Qualification Details

1. (2006)Completed Madhyamik Pariksha from Asansol Ramakrishna Mission High School.
2. (2008)completed H. S. from Durgapur Bidhan Chandra Institution.
3. B.SC Zoology Honours from Asansol B. B. College
4. M.SC(2014)Zoology with Ecology and Environment Special Paper from the University of Burdwan
5. PH.D.(2016)Zoology with Ecology and Environment under the guidance of Prof. Anandamay Barik. Field of research is ‘Chemical Ecology of Plant-Insect Interaction’ and thesis title is ‘Chemical interactions between the weed, Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) Raven and its insect herbivore, Altica cyanea (Weber) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)’ .
6. (2015) Qualified IIT-GATE (XL) in
7. (2016)WBCSC-SET in Life Science in 2016 and CSIR-UGC NET-LS.

Teaching Experience

1. Kazi Nazrul University, As a Guest Lecturer from since 24.09.2019 till date
2. Durgapur Women’s College from 01.12.2022 till date

Area of Interest in Teaching

1. Ecology
2. Conservation Biology,Animal Behaviour
3. Entomology
4. Physiology

Area of Research

• Chemical ecology of plant-insect interaction

Book Chapter Publication

1.  R Patra, S Mitra and S Mukherjee, 2022. Perturbation of the health of the riverine ecosystem and its impact on the biogeochemical, ecological, and molecular perspectives. In: Patra B. C., Shit P. K., Bhunia G. S., Bhattacharya M. (eds) River Health and Ecology in South Asia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83553-8_10 [Joint first author]
2. R Patra, S Mitra, NC Das and S Mukherjee, 2022. Prebiotics as Promising Therapeutics for Treating Gut-Related Disorders: Biochemical and Molecular Perspectives. In: Behera, K. K., Bist, R., Mohanty, S., Bhattacharya, M. (eds) Prebiotics, Probiotics and Nutraceuticals. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8990-1_8

Journal Publication

1. S Mitra, A Karmakar, A Mukherjee and A Barik, 2017. The role of leaf volatiles of Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) Raven in the attraction of Altica cyanea (Weber) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology 43, 679-692. IF: 2.626
2. S Mitra, N Sarkar and A Barik, 2017. Long-chain alkanes and fatty acids from Ludwigia octovalvis weed leaf surface waxes as short-range attractant and ovipositional stimulant to Altica cyanea (Weber) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 107, 391-400. IF: 1.814
3. S Mitra, S H Mobarak and A Barik, 2019. Activities of antioxidant enzymes in three species of Ludwigia weeds on feeding by Altica cyanea. Journal of King Saud University – Science 31, 1522-1527. IF: 4.011
4. S Mitra, A Karmakar, S Das and A Barik, 2020. Attraction of the potential biocontrol agent, Altica cyanea to volatiles of the three species of Ludwigia weeds. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 168: 91-104. IF: 2.250
5. S Mitra, S H Mobarak and A Barik, 2020. Age-stage, two-sex life table of the biocontrol agent, Altica cyanea on three Ludwigia species. Biologia. 76:101–112. IF: 1.350
6. P Mitra, S Mitra and A Barik, 2022. Attraction of Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) towards Lathyrus sativus L. flower volatiles. International Journal of Pest Management. DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2022.2088879. IF: 1.907
7. P Mitra, R Debnath, S Mitra and A Barik, 2022. Life history traits and probing behavior of Aphis craccivora (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Lathyrus sativus. Biologia. DOI: 10.1007/s11756-022- 01216-2. IF: 1.350
8. S H Mobarak, A Koner, S Mitra, P Mitra, and A Barik. 2020. The importance of leaf surface wax as short‐range attractant and oviposition stimulant in a generalist Lepidoptera. Journal of Applied Entomology. 144: 616– 631. IF: 2.603
9. A Karmakar, S Mitra, A Mukherjee and A Barik, 2019. Variations in composition of alkanes and free fatty acids in Aulacophora foveicollis Lucas (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on exposure to Monocrotophos. Proceedings of the Zoological Society. 72: 301–312
10. A Karmakar, S Mitra and A Barik, 2018. Systemically released volatiles from Solena amplexicaulis plant leaves with color cues influencing attraction of a generalist insect herbivore. International Journal of Pest Management 64, 210-220. IF: 1.907

Conference/ Seminar Paper Presentation Data

1. Mitra, S and Barik, A., (2017) Leaf surface wax alkanes and fatty acids from Ludwigia octovalvis weed as short-range attractant and ovipositional stimulant to Altica cyanea. Young Ecologists Talk and Interact, Tezpur University, Assam, 4-7 January, 2017 [Speed Talk cum Poster Presentation]
2. Mitra, S and Barik, A., (2017) Attraction of the biocontrol agent Altica cyanea (Weber) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to the weed Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) Raven volatiles. ZooCon, North Bengal University, 11-12 Feb, 2017 [Oral Presentation]
3. Mitra, S and Barik, A., (2017) Leaf surface wax alkanes and fatty acids from Ludwigia octovalvis weed as short-range attractant and ovipositional stimulant to Altica cyanea. National Conference on Advances of Life Sciences and Radiation Biology, Dept. of Zoology, Burdwan university, 17-18 February, 2017 [Poster Presentation] (Best Poster Presentation)
4. Mitra, S and Barik, A., (2017) Volatiles from the Weed Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) Raven causing Attraction of the Biocontrol Agent Altica cyanea (Weber) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). International Conferenc