Dr. José Santos Portugal
Title
- Assistant Professor
Contact Information
jsp281@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-0972
Clay Lyle Bldg., Room 125
Overview
Education
- Mississippi State University, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Life Sciences
Website
Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Portugal, J. S., Wills, R., Goddard, J. 2020. Laboratory Studies of Questing Behavior in Colonized Nymphal Amblyomma maculatum Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 57(5):1480-1487. Download |
| 2018 | Moraru, G. M., Portugal, J. S., Bednarova, A., Mcinnis, S. J., Paddock, C. D., Becker, T., Smith, T. C., Svobodova, Z., Goddard, J. 2018. Morphometric Analysis of Adult Dermacentor parumapertus Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae) From Various Locations Within its Geographical Range. Journal of Medical Entomology 55(4):871-876. Download |
| 2016 | Portugal, J. S., Goddard, J. 2016. Field Observations of Questing and Dispersal by Colonized Nymphal Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) . Journal of Parasitology 102(4):481-483. Download |
| 2016 | Portugal, J. S., Goddard, J. 2016. Evaluation of Human Attachment by Larval Amblyomma maculatum(Acari: Ixodidae) . Journal of Medical Entomology 53(2):451-453. Download |
| 2015 | Portugal, 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):202-204. Download |
Extension Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Goddard, J., Portugal, J. S. 2025. Municipal and other governmental or tribal pest control, category 8. Mississippi State University Extension Service, Pesticide Safety Education |
| 2024 | Portugal, J. S., Layton, M. B., MacGown, J. 2024. P2568 Protect Your House from Termites - Revision. MSU-ES |
| 2024 | Portugal, J. S., Layton, M. B., MacGown, J. 2024. P3999 Mississippi PMP Series - Pest Snapshot: Formosan Subterranean Termite. MSU-ES |
| 2024 | Portugal, J. S. 2024. P4054 Mississippi PMP Series - Preparing for your Wood Destroying Insect License (WDIL) Exam . Mississippi State University Extension Service |
Graduate Students
Awards & Honors
- Excellence in Early Career Award
Southwestern Branch, Entomological Society of America - James and Ann Jarratt Fund for Excellence Award
Mississippi Entomological Association - MUVE National Section Scholarship
Entomological Society of America - Ph.D. Student of the Year
Mississippi State University Entomology & Plant Pathology Club - Spirit of State Award
Mississippi State University - CALS/MAFES Diversity Award (Student)
Mississippi State University (CALS/MAFES) - Ph.D. Student of the Year
Mississippi State University Entomology & Plant Pathology Club - Wilson-McClain Scholarship
Mississippi Entomological Association - Pat and Linda Harris Scholarship
Mississippi Entomological Association - Ph.D. Student of the Year
Mississippi State University Entomology & Plant Pathology Club - J.C. Redd Memorial Scholarship
Mississippi Entomological Association - Dr. Roger Walker Meola Memorial Scholarship
Texas A&M University - Entomology Department
Society Memberships
- Entomological Society of America
- Mississippi Entomological Association
- National Pest Management Association
- Pi Chi Omega