prof. dr. salmah binti yaakop

pensyarah universiti

jabatan sains biologi & bioteknologi

 salmah78@ukm.edu.my



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



  •    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.

  • muhamad ikhwan idris, suhainah pejalis, mohd fahimee jaapar, mohd norfaizal ghazalli, badrul munir md-zain, salmah yaakop.  (2026).  new insights into the diets of seven hymenopteran species using trnl metabarcoding in a malaysian tropical forest reserve.  - arthropod-plant interactions.  1 - 13. 

     

    ernieenor faraliana che lah, ernna george, suhaili zainal abidin, mariana ahamad, dmitry a. apanaskevich, salmah yaakop.  (2026).  species composition and morpho-molecular identification of field-collected ticks (acari: ixodidae) across ecosystems of tick-borne disease cases in west malaysia.  - journal of medical entomology.  1 - 14. 

     

    nadia nisha musa, muhamad azmi mohammed, salmah yaakop.  (2026).  survival of predatory ladybirds (coleoptera: coccinellidae): interplay of behavior, agricultural practices and symbiotic relationships.  - egyptian journal of biological pest control.  1 - 16. 

     

    mohd fahimee jaapar, salmah yaakop.  (2025).  kenali lebah kelulut dan pengkomersialannya dalam industri meliponikultur.  -

     

    salmah yaakop, muhamad ikhwan idris, mohd fahimee jaapar, suhainah pejalis .  (2025).  hymenopteran pollinators of tengku hassanal wildlife reserve, pahang malaysia .  -

     

    muhamad ikhwan idris, suhainah pejalis, mohd fahimee jaapar, mohd norfaizal ghazalli, badrul munir md-zain, salmah yaakop.  (2026).  new insights into the diets of seven hymenopteran species using trnl metabarcoding in a malaysian tropical forest reserve.  - arthropod-plant interactions.  1 - 13. 

     

    ernieenor faraliana che lah, ernna george, suhaili zainal abidin, mariana ahamad, dmitry a. apanaskevich, salmah yaakop.  (2026).  species composition and morpho-molecular identification of field-collected ticks (acari: ixodidae) across ecosystems of tick-borne disease cases in west malaysia.  - journal of medical entomology.  1 - 14. 

     

    nadia nisha musa, muhamad azmi mohammed, salmah yaakop.  (2026).  survival of predatory ladybirds (coleoptera: coccinellidae): interplay of behavior, agricultural practices and symbiotic relationships.  - egyptian journal of biological pest control.  1 - 16. 

     

    naim mustafa, salmah yaakop, farah shafawati mohd-taib.  (2025).  dna metabarcoding confirms copsychus saularis, the common insectivorous species in oil palm plantations as biological control of ground-dwelling insect pests.  - scientific report.  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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    siti norsyuhada kamaluddin, wan mohd. razi idris, salmah yaakop, zulfahmi ali rahman tukimat lihan, badrul munir md-zain.  (2025).  status kualiti tanah di pulau orang utan bukit merah, perak, semenanjung malaysia.  - sains malaysiana.  425 - 435. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    muhamad ikhwan idris, suhainah pejalis, mohd fahimee jaapar, mohd norfaizal ghazalli, badrul munir md-zain, salmah yaakop.  (2026).  new insights into the diets of seven hymenopteran species using trnl metabarcoding in a malaysian tropical forest reserve.  - arthropod-plant interactions.  1 - 13. 

     

    ernieenor faraliana che lah, ernna george, suhaili zainal abidin, mariana ahamad, dmitry a. apanaskevich, salmah yaakop.  (2026).  species composition and morpho-molecular identification of field-collected ticks (acari: ixodidae) across ecosystems of tick-borne disease cases in west malaysia.  - journal of medical entomology.  1 - 14. 

     

    nadia nisha musa, muhamad azmi mohammed, salmah yaakop.  (2026).  survival of predatory ladybirds (coleoptera: coccinellidae): interplay of behavior, agricultural practices and symbiotic relationships.  - egyptian journal of biological pest control.  1 - 16. 

     

    muhammad aqil fitri rosli, sharifah nabihah syed jaafar, kamalrul azlan azizan, salmah yaakop, wan mohd aizat.  (2025).  mass spectrometry data on volatile compounds of polygonum minus huds. leaf essential oil.  - data in brief.  1 - 5. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    amd muhaimin, m halim, s s syarifah zulaikha, salmah yaakop.  (2019).  habitat preferences of leaf beetles (coleoptera: chrysomelidae) based on abiotic factors: a study from fraser hill, pahang, malaysia.  - iop conf. series: earth and environmental science.  1-6. 

     

    syarifah zulaikha syed ahmad, salmah yaakop.  (2019).  infestation of rice-feeding secondary pests in klang, selangor warehouses.  - aip conference proceedings 2111, 060023 (2019).  1-5. 

     

    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. 

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

    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. 

     

    salmah yaakop, yahutazi chik, jimbun anak ali.  (2025).  lelamas serangga eksotik: dari lensa biologi, ekonomi dan budaya.  - majalah kosmik dbp. 

     

    siti norsyuhada kamaluddin, wan mohd. razi idris, salmah yaakop, zulfahmi ali rahman tukimat lihan, badrul munir md-zain.  (2025).  status kualiti tanah di pulau orang utan bukit merah, perak, semenanjung malaysia.  - sains malaysiana.  425 - 435. 

     

    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. 

     

    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). 

     

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

     

    m a f rosli, s n syed jaafar, k a azizan, s yaakop and w m aizat.  (2025).  whitefly bio-insecticide from kesum (persicaria minor) essential oil: a proof of concept study.  - 2nd food security symposium. 

     

    ENVIRONMENT :ARTS AND APPLIED ARTS
    Molecular Systematic, Insects Taxonomy and Biogeography
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    BIODIVERSITY :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
    Molecular Systematics; Taxonomy and Diversity of Insects
    Pengalaman / Experience : 13 tahun/years(s)

    BIODIVERSITY :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
    Molecular Systematics; Taxonomy and Diversity of Insects
    Pengalaman / Experience : 13 tahun/years(s)