prof. dr. salmah binti yaakop

pensyarah universiti

jabatan sains biologi & bioteknologi

 salmah78@ukm.edu.my



   Biografi/ Biography :

  • SALMAH YAAKOP, PhD., is a Prof. at Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), UKM. She received her Bachelor and Master of Science degree from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and Ph.D. degree from State University of Groningen, The Netherlands in Evolutionary Biology. Her expertise is on Molecular Systematics and Taxonomy and Diversity of insect species. She is a very active entomologist in conducting DNA barcoding research, species interaction and coevolution, and systematics and taxonomy of insects especially on pests and parasitoids of Malaysian crops, storage products etc. Not limited to insects only, she also working on molecular systematics of wildlife species for conservation purposes. Currently, she also conducts research on impact of climate change on insect species. She is an Editor of Serangga Journal (indexed in Scopus) (2018-2021) and also President of Entomological Society of Malaysia (ENTOMA) for 2019-2020.

  • fairuz khalid, che nor f. che-ismail, abd-ghani idris, ismail rakibe, muhamad azmi mohammed, salmah yaakop.  (2025).  selected monocots and eudicots as alternative host plants for promoting arthropod populations in paddy cultivation area.  - spanish journal of agricultural research.  1 - 17. 

     

    salmah yaakop, muhammad afiq senen, nur alya adila rosli.  (2025).  ulat bungkus plaster, perosak yang sering diabaikan.  - entomologi majalah kosmik. 

     

    marthiuz ghany buang, ameyra aman-zuki, nur azura adam, dewi sartiami, patricia jie hung king, salmah yaakop, muhamad azmi mohammed.  (2025).  elucidating insect-virus associations in black pepper: mealybug and tending ant influences on viral incidence in east malaysia, borneo.  - journal of asia-pacific entomology.  1 - 18. 

     

    fahimee jaapar, aqilah sakinah badrulisham, mohd sani zulidzham, nurul farisa reward, nizar muzammil, rosliza jajuli, salmah yaakop.  (2025).  inconsistent changes on infuscation and length of the forewing of heterotrigona itama populations supported by coi phylogeny.  - journal of apicultural research.  722 - 731. 

     

    nur iwani shahrol , nurul wahida othman, ng yong foo, johari jalinas , salmah yaakop, izfa riza hazmi, wee suk ling, azman sulaiman, idris abd ghani, siti sarah aina mohd nirwan, nurasyiqin mohamad asnu muhammad afiq senen, ahmad. r. norhisham, syari jamian & azlina zakaria .  (2025).  preliminary checklist of orthoptera in sd guthrie oil palm plantation at bintulu, sarawak. .  - 6th international symposium on insects (isoi) 2025. 

     

    moïse pierre exélis, rosli ramli, roslinazairimah zakaria, azarae hj idris, zubaidah ya’cob, rabha w. ibrahim, salmah yaakop, nurul wahida othman.  (2025).  the social organization of the asian weaver ant colonies: a natural enemy novel sub-castes worker’s functional activity findings.  - plos one.  1 - 29. 

     

    fahimee jaapar, aqilah sakinah badrulisham, mohd sani zulidzham, nurul farisa reward, nizar muzammil, rosliza jajuli, salmah yaakop.  (2025).  inconsistent changes on infuscation and length of the forewing of heterotrigona itama populations supported by coi phylogeny.  - journal of apicultural research.  722 - 731. 

     

    nadia nisha musa, siti khairiyah mohd hatta, salmah yaakop.  (2024).  diversity and assemblage patterns of ladybirds (coccinellidae) in different crop management practices in peninsular malaysia.  - arthropod-plant interactions.  723 - 740. 

     

    danny haelewaters, salmah yaakop.  (2024).  ladybirds and their biotic interactions.  - arthropod-plant interactions.  613 - 615. 

     

    muhammad aqil fitri rosli, sharifah nabihah syed jaafar, kamalrul azlan azizan, salmah yaakop, wan mohd aizat.  (2024).  omics approaches to unravel insecticide resistance mechanism in bemisia tabaci (gennadius) (hemiptera: aleyrodidae).  - peerj.  1 - 24. 

     

    ameyra aman-zuki, muhamad azmi mohammed, aqilah sakinah badrulisham, muhammad ikhwan idris, mohd fuat salbi, salmah yaakop.  (2025).  evolutionary history of microgastrine wasps (hymenoptera: braconidae: microgastrinae) in sundaland: insights from peninsular malaysia.  - international journal of tropical insect science.  1369 - 1373. 

     

    marthiuz ghany buang, ameyra aman-zuki, nur azura adam, dewi sartiami, patricia jie hung king, salmah yaakop, muhamad azmi mohammed.  (2025).  elucidating insect-virus associations in black pepper: mealybug and tending ant influences on viral incidence in east malaysia, borneo.  - journal of asia-pacific entomology.  1 - 18. 

     

    fairuz khalid, che nor f. che-ismail, abd-ghani idris, ismail rakibe, muhamad azmi mohammed, salmah yaakop.  (2025).  selected monocots and eudicots as alternative host plants for promoting arthropod populations in paddy cultivation area.  - spanish journal of agricultural research.  1 - 17. 

     

    warre van caenegem, aicha merzoug, piotr ceryngier, nadia nisha musa, annemieke verbeken, salmah yaakop, amir biranvand, malika boualem, danny haelewaters.  (2025).  two new species of ectoparasitic microfungi within the hesperomyces virescens complex from algeria, italy, and malaysia.  - mycological progress.  1 - 13. 

     

    nadia nisha musa, madihah halim and salmah yaakop.  (2024).  first insight on tritrophic interaction involving plukenetia volubilis l., insects, and microbe as an early and crucial data for developing a pest management strategy.  - pakistan journal of agricultural sciences.  13-25. 

     

    marthiuz ghany buang, ameyra aman-zuki, nur azura adam, dewi sartiami, patricia jie hung king, salmah yaakop, muhamad azmi mohammed.  (2025).  elucidating insect-virus associations in black pepper: mealybug and tending ant influences on viral incidence in east malaysia, borneo.  - journal of asia-pacific entomology.  1 - 18. 

     

    warre van caenegem, aicha merzoug, piotr ceryngier, nadia nisha musa, annemieke verbeken, salmah yaakop, amir biranvand, malika boualem, danny haelewaters.  (2025).  two new species of ectoparasitic microfungi within the hesperomyces virescens complex from algeria, italy, and malaysia.  - mycological progress.  1 - 13. 

     

    moïse pierre exélis, rosli ramli, roslinazairimah zakaria, azarae hj idris, zubaidah ya’cob, rabha w. ibrahim, salmah yaakop, nurul wahida othman.  (2025).  the social organization of the asian weaver ant colonies: a natural enemy novel sub-castes worker’s functional activity findings.  - plos one.  1 - 29. 

     

    fahimee jaapar, aqilah sakinah badrulisham, mohd sani zulidzham, nurul farisa reward, nizar muzammil, rosliza jajuli, salmah yaakop.  (2025).  inconsistent changes on infuscation and length of the forewing of heterotrigona itama populations supported by coi phylogeny.  - journal of apicultural research.  722 - 731. 

     

    ameyra aman-zuki, muhamad azmi mohammed, aqilah sakinah badrulisham, muhammad ikhwan idris, mohd fuat salbi, salmah yaakop.  (2025).  evolutionary history of microgastrine wasps (hymenoptera: braconidae: microgastrinae) in sundaland: insights from peninsular malaysia.  - international journal of tropical insect science.  1369 - 1373. 

     

    hidayah haris, nur hartini sariyati, farah farhana ramli, nurfatiha akmal fawwazah abdullah-fauzi, suliadi firdaus sufahani, badrul munir md-zain, salmah yaakop, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, nor rahman aifat, ibnu maryanto, muhammad abu bakar abd-latiff.  (2024).  assessing methodological variability in gut microbiome studies: lessons from southeast asian for effective conservation strategies.  - the 8th international conference on biological sciences leveraging biodiversity to support green economy and climate resilience (icbs 2023) bio web of conferences.  01005. 

     

    nursyuhada othman, hidayah haris, mohd faudzir najmuddin, nur hartini sariyati, farah farhana ramli, suliadi firdaus sufahani, badrul munir md-zain, salmah yaakop, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, nor rahman aifat, ibnu maryanto, muhammad abu bakar abd latiff.  (2024).  application of next-generation sequencing technology in southeast asia: a practical framework for advancing wildlife conservation.  - the 8th international conference on biological sciences leveraging biodiversity to support green economy and climate resilience (icbs 2023) bio web of conference.  01004. 

     

    nur hartini sariyati, hidayah haris, farah farhana ramli, suliadi firdaus sufahani badrul munir md-zain, salmah yaakop, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, nor rahman aifat, mohd sanusi mohamed, ibnu maryanto, muhammad abu bakar abdul-latiff.  (2024).  comparison of metabarcoding techniques for dietary assessment in herbivores and omnivores.  - the 8th international conference on biological sciences leveraging biodiversity to support green economy and climate resilience (icbs 2023) bio web of conference.  01002. 

     

    abdullah muhaimin mohammad din, wan nur madihah wan abd halim, salmah yaakop.  (2019).  the diversity and richness of leaf beetle coleoptera chrysomelidae at frasers hill, pahang, malaysia.  - the 2018 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceedings.  1-5. 

     

    madihah halim, syarifah zulaikha syed ahmad, abdullah muhaimin mohammad din, salmah yaakop.  (2019).  the diversity and abundance of potential hymenopteran parasitoids assemblage associated with metisa plana (lepidoptera: psychidae) in three infested oil palm plantations in peninsular malaysia.  - the 2018 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceedings.  1-6. 

     

    nurul wahida othman, salmah yaakop.  (2022).  mengapa perlu tanam pokok? pokok merubah iklim kehidupan.  - 47-60. 

     

    noraziyah abd aziz shamsudin, izfa riza hazmi, salmah yaakop.  (2021).  kepelbagaian mikroorganisma di kawasan penanaman padi.  - 104-111. 

     

    salmah yaakop, izfa riza hazmi.  (2021).  kepelbagaian invertebrata di kawasan penanaman padi.  - 80-89. 

     

    salmah yaakop, izfa riza hazmi, noraziyah abd aziz shamsudin.  (2021).  pendahuluan.  - 13-17. 

     

    norela sulaiman, muzzneena ahmad mustapha, salmah yaakop, azman sulaiman, izfa riza hazmi, nurul wahida othman, juliana senawi, farah shafawati mohd taib, saiful mansor, abdullah samat, hani kartini agustar, shamsul khamis, lailatul nadhirah asri, nur ati.  (2020).  usaha pemuliharaan.  - 89-119. 

     

    salmah yaakop, muhammad afiq senen, nur alya adila rosli.  (2025).  ulat bungkus plaster, perosak yang sering diabaikan.  - entomologi majalah kosmik. 

     

    salmah yaakop, abdullah muhaimin mohammad din, muhammad afiq senen & anang setyo budi.  (2024).  kura-kura terbang, spesies kumbang cantik namun tidak dikenali.  - majalah kosmik.  36-39. 

     

    muhamad ikhwan idris , salmah yaakop , suhainah pejalis, mohd fahimee jaapar.  (2024).  hymenoptera si pendebunga hutan: penyumbang kelestarian makanan hidupan liar herbivor.  - majalah sains. 

     

    wan nurul ‘ain wan mohd. nor, nurul wahida othman, salmah yaakop, norefrina shafinaz md. nor.  (2024).  potensi peptida sintetik wolbachia (wolfar) bagi pembangunan biopestisid berdasarkan kesan perubahan histologi pada sel ovari kumbang merah palma, rhynchophorus ferrugineus .  - sains malaysiana.  3593 - 3605. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah, salmah yaakop, noraziyah abd aziz shamsudin, mohd ikmal asmuni, nurul wahida othman.  (2024).  buku latihan pertanian bandar.  - tiada. 

     

    salmah yaakop, muhammad afiq senen, nur alya adila rosli & mohammad azizi abdullah .  (2025).  systematic study of household moth pests and their management strategies.  - pest summit. 

     

    nur iwani shahrol , nurul wahida othman, ng yong foo, johari jalinas , salmah yaakop, izfa riza hazmi, wee suk ling, azman sulaiman, idris abd ghani, siti sarah aina mohd nirwan, nurasyiqin mohamad asnu muhammad afiq senen, ahmad. r. norhisham, syari jamian & azlina zakaria .  (2025).  preliminary checklist of orthoptera in sd guthrie oil palm plantation at bintulu, sarawak. .  - 6th international symposium on insects (isoi) 2025. 

     

    nurul wahida othman, nurul hidayah fakhruraji, norefrina shafinaz md nor, salmah yaakop, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, ang wei lun, nur ain syauqina noor azman.  (2025).  preliminary study on probiotics and its effect on black soldier fly, hermetia illucens larvae body weight, length, growth performance and total lipid content. .  - 6th international symposium on insects (isoi) 2025. 

     

    johari jalinas, nurul wahida othman , ng yong foo , salmah yaakop , izfa riza hazmi , wee suk ling , azman sulaiman , idris abd ghani , nur iwani shahrol, siti sarah aina mohd nirwan , nurasyiqin mohamad asnu , muhammad afiq senen, ahmad. r. norhisham , syari jamian & azlina zakaria.  (2025).  exploring hemiptera diversity: a preliminary checklist from sd guthrie oil palm plantation, bintulu, sarawak.  - 6 international symposium on insects (isoi 2025). 

     

    salmah yaakop, muhammad afiq senen, nur alya adila rosli.  (2025).  ulat bungkus plaster, perosak yang sering diabaikan.  - entomologi majalah kosmik.