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.

  • 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. 

     

    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. 

     

    yahutazi chik, jimbun ali, izfa riza hazmi, nur aliah mohamad khaduwi. salmah yaakop.  (2025).  molecular and phylogenetic insights of achaea serva (lepidoptera: erebidae): a pest in vietnam, an edible species in malaysian borneo.  - issaas 2025 international congress and general meeting. 

     

    wee suk ling, ong jun jie, raja muhammad zuha raja kamal bashah, izfa riza hazmi & salmah yaakop .  (2025).  diversity of diptera insects in taman rimba alam putrajaya.  - seminar saintifik biodiversiti: taman rimba alam, presint 15, putrajaya tahun 2025. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    jaapar fahimee, mohd sani zulidzham, nurul farisa reward, nizar muzammil, rosliza jaluli, maimon abdullah, salmah yaakop.  (2024).  development of heterotrigona itama cockerell, 1918 queens by in vitro culture for conservation purposes.  - journal of apicultural research.  153-161. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

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

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

    l. mageswary a/p lapchmanan, ahmad fahmi lim abdullah, mahenderan appukutty, chang kah haw,anwar bin norazit, mohd nazil bin salleh, asmaa' binti suid, wan syafira binti ishak, saiful adli bin jamaluddin mohd normani bin zakaria siti suriani binti che husin muhammad shafiq imran anual nurulamin bin abu bakar zuliana binti razali baskaran gunasekaran shamala salvamani nur adeela binti yasid zariyantey binti abd hamid abdah binti md akim reezal bin ishak ng wen jie adela ida anak jiram jamilah hanum binti abdul khaiyom lim hooi shan alvin ng lai oon ponnusamy subramaniam low jia liang noorhaizad bin ithnin rosli bin abdul hamid mohd farouk bin mubarak abdul rahman bin mustaffa chua kah hoay zulfitri ‘azuan bin mat daud nik shanita binti safii nor azwani binti mohd shukri kanimolli a/p arasu hasliza binti hassan abdul hafiz bin ab majid salmah binti yaakop mohd khadri bin shahar norasmah binti basari noor aslinda ummi binti awang besar dr. siti shahara binti zulfakar mohamad azhar bin mohd noor rozaini binti abdullah zakaria bin hamid siti rolizawati binti mamat rus dina binti rus din revathi rajan eva tan lee yin khairul adli bin nikman saira bahnu binti mohamed yousoof ng ching ching shahrul hisham bin zainal ariffin nor khatijah binti mohd aris farah amalina binti mohd zulkufli zaikiah binti mohd zin khairulnissa binti abdul kadir caryn chan mei hsien ajau danis wee lei hum siau ching sin kamarul amin bin abdullah @ abu bakar zanariah binti mohd norhayati binti mohd zain elza azri bin othman mohammad mudzakir bin zainal alam emida binti mohamed mohd nizam bin zahary mohd nazif bin samat @ darawi santhra segaran a/l balan boob pa a/p init jeannie wong hsiu ding mohd hafiz bin mohd zin yeong chai hong parimalah velo mohd ariff bin mohamed hanifa yap wei boon chia suet lin kenny voon gah leong hanani norlina binti mahpudz azhanazura binti abdul rahman wong jyh eiin mohd redzwan bin sabran norliyana binti aris chong hueh zan megan vaidehi ulaganathan harnisha binti haidhir padma binti a rahman farahiyah binti wan yunus muthuraman a/l sellathurai pathar tengku mohd asri bin tengku makhtar mohd haidzir bin abdul manaf nor azlin binti mohd nordin maria justine@ stephany mahadevi a/p muthurethina barathi nazatul sima binti arum shah nor aniza binti azmi muhammad safwan bin ahmad fadzil muhammad afiq bin khairil anuar siti adawiah binti abu bakar santhekumari a/p sithamparam hasherah binti mohd. ibrahim khairy anuar bin mohd khairuddin rahayu mustaffa kamal nor shahrina binti mohd zawawi faith ng peik hwa puspawati binti mohamed saravanakumar a/l maniam nur alia binti zarmani shah rizan binti muhamad sadri.  (2025).  programme standards medical and health sciences 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. 

     

    wee suk ling, ong jun jie, raja muhammad zuha raja kamal bashah, izfa riza hazmi & salmah yaakop .  (2025).  diversity of diptera insects in taman rimba alam putrajaya.  - seminar saintifik biodiversiti: taman rimba alam, presint 15, putrajaya tahun 2025. 

     

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

     

    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)