Experts --> Dr. Ankita Gupta

Name: Dr. Ankita Gupta
Location: National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Bangalore, INDIA

Education: M.Sc., PhD (Agricultural Entomology) from GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, Advanced taxonomy training from Distributed European School of Taxonomy (DEST) in affiliation to the University of Gothenburg at Kristineberg, Sweden.

Employment: Scientist (ICAR), Division of Insect Systematics, NBAII, Bangalore, INDIA

Interests:
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of natural enemies associated with insect pest of agriculture and forestry ecosystem.
Molecular phylogenetic studies of parasitic wasps associated with lepidopteran hosts.
Taxonomy, bio-ecology (emphasizing host parasitoid association), and Zoo-geography of parasitic Hymenoptera (Chalcidoidea and Ichneumonoidea) of Indian Ocean.
Biological control of pest- Expertise in mass production technology of Biocontrol agents viz.,
Trichogramma spp., Chrysoperla group, Coccinelids, and larval parasitoids namely Bracon spp. for the control of various crop pests.

E-mail ID: ankitagupta.nbaii@gmail.com
Phone: +91(080)-2351 1982; 98 (Extension-336)

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Achievements (Academic):

Selected for International EDIT Grant from Distributed European School of Taxonomy (DEST), Europe and attended Modern Taxonomy Programme: 2010-2011- Basics Of Taxonomy: Describing, Illustrating and Writing Biodiversity held at the University of Gothenburg, The Sven Loven Centre For Marine Sciences, Kristineberg, Sweden.

Selected for and recipient of International Grant (ITS) from Department of Science & Technology (DST) in the year 2010.

Underwent advanced subject training on Insect Bioinformatics (Under NAIP-NABG project)- 2011. This training program focused on major applications of Genomics, Proteomics and Gene Expression in Insect Domain.

Recognized by National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad for aiding in Institution building activity during 89th Foundation Course for Agricultural Research Service in 2010.

Attained Best Debater Ramanujan Award in IARI, New Delhi in year 1998.

Qualified Agriculture Research Services (ARS) Exam in 2009 conducted by ASRB, PUSA, New Delhi for eligibility for Scientist in Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

Qualified ICAR NET in June 2004 conducted by ASRB, PUSA, New Delhi for eligibility for Assistant Professorship/Lectureship in Universities/Post Graduate Colleges.

Topped Overall PhD entrance exam of GBPUA&T University in the year 2002.

Qualified Junior Research Fellowship in the All India Combined Entrance Examination conducted by ICAR, New Delhi.

Awarded University Merit scholarships during B.Sc (Ag) and MSc (Ag).

Recipient of Senior Research Fellowship for pursuing PhD at GBPUA&T, Pantnagar.

Life Member of Society for Bio-Control Advancement, Bangalore, India.

International training imparted:

Invited expert for The International training on Biological Control of crop pest & weeds for Afro Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO) held during 24th November-7th December, 2010 sponsored by Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi.

The trainees include representatives from China, Malaysia and other Afro -Asian countries.

Invited speaker:

In the National Seminar on Gender and biodiversity organized by DRWA, UNDP & National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai, Bhubaneshwar, 28th -29th Dec, 2010. Delivered talk on Role of women in biodiversity in different agroecosystems

Achievements (Research):

o More than 300 species of parasitic wasps associated with various crop pests collected, identified and added to the National reference collections.

o 11 new species and one new Genus reported, described, and published from different regions of India.

o Total 80 new distribution and host records of various parasitoids published.

o Molecular characterization of parasitoids based on marker genes CO-I and ITS-2 done:

o DNA Barcode developed for Apanteles galleriae Wilkinson (Larval parasitoid of Greater wax moth- Galleria mellonella (L.) & Fornicia ceylonica Wilkinson (ex. Larvae of Spatulifimbria castaneiceps Hampson).

o GenBank Submissions (NCBI) - Accession No. -Apanteles galleriae Wilkinson -JN790942; Fornicia ceylonica Wilkinson -JN613568; Apanteles hyposidrae Wilkinson -JQ308797; Apanteles machaeralis Wilkinson- JQ844449; Apanteles mohandasi Sumodan & Narendran -JX083405 & Apanteles taragamae Viereck JX083404.

PUBLICATIONS-

INTERNATIONAL - 1. Ankita Gupta & Blaise Pereira. 2012. A new species of Glyptapanteles (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), a larval parasitoid of Elymnias hypermnestra (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), along with some new host records of parasitoids from Peninsular India. Zootaxa 3227: 54-63.

2. Ankita Gupta and J. Poorani. 2008. A new species of Caenohomalopoda (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from India. Zootaxa 1933: 59-62 (14 Nov. 2008).

3. Ankita Gupta and J. Poorani. 2008. New distribution and host records of Chalcidoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from various parts of India. Checklist 4(4): 410-414.

4. Ankita Gupta & Kalesh S. 2012. Reared parasitic wasps attacking hesperiids from Western Ghats (Kerala, India) with description of a new species of Dolichogenidea (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) as a larval parasitoid of Thoressa evershedi (Evans) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Zootaxa (Accepted; in press).

5. Ankita Gupta, Amalendu Ghosh, Nesil Liz Baby and S. K. Jalali. 2012. Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Apanteles mohandasi Sumodan & Narendran (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), A Solitary Endoparasitoid of PammenecCritica Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with notes on biology from India. Entomological news (Accepted; in press)

NATIONAL-

Year- 2011

6. Ankita Gupta & Shravan M. Haldhar 2012. Pupal parasitization of Anaphaeis aurota Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) infesting Capparis decidua (Forsk.) by Brachymeria albicrus (Klug) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) Journal of Biological Control, (Accepted; in press)

7. Ankita Gupta & Peter Smetacek 2011. A new larval host record for Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Karnataka, India. Journal of threatened taxa. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 3(2): 1553-1554.

8. Ankita Gupta & K. Veenakumari. 2011. A new record of Chrysochalcissa oviceps Boucek (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) from eggs of Heteroptera from Karnataka, India. Journal of Biological Control 25(2) 148-149.

Year- 2010

9. Ankita Gupta 2010. First record of Brachymeria jambolana Gahan (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) as a pupal parasitoid of Graphium doson (C. & R. Felder) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Journal of Biological control. 24 (4): 363-365.



Year- 2009

10. J. Poorani, S. K. Rajeshwari and Ankita Gupta 2010. Notes on diagnosis and biology of Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of the invasive mealy bug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Biological control 23 (4): 463-466.

11. Ankita Gupta and J. Poorani. 2009. Taxonomic studies on a collection of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) from India with new distribution records. Journal of threatened taxa 1(5):300-304.

12. Ankita Gupta, V. Naveen Kumar and J. Poorani. 2009. New record of Psyllaephagus phylloplectae Sushil & Khan (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae) from Karnataka, with notes on its taxonomy and host, Megatrioza hirsuta (Crawford) (Hemiptera: Triozidae). Journal of threatened taxa 1(3): 174-176.

Year- 2008

13. Ankita Gupta and J. Poorani. 2008. New distribution and host records of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) from India. Journal of Biological control 22 (2): 261-265.

14. Nagaraja, H., Ankita Gupta, Y. Lalitha, P. Mohanraj & S. K. Jalali. On true identity of Trichogramma brasiliensis (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) being used in India. Journal of Biological control 22 (2): 255-260.

15. Ankita Gupta and J. Poorani. 2008. New Records of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) from Southern India. Biosystematica 1(2): 21-24 (2008-02-28).

16. Ankita Gupta and J. Poorani. 2008. New record of Comperiella indica Ayyar (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from Coccus viridis (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccidae). Bugs R All 16: 15-16.

17. Ankita Gupta and J. Poorani. 2008. A new species of Gonatocerus Nees from India. Biosystematica 2 (1) 59-62.

Year-2007

18. Nagaraja, H., Ahmad, A. and Ankita Gupta 2007. A new species of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) from Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Journal of Biological Control 21(2): 287-289

19. Nagaraja, H. and Ankita Gupta 2007. A new species of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) parasitic on eggs of pomegranate fruit borer, Deudorix isocrates (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Journal of Biological Control 21(2): 291-293.

20. Ankita Gupta and M. A. Khan 2007. A new species of Gastrancistrus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from India. Journal of Bombay Natural History 104(1): 72-75.

21. Ankita Gupta 2007. A new species of Dinarmus Thomson (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) from India. Entomon 32 (3): 161-167.

Year-2006

22. Ankita Gupta, M. A. Khan and Meena Agnihotri 2006. A new genus and species of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from India. Journal of Biological Control 20 (1): 73-76.

23. Ankita Gupta and M. A. Khan 2006. A new species of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from India. Journal of Experimental Zoology, India 9 (2): 365-368.

24. Karnatak A K and Ankita Gupta 2005. Antifeedant activity of Neemazal T/S (Azadirachtin 1EC) and Diflubenzuron (Dimilin 25% WP) against Spodoptera litura (Fab.). Shashpa 12(1): 21-22.

25. Dar, M.H., Rizvi, P. Q. and Ankita Gupta 2005. Development of Integrated management module for pod fly, Melanagromyza obtusa Malloch in late pigeon pea. Annals of Plant Protection Sciences 13(2): 298-301.

26. Ankita Gupta and M. A. Khan 2005. A new species of the genus Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) from Kumaon hills of Indian Himalayas. Pantnagar Journal of Research 3 (1) 29-32.

Year-2004

27. Karnatak, A. K., Karnatak, D.C and Ankita Gupta 2004. Impact of pesticides on the population of earthworms in rice ecosystem. Pantnagar Journal of Research 2 (2):12-14.

SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS

Year-2003 -Poster Presetation in Symposium

28. Ankita Gupta and R. P. Shrivastava 2003. Effect of Cartap hydrochloride on the growth and development of Spilosoma obliqua Walker. In: National Symposium on sustainable pest management organized by SPESPD & BHU, Varanasi 2-4, Jan, 2003. pp. 43-44.

29. One Poster presentation - Ankita Gupta and Shravan M. Haldhar. 2011. Pupal Parasitism of Pioneer butterfly infesting Capparis decidua (Forsk.) by Brachymeria albicrus (Klug)in National Symposium on Harnessing Biodiversity for Biological Control of Crop Pests held on 25- 26 May, 2011 at National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects (NBAII), Bangalore, (Karnataka), India.

30. Ankita Gupta; C. R. Ballal & R.J Rabindra. 2010. Role of women in biodiversity in different agroecosystems. In: National Seminar on Gender and biodiversity organized by DRWA & UNDP, National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai, Bhubaneshwar 28th -29th Dec, 2010. pp. 12-14.

31. B. Ramanujam, R. Rangeshwaran, Ankita Gupta, T. M. Shivalingaswamy, Sunil Joshi and R. J Rabindra. 2011.Annual Progress report 2010-2011. All India Co-ordinated Research project on Biological control of crop pests and weeds. Compiled and edited. 328pp.

32. B. Ramanujam, C. R. Ballal, P. Mohanraj, R. J Rabindra, S. Sriram, M. Nagesh, T. M. Shivalingaswamy & Ankita Gupta 2011. Proceedings of the XX Biocontrol Workers' Group Meeting & Technical Programme for 2011-12 & 2012-13. All India Co-ordinated Research project on Biological control of crop pests and weeds. Tech. Document No. 63. 106 pp.

POPULAR ARTICLES:

1. Ankita Gupta and M. A. Khan 2005. Coccinellida and Chrysopids: Predators as farmer's friend. Indian Farmer's Digest, Feb., 5-8.

2. Ankita Gupta, Kumar, S., Khan, R. M. and M. A. Khan 2005. IPM mein jaivik niyantran: Aavashayakta avam yogdaan Kisan Bharti, May, 19-24.

3. Kumar, S., Khan, R. M., Ankita Gupta and M. A. Khan 2006. Ganne ki fasal mein wooly ahid ceratovacuna lanigera keet ka prabandhan Kisan Bharti, June, 37(9) 11-13.

4. Kumar, S., Khan, R. M., Ankita Gupta and M. A. Khan 2006. Kurmula kisan bhaiyoon ka ghatak shatroo: parichaya avam niyantran Kisan Bharti, Nov., 11-16.

5. Kumar, S., Khan, M. A., Khan, R. M., Vasudha and Ankita Gupta 2004. Jaivik kheti mein Chrysoperla carnea parbhakshi keet ka mahatvapoorn yogdaan Kisan Bharti, Nov., 13-16.