prof. madya 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.

  • che haznie ayu che hussian, ahmad-faris seman-kamarulzaman, nurul wahida othman, nor azlan nor muhammad, johari jalinas, cik mohd rizuan zainal abidin, anis nadyra zifruddin, maizom hassan.  (2026).  global research trends in oil palm pests and their potential threat: a bibliometric analysis.  - international journal of pest management.  303 - 324. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    muhammad afiq senen, nurul wahida othman, johari jalinas & salmah yaakop.  (2025).  species richness and phylogenetic insights of cassidinae (chrysomelidae).  - international symposium on insects 2025. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    che haznie ayu che hussian, ahmad-faris seman-kamarulzaman, nurul wahida othman, nor azlan nor muhammad, johari jalinas, cik mohd rizuan zainal abidin, anis nadyra zifruddin, maizom hassan.  (2026).  global research trends in oil palm pests and their potential threat: a bibliometric analysis.  - international journal of pest management.  303 - 324. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    che haznie ayu che hussian, ahmad-faris seman-kamarulzaman, nurul wahida othman, nor azlan nor muhammad, johari jalinas, cik mohd rizuan zainal abidin, anis nadyra zifruddin, maizom hassan.  (2026).  global research trends in oil palm pests and their potential threat: a bibliometric analysis.  - international journal of pest management.  303 - 324. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

    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. 

     

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

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    muhammad afiq senen, nurul wahida othman, johari jalinas & salmah yaakop.  (2025).  species richness and phylogenetic insights of cassidinae (chrysomelidae).  - international symposium on insects 2025. 

     

    mohamad haris-hussain , idris ab. ghani , azlina zakaria , shamsudin amit , nazmi harithfadzilah , maizom hassan , wahizatul afzan azmi , nurul wahida othman & johari jalinas.  (2025).  early detection of red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus (coleoptera: dryophthoridae) through physical monitoring and acoustic detection on infested oil palms under semifield condition.  - 6 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). 

     

    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. 

     

    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)