dr. nurul wahida binti othman

pensyarah universiti

jabatan sains biologi & bioteknologi

 wahida@ukm.edu.my



   Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
  • Sumber Lestari, Alam Sekitar dan Kehidupan Pintar,



  •    Biografi/ Biography :

  • Nurul Wahida Othman received her PhD from Australian National University, Canberra in 2013. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and former Head of the Centre for Insect Systematics (CIS), UKM (2017-2023). Her research interest is on insect physiology and biochemistry which focuses on the histology and regulations of the digestive, nervous and reproduction systems of pest insects and aesthetic insects such as stick insects and firefly. She also did research in insect toxicology and was involved in biopesticide development to control insect pests of oil palm, Metisa plana, and invasive species, the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus. Dr. Wahida is actively involved in various exhibitions to create awareness of insects for the community and has led a few STEAM activities such as Kem Serangga, Kem Skuad Palma Emas, I Want To Touch a Bug and Seni Insekta throughout the years. She is also an active member of Entomological Society of Malaysia (ENTOMA) and currently is the Vice President of the society.

  • salmah yaakop, muhammad afiq senen, muhammad ikhwan idris, izfa riza hazmi, nurul wahida othman, wee suk ling, johari jalinas, azman sulaiman, siti sarah aina mohd nirwan, & ng yong foo.  (2025).  hymenopteran family assemblages from taman rimba alam, putrajaya, malaysia.  - prosiding ekspedisi saintifik biodiversiti t a m a n r i m b a a l a m p u t r a j a y a.  117 - 126. 

     

    m.h. hussain, i.a. ghani, a. zakaria, s. amit, w.a. azmi, n.w. othman, j. jalinas .  (2025).  the use of an acoustic device in detecting the presence of palm pest, rhynchophorus ferrugineus (coleoptera: dryophthoridae)inside the infested palm trees.  - 2nd multidisciplinary regional conference in science and technology (mrcst) 2025. 

     

    ahmad-faris seman-kamarulzaman , nurul wahida othman, johari jalinas, nor azlan nor muhammad, nurul izzaty hassan, maizom hassan.  (2025).  systematic identification of biorational insecticide against rhynchophorus ferrugineus using omics-guided molecular docking and simulations.  - 6th international symposium on insects (isoi 2025).. 

     

    salmah yaakop, nurul wahida othman.  (2025).  perosak dan penyakit tanaman pertanian bandar.  - 103 - 135. 

     

    izfa riza hazmil, johari jalinas, ng yong foo, salmah yaakop, nurul wahida othman, 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).  biodiversity monitoring in certified oil palm plantation: coleopteran diversity in sd guthrie plantation, sarawak.  - international symposium on insects. 

     

    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. 

     

    ahmad-faris seman-kamarulzaman, nor azlan nor muhammad, nurul wahida othman, johari jalinas, nurul izzaty hassan, nur lina rahmat, maizom hassan.  (2025).  omics data integration of rhynchophorus ferrugineus reveals high-potential targeted pathways for the development of pest control management.  - archives of insect biochemistry and physiology.  1 - 14. 

     

    nur lina rahmat, anis nadyra zifruddin, nur syamimi yusoff, suhaila sulaiman, cik mohd rizuan zainal abidin, nurul wahida othman, nor azlan nor muhammad, maizom hassan.  (2024).  transcriptome analysis reveals mechanisms of metabolic detoxification and immune responses following farnesyl acetate treatment in metisa plana.  - computational biology and chemistry.  1 - 11. 

     

    mohamad ariff mohamad yussoff, maizom hassan, norfarhan mohd-assaad, nurul wahida othman, suhaila sulaiman, cik mohd rizuan zainal abidin, nor azlan nor muhammad.  (2024).  in silico prediction of effector proteins in oil palm pest, metisa plana.  - journal of asia-pacific entomology.  1 - 9. 

     

    nurul wahida othman, andrew b. barron, paul d. cooper.  (2023).  feeding and amines stimulate the growth of the salivary gland following short-term starvation in the black field cricket, teleogryllus commodus.  - insects.  1-16. 

     

    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. 

     

    nurul izdihar razali, shamsul bahri abd razak, fatimah hashim, nurul wahida othman, wahizatul afzan azmi.  (2021).  effect of larval food amount on in vitro rearing of indo-malayan stingless bee queen, heterotrigona itama (hymenoptera: apidae; meliponini).  - sains malaysiana.  2859-2867. 

     

    ameyra aman-zuki, siti zafirah ghazali, aqilah sakinah badrulisham, izfa riza hazmi, othman nurul wahida, salmah yaakop.  (2021).  proof on the divergence times of two sympatric species, rhynchophorus ferrugineus and r. vulneratus (coleoptera: curculionidae) by molecular clock analysis.  - journal of entomological research society.  11-26. 

     

    noor farehan ismail, idris abd. ghani and nurul wahida othman.  (2020).  detrimental effect of commonly used insecticides in oil palm to pollinating weevil, elaeidobius kamerunicus faust (coleoptera: curculionidae).  - journal of oil palm research.  439-452. 

     

    nur khairunnisa salleh, nurul wahida othman, norela sulaiman, ismail sahid.  (2019).  ultrastructure on the light organ of tropical synchronize firefly, pteroptyx tener.  - sains malaysiana.  727-733. 

     

    ahmad-faris seman-kamarulzaman, nor azlan nor muhammad, nurul wahida othman, johari jalinas, nurul izzaty hassan, nur lina rahmat, maizom hassan.  (2025).  omics data integration of rhynchophorus ferrugineus reveals high-potential targeted pathways for the development of pest control management.  - archives of insect biochemistry and physiology.  1 - 14. 

     

    nurul wahida othman, nurfatin amirah saleh, suhana yusof.  (2025).  struktur ultra dan taburan liang perembes lilin serta komposisi kimia lilin koya, planococcus minor (maskell) (hemiptera: pseudococcidae).  - serangga.  54 - 69. 

     

    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. 

     

    suhana yusof, nurul wahida othman, ahmad zainuri mohamad dzomir, muhamad azmi mohammed, ameyra aman-zuki and salmah yaakop.  (2024).  new insight into nucleotide changes on irradiated bactrocera dorsalis (hendel), a pest of horticultural importance.  - tropical life sciences research.  289 - 307. 

     

    najihah abdul halim, raja hasya ilyana raja ahmad, azlina zakaria, meor badli shah ahmad rafie, muhammad nurul yaqin syarif, nur ain farhah ros saidon khudri, nurul wahida othman, wahizatul afzan azmi.  (2024).  kepatogenan kulat entomopatogen asli, beauveria bassiana (bals.-criv.) vuill. ke atas kumbang merah palma, rhynchophorus ferrugineus olivier dewasa.  - serangga.  130 - 144. 

     

    muhamad azmi mohammed, ameyra aman zuki, suhana yusof, nurul wahida othman, badrul munir md zain & salmah yaakop.  (2018).  classification of endosymbiont wolbachia (rickettsiales: anaplasmataceae) in opiine wasps (hymenoptera: braconidae).  - the 2017 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceedings. 

     

    nur hudawiyah, o. nurul wahida & s. norela.  (2015).  gross anatomy of central nervous system in firefly, pteroptyx tener (coleoptera: lampyridae).  - the 2015 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  5. 

     

    a. s. nurul hidayah, o. nurul wahida, m. n. norefrina shafinaz and a. g. idris.  (2013).  morphology of salivary gland and distribution of dopamine and serotonin on red palm weevil (rpw), rhynchophorus ferrugineus (coleoptera: curculionidae).  - aip conference proceedings -ukm fst postgraduate colloquium. 

     

    salmah yaakop, nurul wahida othman.  (2025).  perosak dan penyakit tanaman pertanian bandar.  - 103 - 135. 

     

    kalaivani nadarajah, salmah yaakop, noraziyah abd aziz shamsudin, nurul wahida othman, mohd ikmal asmuni.  (2025).  pertanian bandar dalam agenda pembangunan mampan.  - 13 - 26. 

     

    noraziyah abd aziz shamsudin, kalaivani naarajah, mohd ikmal asmuni, nurul wahida othman.  (2025).  kaedah pertanian moden.  - 79 - 102. 

     

    nurul wahida othman, zeti aktar ayob, rabihah ismail.  (2023).  insights of phasmid role in the forest ecosystem.  - 75-86. 

     

    nurul wahida othman.  (2023).  honey bees as a prolific keystone species of the forest ecosystem.  - 33-41. 

     

    izfa riza hazmi, salmah yaakop, muhammad afiq senen, nurul wahida othman, wee suk ling, johari jalinas, azman sulaiman, siti sarah aina mohd nirwan & ng yong foo .  (2025).  a survey of beetle (coleoptera) diversity in taman rimba alam, putrajaya.  - seminar saintifik biodiversiti: taman rimba alam, presint 15, putrajaya tahun 2025. 

     

    noraziyah abd aziz shamsudin, kalaivani naarajah, mohd ikmal asmuni, nurul wahida othman.  (2025).  kaedah pertanian moden.  - 79 - 102. 

     

    kalaivani k nadarajah, salmah yaakop, noraziyah abd aziz shamsudin, nurul wahida othman, mohd ikmal asmuni.  (2025).  pertanian bandar untuk kelestarian dan keterjaminan makanan.  - tiada. 

     

    izfa riza hazmi, salmah yaakop, muhammad afiq senen, nurul wahida othman, wee suk ling, johari jalinas, azman sulaiman, siti sarah aina mohd nirwan & ng yong foo .  (2025).  a survey of beetle (coleoptera) diversity in taman rimba alam, putrajaya.  - prosiding seminar saintifik biodiversiti taman rimba alam putrajaya tahun 2025.  127 - 137. 

     

    nurul wahida othman, nurfatin amirah saleh, suhana yusof.  (2025).  struktur ultra dan taburan liang perembes lilin serta komposisi kimia lilin koya, planococcus minor (maskell) (hemiptera: pseudococcidae).  - serangga.  54 - 69. 

     

    m.h. hussain, i.a. ghani, a. zakaria, s. amit, w.a. azmi, n.w. othman, j. jalinas .  (2025).  the use of an acoustic device in detecting the presence of palm pest, rhynchophorus ferrugineus (coleoptera: dryophthoridae)inside the infested palm trees.  - 2nd multidisciplinary regional conference in science and technology (mrcst) 2025. 

     

    wan zamani wan zakaria, roslaili anuar, nik nor azidah nik aziz, nurul wahida othman, salmah yaakop, izfa riza hazmi .  (2025).  role of scientific illustration and augmented reality in science engagement: a case study of econbugs© game board design for entomology.  - 6th international symposium on insects (isoi) 2025. 

     

    nur dini aiman azman, nurul wahida othman dan siti nurulhidayah ahmad .  (2025).  kesan rawatan minyak semambu pada morfologi, morfometrik kantung dan struktur bebenang sutera larva metisa plana (lepidoptera: psychidae).  - simposium biologi kebangsaan ke 11. 

     

    nur dini aiman azman, nurul wahida othman dan siti nurulhidayah ahmad .  (2025).  kesan rawatan minyak semambu pada morfologi, morfometrik kantung dan struktur bebenang sutera larva metisa plana (lepidoptera: psychidae) .  - 11th national biology symposium. 

     

    izfa riza hazmil, johari jalinas, ng yong foo, salmah yaakop, nurul wahida othman, 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).  biodiversity monitoring in certified oil palm plantation: coleopteran diversity in sd guthrie plantation, sarawak.  - international symposium on insects. 

     

    BIOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Insect Morphology, Anatomy & Histology,
    Pengalaman / Experience : 12 tahun/years(s)

    BIOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Insect Physiology and Biochemistry
    Pengalaman / Experience : 16 tahun/years(s)

    BIOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Insect Toxicology
    Pengalaman / Experience : 6 tahun/years(s)