilling, M. W. 2018. Effects of temperature, relative humidity, and protective netting on Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank)(Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae) infestation, fungal growth, and product quality of dry cured hams. Journal of Stored Products Research 77:211--218.

2018

Portillo, H. A., Howlader, M. S., Campbell, Y., French, T., Kim, T., Goddard, J., Schilling, M. W., others, . 2018. Incorporating fermented by-products of Lactobacillus diolivorans in food grade coatings designed for inhibition of Tyrophagus putrescentiae on dry-cured hams. Journal of Stored Products Research 77:77--83.

2018

Zhang, X., Byron, M. D., Goddard, J., Phillips, T. W., Schilling, M. W. 2018. Use of Lard, Food Grade Propylene Glycol, and Polysaccharides in Infused Nets to Control Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank; Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae) Infestation on Dry Cured Hams. Meat and Muscle Biology 2(1):36--45.

2018

Goddard, J., Lampton, L. 2018. Tick-borne diseases in Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 59:432-441.

2018

Nations, T. M., Varnado, W., Harrison-Lewis, A., Deerman, H., McInnis, S., Goddard, J. 2018. An annotated list of black flies occurring in Mississippi. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 144:539-550.

2018

Goddard, J., Varela-Stokes, A., Nations, T., Portugal, S., Walker, A., Varnado, W. 2018. Lyme disease agent not detected in deer ticks from Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 59:375.

2018

Goddard, J., Stewart, P., Deerman, H., Nations, T., Varnado, W. 2018. Development and resolution of cutaneous lesions caused by black fly bites (Diptera: Simuliidae). American Journal of Medicine doi.10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.06.004.

2018

Goddard, J., North, J. 2018. Moth in a human ear: a special report of non-bacterial, fishing-associated external otitis. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 59:216.

2018

Zhang, X., Byron, M., Goddard, J., Phillips, T., Schilling, M. W. 2018. Application of food-grade ingredients infused into nets to control Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae) infestation on dry cured hams. Meat and Muscle Biology 2:36-45.

2018

Baker, G. T., Goddard, J. 2018. Structure and number of tibial brush setae making up the fossil spongiosa in bed bugs,Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera:Cimicidae). Proceedings Entomological Society Washington 120(2):251-254.

2018

Varnado, W., Goddard, J. 2018. A survey of environmental and behavioral aspects of human West Nile cases in Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi State MedicalAssociation 59:134-138.

2018

Portillo, H., Howlader, M., Campbell, Y., French, T., Kim, T., Goddard, J., Hassan, E., Schilling, M. W. 2018. Incorporating fermented by-products of Lactobacillus diolivorans in food grade coatings designed for inhibition of Tyrophagus putrescentiae on dry-cured hams. Journal of Stored Products Research 77:77-83.

2018

Moraru, G., Portugal, S., Bednarova, A., McInnis, S., Paddock, C., Becker, T., Smith, T., Svobodova, Z., Goddard, J. 2018. Morphometric analysis of adult Dermacentor parumapertus from various locations within its geographical range. Journal of Medical Entomology doi: 10.1093/jme/tjy009.

2018

Campbell, Y. L., Zhang, X., Shao, W., Williams, J., Kim, T., Goddard, J., Abbar, S., Phillips, T. W., Schilling, M. W. 2018. Use of nets treated with food-grade coatings on dry-cured ham to control Tyrophagus putrescentiae infestations without impacting sensory properties. Journal of Stored Products Research 76:30-36.

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2017

Zhang, X., Campbell, Y., Phillips, T., Abbar, S., Goddard, J., Schilling, M. W. 2017. Application of food-grade ingredients to nets for dry cured hams to control mite infestation. Meat and Muscle Biology 1:53:60.

2017

Zhang, X., Campbell, Y. L., Phillips, T. W., Abbar, S., Goddard, J., Schilling, M. W. 2017. Application of food-grade ingredients to nets for dry cured hams to control mite infestations. Meat and Muscle Biology 1(1):53--60.

2017

Varnado, W., Goddard, J. 2017. A survey of environmental and behavioral aspects of human West Nile cases in Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 58:158-161.

2017

Goddard, J., Moraru, G., McInnis, S., Portugal, S., Yee, D., Deerman, H., Varnado, W. 2017. A statewide survey for container-breeding mosquitoes in Mississippi. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 33:229-232.

2017

Goddard, J., 2017. A crack-and-crevice application assay for selected insecticides to control the ham mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae. Journal of Entomological Science 52:304-307.

2017

Outlaw, D., Larson, D., Goddard, J. 2017. Mosquito vectors of avian malaria in Mississippi: a first look. Journal of Parasitology https://doi.org/10.1645/17-66.

2017

Zhang, X., Campbell, Y., Phillips, T., Abbar, S., Goddard, J., Schilling, M. W. 2017. Applcation of food-grade ingredients to nets for dry cured hams to control mite infestation. Meat and Muscle Biology doi: 10.22175/mmb2017.02.0014.

2017

Goddard, J., 2017. Dealing with Lyme disease treatment reply. American Journal of Medicine 130:e223.

2017

Goddard, J., Varnado, W. 2017. Palpable purpura from chigger bites. Midsouth Entomologist 9:77-78.

2017

Paddock, C., Allerdice, M., Nicholson, W., Levin, M., Smith, T., Becker, T., Delph, R., Knight, R., Ritter, J., Sanders, J., Goddard, J. 2017. Isolation and characterization of a unique strain of Rickettsia parkeri associated with the hard tick Dermacentor parumapertus in the western United States. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 17:doi: 10.1128/AEM.03463-03416.

2016

Varnado, W., Goddard, J. 2016. Use of the VectorTest for advanced warning of human WNV cases in Mississippi. Journal of Environmental Health 79:20-24.

2016

Yoder, J., Nelson, B., Randazzo, C., Portugal, S., Goddard, J. 2016. Dehydration tolerance in relation to short day length in nofed Amblyomma maculatum ticks. International Journal of Acarology http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2016.1253612.

2016

Goddard, J., Allerdice, M., Paddock, C., Portugal, J. S. 2016. Spotted fever group rickettsiae in immature Amblyomma maculatum from Mississippi. Journal of Entomological Science 51:329-331.

2016

Goddard, J., 2016. Not all erythema migrans lesions are Lyme disease. American Journal of Medicine

2016

Goddard, J., 2016. Essential facts about mosquitoes and Zika virus. American Journal of Medicine

2016

Goddard, J., 2016. Top 10 facts you should know about mosquito control and Zika virus. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 57:178-180.

2016

Goddard, J., Portugal, S., Mascheck, K. 2016. Antibody titers to bed bug salivary proteins in chickens from an infested broiler breeder house. Midsouth Entomologist 9:1-4.

2016

Goddard, J., Varnado, W., Hand, S., Meyer, F. 2016. Chikungunya in Mississippi: the health department response to imported cases. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 57:138-141.

2016

Portugal, S., Goddard, J. 2016. Field observations of questing and dispersal by colonized nymphal Amblyomma maculatum. Journal of Parasitology e-pub ahead of print, doi: 10.1645/15-909.

2016

Portugal, S., Goddard, J. 2016. Seasonality and distribution of immature Amblyomma maculatum in Mississippi: a review and new records. Journal of Entomological Science 51:1-8.

2016

Portugal, S., Goddard, J. 2016. Survival of unfed Amblyomma americanum nymphs under laboratory conditions for two years. Journal of Entomological Science 51:98-99.

2016

Nations, T., Edwards, K., Goddard, J. 2016. The George H. Bradley black fly papers. Midsouth Entomologist 8:73-75.

2015

Jones, K., Johnson, N., Yang, S., Stokes, J., Smith, W., Wills, R. W., Goddard, J., Varela-Stokes, A. 2015. Investigations into Outbreaks of Black Fly Attacks and Subsequent Avian Haemosporidians in Backyard-Type Poultry and Other Exposed Avian Species. Avian Dis 59(1):24-30.

2015

Portugal, J. S., Goddard, J. 2015. Evaluation of human attachment by larval Amblyomma maculatum. Journal of Medical Entomology Doi: 10.1093/jme/tjv185.

2015

Goddard, J., Moraru, A. 2015. Philosophical considerations of quantum mechanics. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 60:336-338.

2015

Goddard, J., Tardo, A., Embers, M. 2015. Western blotting of human sera--can it help diagnose bed bug bites?. SKINmed 13:345-346.

2015

Goddard, J., Goddard, II, J. 2015. Biomedical researchers should declare their assumptions. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 60:283.

2015

Goddard, J., Caprio, M. A., Goddard II, J. 2015. Diffusion rates and dispersal patterns of unfed versus recently fed bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L.). Insects 6:792-804.

2015

Goddard, J., Portugal, 3rd, J. S. 2015. Cutaneous lesions due to bites by larval Amblyomma americanum ticks. JAMA dermatology

2015

Goddard, J., Ward, C., Dagg, J., Mendonca, M., Robbins, R. G. 2015. New records for Amblyomma rotundatum Koch from the cane toad, Rhinella marina L. in Florida, with notes on identification of the nymphs. Systematic and applied acarology 20:465-467.

2015

Varnado, W. C., Goddard, J. 2015. Abundance and diversity of mosquito species collected from a rural area of central Mississippi: implications for West Nile virus transmission in Mississippi. Journal of the American mosquito control association 31:182-186.

2015

Portugal, 3rd, J. S., Goddard, J. 2015. Attempts to feed larval Amblyomma americanum (L.) (Acari: Ixodidae) on three different arthropod hosts. Journal of vector ecology 40(1):202-4.

2015

Portugal, 3rd, J. S., Goddard, J. 2015. Collections of immature Amblyomma maculatum from Mississippi. Systematic and applied acarology 20:20-24.

2015

Goddard, J., Embers, M., Hojgaard, A., Piesman, J. 2015. Comparison of tick feeding success and vector competence for Borrelia burgdorferi among immature Ixodes scapularis of both southern and northern clades. Journal of medical entomology 52(1):81-85.

2015

Paddock, C. D., Goddard, J. 2015. The evolving medical and veterinary importance of the Gulf Coast tick. Journal of medical entomology 52:230-252.

2015

Goddard, J., Maschak, K. 2015. Laboratory assays with various insecticides against bed bugs taken from a poultry house in Mississippi. Midsouth entomologist 8:10-15.

2015

Goddard, J., Seltzer, J., Meyer, F. S. 2015. New state record for Chrysomya ruffifacies in Mississippi. Journal of entomological science 50:67-68.

2015

Baker, G. T., Lawrence, A., Kuklinski, R., Goddard, J. 2015. Post-embryonic development of the compound eye of bed bugs, Cimex lectularius. Proceedings of the entomological society of Washington 117(1):1-6.

2014

Jones, K. H., Johnson, N., Yang, S., Stokes, J., Smith, W., Wills, R., Goddard, J., Varela-Stokes, A. 2014. Investigations into outbreaks of black fly attacks and subsequent avian haemosporidians in backyard type poultry and other exposed avian species. Avian diseases 59:24-30.

2014

Goddard, J., 2014. Long-term efficacy of various natural or "green" insecticides against bed bugs: a double-blind study. Insects 5:942-951.

2014

Ferrari, F. A., Goddard, J., Paddock, C. D., Varela-Stokes, A. 2014. Ultrastructure of Presumed "Candidatus Rickettsia Andeanae" in Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of medical entomology 51(6):1317-21.

2014

Ferrari, F. A., Goddard, J., Paddock, C. D., Varela-Stokes, A. 2014. Ultrastructure of presumed "Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae" in Amblyomma maculatum. Journal of medical entomology 51(6):1317-1321.

2014

Goddard, J., Paddock, C. D. 2014. Variability in ornamentation of adult Dermacentor parumapertus: implications for tick identification. Systematic and applied acarology 19(2):253-256.

2014

Sakamoto, J., Goddard, J., Ragson, J. 2014. Population and demographic structure of Ixodes scapularis in the eastern United States. PLoS One 9(7):18.

2014

Ekenna, O., Paddock, C. D., Goddard, J. 2014. Gulf coast tick rash illness in Mississippi caused by Rickettsia parkeri. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 55(7):216-9.

2014

Goddard, J., 2014. Cutaneous reactions to bed bug bites. Skinmed 12(3):141-3.

2014

Goddard, J., Hoppens, K., Lynn, K. 2014. Case report on enteric myiasis in Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 55(4):132-3.

2014

Goddard, J., de Shazo, R. 2014. Reactions to bites from kissing bugs (Triatoma). Up-to-Date online medical reference (Wolters Kluwer Health Publications)

2014

Goddard, J., Goltz, L. E., Edwards, K. T., Smith, W., Varela-Stokes, A. 2014. Survey of adult Dermacentor variabilis collected in northern Mississippi for spotted fever group rickettsiae. Midsouth entomologist 7:8-14.

2013

Plotkin, D., Goddard, J. 2013. Blood, sweat, and tears: a review of the hematophagous, sudophagous, and lachryphagous Lepidoptera. Journal of vector ecology 38(2):289-94.

2013

Goddard, J., Goltz, L., Robbins, R. G. 2013. New records of immature Ixodes brunneus Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) from Mississippi, U.S.A. Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology 38(2):415-6.

2013

Goltz, L., Varela-Stokes, A., Goddard, J. 2013. Survey of adult Ixodes scapularis Say for disease agents in Mississippi. Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology 38(2):401-3.

2013

Ferrari, F. A., Goddard, J., Moraru, G. M., Smith, W. E., Varela-Stokes, A. 2013. Isolation of "Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae" (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in embryonic cells of naturally infected Amblyomma maculatum (Ixodida: Ixodidae). Journal of medical entomology 50(5):1118-25.

2013

Ferrari, F. A., Goddard, J., Caprio, M. A., Paddock, C. D., Mixson-Hayden, T., Varela-Stokes, A. 2013. Population analyses of Amblyomma maculatum ticks and Rickettsia parkeri using single-strand conformation polymorphism. Ticks and tick-borne diseases 4(5):439-44.

2013

Goddard, J., 2013. Observations on questing activity of adult Ixodes brunneus Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) in Mississippi. The Journal of parasitology 99(2):346-9.

2013

Moraru, G. M., Goddard, J., Paddock, C. D., Varela-Stokes, A. 2013. Experimental infection of cotton rats and bobwhite quail with Rickettsia parkeri. Parasites & vectors 6:70.

2013

Goddard, J., Edwards, K. T. 2013. Effects of bed bug saliva on human skin. JAMA dermatology 149(3):372-3.

2013

Van Zee, J., Black, 4th, W. C., Levin, M., Goddard, J., Smith, J., Piesman, J. 2013. High SNP density in the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, the principal vector of Lyme disease spirochetes. Ticks and tick-borne diseases 4(1-2):63-71.

2013

Goddard, J., Hasenkampf, N., Edwards, K. T., de Shazo, R., Embers, M. E. 2013. Bed bug saliva causes release of monocytic inflammatory mediators: plausible cause of cutaneous bite reactions. International archives of allergy and immunology 161(2):127-30.

2013

Moraru, G. M., Goddard, J., Murphy, A., Link, D., Belant, J. L., Varela-Stokes, A. 2013. Evidence of antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae in small mammals and quail from Mississippi. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) 13(1):1-5.

2012

Hill, J., Goddard, J. 2012. Medical and veterinary importance of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets (Hexapoda: Orthoptera). Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 56(2/3):172–177.

2012

Goddard, J., Varela-Stokes, A., Smith, W., Edwards, K. T. 2012. Artificial infection of the bed bug with Rickettsia parkeri. Journal of medical entomology 49(4):922-6.

2012

deShazo, R. D., Feldlaufer, M. F., Mihm, Jr, M. C., Goddard, J. 2012. Bullous reactions to bedbug bites reflect cutaneous vasculitis. The American journal of medicine 125(7):688-94.

2012

Goddard, J., Arrigoni, J. 2012. Temporary vision improvement and pain relief after insect sting. The Journal of emergency medicine 43(1):e69-70.

2012

Thorn, M., Varnado, W. C., Goddard, J. 2012. First record of Aedes japonicus japonicus in Mississippi. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 28(1):43-4.

2012

Goddard, J., Varela-Stokes, A., Finley, R. 2012. Lyme disease-like illnesses in the south. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 53(3):68-9, 71-2.

2012

Goddard, J., de Shazo, R. 2012. Psychological effects of bed bug attacks (Cimex lectularius L.). The American journal of medicine 125(1):101-3.

2011

Edwards, K. T., Varela-Stokes, A., Paddock, C. D., Goddard, J. 2011. Gotch ear in a goat: a case report. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) 11(8):1217-9.

2011

Edwards, K. T., Goddard, J., Jones, T. L., Paddock, C. D., Varela-Stokes, A. 2011. Cattle and the natural history of Rickettsia parkeri in Mississippi. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) 11(5):485-91.

2011

Edwards, K. T., Goddard, J., Varela-Stokes, A. 2011. Distribution of spotted fever group rickettsiae in select tissues of experimentally infected and field-collected Gulf Coast ticks. Journal of medical entomology 48(3):687-90.

2010

Edwards, K. T., Goddard, J., Varela-Stokes, A., Layton, B., Huston, C. L., Foil, L. 2010. Current Topics in Medical and Veterinary Entomology: Results of a roundtable discussion. The Midsouth Entomologist 3:64-69.

2010

Goddard, J., Varnado, W. C., Harrison, B. A. 2010. An annotated list of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Mississippi. Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology 35(1):79-88.

2010

Paddock, C. D., Fournier, P. E., Sumner, J. W., Goddard, J., Elshenawy, Y., Metcalfe, M. G., Loftis, A. D., Varela-Stokes, A. 2010. Isolation of Rickettsia parkeri and identification of a novel spotted fever group Rickettsia sp. from Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) in the United States. Applied and environmental microbiology 76(9):2689-96.

2010

Castellaw, A. H., Showers, J., Goddard, J., Chenney, E. F., Varela-Stokes, A. 2010. SDetection of vector-borne agents in lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae), from Mississippi. Journal of medical entomology 47(3):473-6.

2009

Goddard, J., 2009. Historical and recent evidence for close relationships among Rickettsia parkeri, R. conorii, R. africae, and R. sibirica: implications for rickettsial taxonomy. Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology 34(2):238-42.

2009

Edwards, K. T., Goddard, J., Varnado, W. 2009. Survey of mosquito control knowledge, attitudes, and practices among county and municipal programs in Mississippi. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 25(3):361-6.

2009

Goddard, J., deShazo, R. 2009. Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) and clinical consequences of their bites. JAMA 301(13):1358-66.

2009

Goddard, J., Varela-Stokes, A. 2009. Role of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (L.), in human and animal diseases. Veterinary parasitology 160(1-2):1-12.

2008

Harrison, B. A., Varnado, W., Whitt, P. B., Goddard, J. 2008. New diagnostic characters for females of Psorophora (Janthinosoma) species in the United States, with notes on Psorophora mexicana (Bellardi) (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology 33(2):232-7.

2008

Goddard, J., Upshaw, S., Held, D., Johnnson, K. 2008. Severe reaction from envenomation by the brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus (Araneae: Theridiidae). Southern medical journal 101(12):1269-70.

2008

Paddock, C. D., Finley, R. W., Wright, C. S., Robinson, H. N., Schrodt, B. J., Lane, C. C., Ekenna, O., Blass, M. A., Tamminga, C. L., Ohl, C. A., McLellan, S. L., Goddard, J., Holman, R. C., Openshaw, J. J., Sumner, J. W., Zaki, S. R., Eremeeva, M. E. 2008. Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis and its clinical distinction from Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 47(9):1188-96.

2008

Brown, K. S., Necaise, J. S., Goddard, J. 2008. Additions to the known U.S. distribution of Latrodectus geometricus (Araneae: Theridiidae). Journal of medical entomology 45(5):959-62.

2008

Goddard, 2nd, J., Goddard, J. 2008. Estimating populations of adult Ixodes scapularis in Mississippi using a sequential Bayesian algorithm. Journal of medical entomology 45(3):556-62.

2007

Goddard, J., 2007. Seasonal activity of Amblyomma spp. in Mississippi. Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology 32(1):157-8.

2007

Sumner, J. W., Durden, L. A., Goddard, J., Stromdahl, E. Y., Clark, K. L., Reeves, W. K., Paddock, C. D. 2007. Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) and Rickettsia parkeri, United States. Emerging infectious diseases 13(5):751-3.

2006

Goddard, J., Piesman, J. 2006. New records of immature Ixodes scapularis from Mississippi. Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology 31(2):421-2.

2006

Goddard, J., Varnado, W. C., Harrison, B. A. 2006. Notes on the ecology of Culex coronator Dyar and Knab, in Mississippi. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 22(4):622-5.

2006

Goddard, J., 2006. An annotated list of the ticks (Ixodidae and Argasidae) of Mississippi. Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology 31(1):206-9.

2005

Goddard, J., 2005. Personal protection measures against fire ant attacks. Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 95(4):344-9.

2005

Goddard, J., Harrison, B. A. 2005. New, recent, and questionable mosquito records from Mississippi. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 21(1):10-4.

2005

Goddard, J., Paddock, C. D. 2005. Observations on distribution and seasonal activity of the Gulf Coast tick in Mississippi. Journal of medical entomology 42(2):176-9.

2005

Goddard, J., 2005. New ways of looking at memory function: certain traumatic memories function like viruses, replicating themselves. Medical hypotheses 65(5):989-91.

2004

deShazo, R. D., Kemp, S. F., deShazo, M. D., Goddard, J. 2004. Fire ant attacks on patients in nursing homes: an increasing problem. The American journal of medicine 116(12):843-6.

2004

Paddock, C. D., Sumner, J. W., Comer, J. A., Zaki, S. R., Goldsmith, C. S., Goddard, J., McLellan, S. L., Tamminga, C. L., Ohl, C. A. 2004. Rickettsia parkeri: a newly recognized cause of spotted fever rickettsiosis in the United States. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 38(6):805-11.

2004

Goddard, J., Currier, M. 2004. Case histories of insect- or arachnid-caused human illness. Journal of agromedicine 9(2):95-102.

2003

Goddard, J., Sumner, J. W., Nicholson, W. L., Paddock, C. D., Shen, J., Piesman, J. 2003. Survey of ticks collected in Mississippi for Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, and Borrelia species. Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology 28(2):184-9.

2003

Elchos, B. N., Goddard, J. 2003. Implications of presumptive fatal Rocky Mountain spotted fever in two dogs and their owner. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 223(10):1450-2, 1433.

2003

Goddard, J., 2003. Experimental infection of lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum (L.), with Rickettsia parkeri and exposure of guinea pigs to the agent. Journal of medical entomology 40(5):686-9.

2003

Moffitt, J. E., Venarske, D., Goddard, J., Yates, A. B., deShazo, R. D. 2003. Allergic reactions to Triatoma bites. Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 91(2):122-8; quiz 128-30, 194.

2003

O'Reilly, M., Paddock, C., Elchos, B., Goddard, J., Childs, J., Currie, M. 2003. Physician knowledge of the diagnosis and management of Rocky Mountain spotted fever: Mississippi, 2002. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 990:295-301.

2003

Yi, G. B., McClendon, D., Desaiah, D., Goddard, J., Lister, A., Moffitt, J., Meer, R. K., deShazo, R., Lee, K. S., Rockhold, R. W. 2003. Fire ant venom alkaloid, isosolenopsin A, a potent and selective inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase. International journal of toxicology 22(2):81-6.

2003

Goddard, J., 2003. Seasonality of delusions of parasitosis. Journal of agromedicine 9(1):23-6.

2002

Goddard, J., Lushbaugh, W. B., Hicock, P., Meade, J. C. 2002. Community-wide medical entomology training for medical practitioners. Southern medical journal 95(6):639-41.

2002

Goddard, J., Jarratt, J., deShazo, R. D. 2002. Recommendations for prevention and management of fire ant infestation of health care facilities. Southern medical journal 95(6):627-33.

2002

Goddard, J., 2002. A ten-year study of tick biting in Mississippi: implications for human disease transmission. Journal of agromedicine 8(2):25-32.

2000

Goddard, J., Jarratt, J., de Castro, F. R. 2000. Evolution of the fire ant lesion. JAMA 284(17):2162-3.

2000

Goddard, J., 2000. Perceived passage of time: its possible relationship to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Medical hypotheses 55(4):351-2.

1998

Goddard, J., 1998. Loxoscelism. The New England journal of medicine 339(26):1944-5; author reply 1945-6.

1997

Goddard, J., 1997. Human infestation with rodent botfly larvae: a new route of entry?. Southern medical journal 90(2):254-5.

1996

Jackson, L. K., Gaydon, D. M., Goddard, J. 1996. Seasonal activity and relative abundance of Amblyomma americanum in Mississippi. Journal of medical entomology 33(1):128-31.

1995

Goddard, J., 1995. Analysis of 11 cases of delusions of parasitosis reported to the Mississippi Department of Health. Southern medical journal 88(8):837-9.

1995

Goddard, J., 1995. Stings from puss caterpillars. American family physician 52(1):86.

1993

Goddard, J., 1993. Ecological studies of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in central Mississippi: lateral movement of adult ticks. Journal of medical entomology 30(4):824-6.

1992

Goddard, J., 1992. Ecological studies of adult Ixodes scapularis in central Mississippi: questing activity in relation to time of year, vegetation type, and meteorologic conditions. Journal of medical entomology 29(3):501-6.

1990

Goddard, J., McHugh, C. P. 1990. Impact of a severe tick infestation at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas on volant scorpion military training. Military medicine 155(6):277-80.

1989

Goddard, J., 1989. Focus of human parasitism by the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of medical entomology 26(6):628-9.

1988

Goddard, J., 1988. The changing status of tickborne disease in the U.S. Military medicine 153(10):513-9.

1986

Goddard, J., Norment, B. R. 1986. Spotted fever group rickettsiae in the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of medical entomology 23(5):465-72.

1986

Goddard, J., Baker, G. T., Norment, B. R. 1986. Ectoparasites of the eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) from Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Journal of wildlife diseases 22(1):127-9.

Extension Publications

Year Publications
2023

Layton, B., Goddard, J., MacGown, J. 2023. Control fleas on your pet, in your house, and in your yard. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2023

Rigney, J., Goddard, J. 2023. Watch out for ticks. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2022

Goddard, J., 2022. What to do about black flies or buffalo gnats. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2022

Goddard, J., Moraru, G. 2022. Control external parasites of poultry. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2022

Goddard, J., Edwards, K. 2022. Integrated mosquito management. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2021

Goddard, J., Edwards, K. 2021. What to do about bed bugs in poultry houses. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication Number 3668.

2021

Goddard, J., Layton, B. 2021. The southern house mosquito and related species: biology and control. Mississippi State University Extension Service Publication Number 2336.

2020

Goddard, J., Edwards, K. T. 2020. Arthropod management guidelines for dairy cattle and dairies. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2020

Goddard, J., McInnis, S. 2020. Setting up a municipal mosquito control program. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2019

Goddard, J., 2019. Mosquitoes, West Nile, and other encephalitis viruses: what you can do to protect yourself. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2019

Layton, B., Goddard, J., Edwards, K., MacGown, J. 2019. Control fleas on your pet, in your house, and in your yard. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2019

Goddard, J., Layton, B. 2019. Spiders: brown recluse and black widow. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2019

Layton, B., Goddard, J. 2019. Control cockroaches in and around your home. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2019

Goddard, J., Edwards, K., Allerdice, M. 2019. The Asian long-horned tick: a new invasive tick species in the eastern U.S. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2018

Goddard, J., 2018. What to do about buffalo gnats or black flies. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2018

Goddard, J., Varela-Stokes, A. 2018. Lyme disease in Mississippi. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2018

Varnado, W., Harrison, B., Goddard, J. 2018. Identification guide to adult mosquitoes in Mississippi, Third Edition. Mississippi State University Extension Service

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2017

Goddard, J., Moraru, G. 2017. Control external parasites of poultry. Mississippi State University Extension Service

2017

Goddard, J., Edwards, K. 2017. Swine ectoparasite control. Mississippi State University Extension Service

Graduate Students

  • Alyssa Snellgrove

Awards & Honors

  • DAFVM Superior Faculty Award - Extension/Outreach
    MSU Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine
  • Mark E. Keenum Outstanding Extension Faculty Award
    Mississippi State University Extension Service
  • Felix J. Underwood Award in Public Health
    Mississippi Public Health Association
  • Mississippi Entomological Association Merit Award
    Mississippi Entomological Association
  • "Highly Commended" award for medical textbook
    British Medical Association
  • Pest Management Professional Hall of Fame
    Pest Management Professional Magazine
  • Pest Control Technology Magazine Leadership Award
    Pest Control Technology Magazine

Society Memberships

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Entomological Society of America
  • Mississippi Entomological Association
  • Mississippi Mosquito and Vector Control Association