Publications

Peer-reviewed papers

1. Christina Natalina Silalahi, Aqsa Yasin, Mei-Er Chen, Intan Ahmad, and Kok-Boon Neoh. (2024). Behavioral responses and life history traits of Taiwanese and Indonesian populations of Aedes aegypti surviving deltamethrin–clothianidin treatment. Parasites & Vectors. 17, 117.  DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06189-6

2. Kok-Boon Neoh, Lee-Jin Bong, Christina Natalina Silalahi, Amonrat Panthawong, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap, and Intan Ahmad. (2024). Life history traits of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) distributed across a latitudinal range of 23°N to 6°S. Journal of Medical Entomology  61, 611–621 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjae025

3. Meng-Chieh Chiu, Kok-Boon Neoh, and Shaw-Yhi Hwang. (2024). The Effect of Attractive Toxic Sugar Bait on the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Community Farms in Northern Taiwan. Acta Tropica. 250: 107102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107102 

4. Neoh Kok-Boon & Chow-Yang Lee. (2023). Asian subterranean termite, Coptotermes gestroi. In: Su Nan-Yao & Chow-Yang Lee (eds.) Biology and Management of the Formosan Subterranean Termite and Related Species. 323-352. CABI Digital Library, UK 

5. Lee Chow-Yang & Kok-Boon Neoh. (2023). Management of subterranean termites with liquid termiticides. In: Su Nan-Yao & Chow-Yang Lee (eds.) Biology and Management of the Formosan Subterranean Termite and Related Species. 238-272. CABI Digital Library, UK. 

6. Ahebwa A, Hii J, Neoh KB, Leepasert T, Chareonviriyaphap T. (2023). Effects of transfluthrin-treated jute and cotton clothing against resistant and susceptible Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in a semifield system. Journal of Medical Entomology. 61:181-190. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjad145. 

7. Ming-Hsiao Peng, Kuan-Ling Liu, Chieh-Yen Tsai, Satomi Shiodera, Takashi F. Haraguchi, Masayuki Itoh, Shu-Ping Tseng, Chin-Cheng Scotty Yang, G. Veera Singham, Jia-Wei Tay, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2023). Urbanization influences the trophic position, morphology, and colony structure of invasive African big-headed ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Taiwan. Myrmecological News 33: 197-209 doi: 10.25849/myrmecol.news_033:197.

8. Yuan-Hung Chen, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2023). Urbanization Causes Shifts in the Functional Traits and Foraging activity, and Alters Food Particle Size Preference and Biomass Removal of Urban-Dwelling Ants. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11:1044485. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1044485 

9. Alex Ahebwa, Jeffrey Hii, Kok-Boon Neoh, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap. (2023). Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) ecology, biology, behaviour, and implications on arbovirus transmission in Thailand: Review. One Health. 16:100555 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100555

10. Kuan-Ling Liu, Shu-Ping Tseng, Haruki Tatsuta, Kazuki Tsuji, Jia-Wei Tay, G. Veera Singham, Chin-Cheng Scotty Yang, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2022). Population genetic structure of the globally introduced big-headed ant in Taiwan. Ecology and Evolution 12, e9660. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9660 

11. Hooi-Kuan Chong, Ming-Hsiao Peng, Kuan-Ling Liu, G. Veera Singham, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2022). Role of Social Aggregation in the Fitness Cost of Pyrethroid-resistant German Cockroaches. Journal of Applied Entomology . 146 (10), 1320-1332. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13070 

12. Christina Natalina Silalahi, Wu-Chun Tu, Niann-Tai Chang, G. Veera Singham, Intan Ahmad, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2022). Insecticide Resistance Profiles and Synergism of Field Aedes aegypti from Indonesia. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases  16(6): e0010501. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010501

13. Hadian Iman Sasmita, Beni Ernawan, Muklas Sadar, Indah Arastuti Nasution, Murni Indarwatmi, Wu-Chun Tu and Kok-Boon Neoh. (2022). Assessment of packing density and transportation effect on sterilized pupae and adult Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in non-chilled conditions. Acta Tropica. Volume 226, 106243, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106243 

14. Hadian Iman Sasmita, Kok-Boon Neoh, Sri Yusmalinar, Tjandra Anggraeni, Niann-Tai Chang, Lee-Jin Bong, Ramadhani Eka Putra, Amelia Sebayang, Christina Natalina Silalahi, Intan Ahmad, Wu-Chun Tu. (2021). Ovitrap surveillance of dengue vector mosquitoes in Bandung City, West Java Province, Indonesia. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15(10): e0009896. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009896 

15. Jin-Jia Yu, Lee-Jin Bong, Amonrat Panthawong, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap, Wei-Ting Liu, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2021). Effects of piperonyl butoxide synergism and cuticular thickening on the contact irritancy response of field Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to deltamethrin. Pest Management Science. 77: 5557–5565 https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6597 

16. I-Hsuan Hu, Hau-You Tzeng, Mei-Er Chen, Chow-Yang Lee, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2021). Association of CYP4G19 expression with gel bait performance in pyrethroid-resistant German cockroaches (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) from Taiwan. Journal of Economic Entomology. 114, 1764–1770  doi: 10.1093/jee/toab104

17. Lee-Jin Bong, Chia-Yu Wang, Satomi Shiodera, Takashi F. Haraguchi, Masayuki Itoh, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2021). Effect of body lipid content is linked to nutritional adaptation in the acclimation responses of mesic-adapted Paederus to seasonal variations in desiccation stress. Journal of Insect Physiology 131, article104226 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2021.104226 

18. Lee-Jin Bong, Wu-Chun Tu, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2021).Interpopulation variations in life history traits and reproductive tactics in Aedes aegypti: A test on populations 50 km apart. Acta Tropica. Volume 213, 105750 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105750 

19. Jin-Jia Yu, Lee-Jin Bong, Amonrat Panthawong, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2021). Repellency and Contact Irritancy Responses of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Against Deltamethrin and Permethrin: A Cross-Regional Comparison. Journal of Medical Entomology  58, 379–389. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaa172 .

20. Ming-Hsiao Peng, Yuan-Chen Hung, Kuan-Ling Liu, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2020). Landscape configuration and habitat complexity shape arthropod assemblage in urban parks. Scientific Reports. 10, 16043 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73121-0 

21. I-Hsuan Hu, Shan-Min Chen, Chow-Yang Lee, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2020). Insecticide resistance, and its effects on bait performance in field-collected German cockroaches (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) from Taiwan. Journal of Economic Entomology  113:1389-1398 .doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa053

22. Sasmita Iman Hadian, Wu-Chun Tu, Lee-Jin Bong, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2019). Effects of larval diets and temperature regimes on life history traits, energy reserves, and temperature tolerance of Aedes aegypti male (Diptera: Culicidae): Optimizing rearing technique for sterilization insect program. Parasites & Vectors 12:578. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3830-z

23. Chia-Yu Wang, Lee-Jin Bong, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2019) Adult Paederus fuscipes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) beetles overcome water loss with increased total body water content, energy metabolite storage, and reduced cuticular permeability: Age, sex-specific and mating status effects on desiccation. Environmental Entomology 48(4):911-922 https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz065 

24. Kuan-Ling Liu, Ming-Xiao Peng, Yuan-Chen Hung, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2019).Effects of park size, peri-urban forest spillover, and environmental filtering on diversity, structure, and morphology of ant assemblages in urban park . Urban Ecosystems : 22 : 643-656   https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-019-00851-z

25. Wen-Bing Feng, Lee-Jin Bong, Shu-Mei Dai, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2019, March). Effect of imidacloprid exposure on life history traits in the agricultural generalist predator Paederus beetle: Lack of fitness cost but strong hormetic effect and skewed sex ratio.  Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety  174:390-400 

26. Lee-Jin Bong, Kok-Boon Neoh, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura (2018, Apr). Comparison of Water Relation in Two Powderpost Beetles Relative to Body Size and Ontogenetic and Behavioral Traits. Environmental Entomology, 47: 990-996. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvy062. (SCI, 30/96, ENTOMOLOGY). MOST 105-2313-B-005-004-MY2. 

27. Kok-Boon Neoh*, My Thi Nguyen, Vuong Tan Nguyen, Masayuki Itoh, Osamu Kozan, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura (2018, Mar). Intermediate disturbance promotes termite functional diversity in intensively managed Vietnamese coffee agroecosystems. Journal of Insect Conservation, 22(2): 197-208. (SCI, 33/96, Entomology). 

28. Chun-I Chiu, Kok-Boon Neoh, and Hou-Feng Li. (2018, Feb). Colony-founding success of pleometrosis in a fungus-growing termite Odontotermes formosanus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 72: 13.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-017-2429-7. (SCI, 19/166, Zoology). 

29. Lee-Jin Bong, Wu-Chun Tu, Kok-Boon Neoh, Chin-Gi Huang and Rou-Xing Ting. (2018, Feb). The Effect of Insecticidal Stress on Reproductive Output of Susceptible and Field Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology , 55: 36-42. doi:10.1093/jme/tjx191. (SCI, 16/96, Entomology). MOST 105-2313-B-005-004-MY2. 

30. Lee-Jin Bong, Kok-Boon Neoh, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura (2018, Jan). Developmental irregularity and abnormal wing formation in oriental wood borer induced by physical disturbance. Journal of Insect Science, 18(1): 12; 1–6. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iey001. (SCI, 38/96, Entomology). MOST 105-2313-B-005-004-MY2.

31. Kok-Boon Neoh, Lee-Jin Bong, Ahmad Muhammad, Masayuki Itoh, Osamu Kozan, Yoko Takematsu, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura. 2017. The effect of remnant forest on insect successional response in tropical fire-impacted peatland: A bi-taxa comparison. PLoS One 12(3): e0174388. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174388

32. Kok-Boon Neoh, Lee-Jin Bong, Ahmad Muhammad, Masayuki Itoh, Osamu Kozan, Yoko Takematsu, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura. 2016. The impact of tropical peat fire on termite assemblage in Sumatra, Indonesia: reduced complexity of community structure and survival strategies. Environmental Entomology. 45: 1170-1177.  

33. Kok-Boon Neoh, Lee-Jin Bong, My Thi Nguyen, Vuong Tan Nguyen, Huy Quoc Nguyen, Masayuki Itoh, Osamu Kozan, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura. 2015. Termite diversity and complexity in Vietnamese agroecosystems along gradient of increasing disturbance. Journal of Insect Conservation. 19: 1129-1139. DOI 10.1007/s10841-015-9828-8

34. Kok-Boon Neoh, Lee-Jin Bong, Ahmad Muhammad, Masayuki Itoh, Osamu Kozan, Yoko Takematsu, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura. 2015. Understanding the impact of fire on termites in degraded tropical peatlands and the mechanisms for their ecological success: Current knowledge and research needs. Ecological Research. 30: 759-769

35. Lee-Jin Bong, Kok-Boon Neoh, Jaal Zairi and Chow-Yang Lee. 2015. Paederus Outbreaks in Human Settings: A Review of Current Knowledge. Journal of Medical Entomology 52: 517-526

36. Lee Chin-Cheng, Kok-Boon Neoh, and Chow-Yang Lee. 2014. Colony size affects the efficacy of bait containing chlorfluazuron against the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes gilvus (Blattodea: Termitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 107: 2154-2162.

37. Neoh Kok-Boon, Boon-Hoi Yeoh and Chow-Yang Lee. 2014. Mortality patterns in Coptotermes gestroi (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) following horizontal transfer of non-repellent and repellent insecticides: effects of donor:recipient ratio and exposure time. Journal of Economic Entomology 107:1563-1572.

38. Neoh Kok-Boon, Chin-Cheng Lee and Chow-Yang Lee. 2014. Effects of termiticide exposure on mutual interactions between the treated and untreated workers of the Asian subterranean termite Coptotermes gestroi. Pest Management Science 70: 240-244.

39. Bong Lee-Jin, Kok-Boon Neoh, Chow-Yang Lee and Jaal Zairi. 2014. Effect of diet quality on survival and reproduction of adult Paederus fuscipes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 51: 752-759

40. Tay Jia-Wei, Kok-Boon Neoh and Chow-Yang Lee. 2014. The roles of the queen, brood, and worker castes in the colony growth dynamics of the pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Myrmecological News 20: 87-94.

41. Bong Lee-Jin, Kok-Boon Neoh, Jaal Zairi and Chow-Yang Lee. 2013. Influence of temperature on survival and water relations of Paederus fuscipes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 50: 1003-1013.

42. Bong Lee-Jin, Kok-Boon Neoh, Jaal Zairi and Chow-Yang Lee. 2013. Contact toxicity and residual effects of selected insecticides against the adult Paederus fuscipes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 106: 2530-2540.

43. Bong Lee-Jin, Kok-Boon Neoh, Jaal Zairi and Chow-Yang Lee. 2013. Dispersal pattern of Paederus fuscipes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) in relation to environmental factors and the annual rice crop cycle. Environmental Entomology 42: 1013-1019.

44. Neoh K.B., B.K. Yeap, K. Tsunoda, T. Yoshimura, and C.Y. Lee. 2012. Do termites avoid carcasses? Behavioral responses depend on the nature of the carcasses. PLoS ONE, 7(4): e36375. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0036375

45. Neoh, K.B., Y. Indiran, M. Lenz, and CY Lee. 2012. Does lack of intraspecific aggression or absence of nymphs determine acceptance of foreign reproductives in Macrotermes? Insectes Sociaux 59: 223-230.

46. Neoh Kok-Boon, Jian Hu, Boon-Hoi Yeoh and Chow-Yang Lee. 2012. Toxicity and horizontal transfer of chlorantraniliprole against Asian subterranean termite Coptotermes gestroi: effects of donor: recipient ratio, exposure duration and soil types. Pest Management Science 68: 749-756

47. Hu J*, K.B. Neoh*, A.G. Appel, and C.Y. Lee. 2012. Subterranean termite open-air foraging and tolerance to desiccation - Comparative water relation physiology of two sympatric Macrotermes spp. (Blattodea: Termitidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 161: 201-207. * equal contribution

48. Lee Chin-Cheng, Kok-Boon Neoh and Chow-Yang Lee. 2012. Caste composition and mound size of the subterranean termite Macrotermes gilvus (Isoptera: Termitidae: Macrotermitinae). Annals of Entomological Society of America 105: 427-433.

49. Bong Lee-Jin, Kok-Boon Neoh, Jaal Zairi and Chow-Yang Lee. 2012. Life table of Paederus fuscipes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 49: 451-460.

50. Neoh, K.B., N.A. Jalaludin, and C.Y. Lee. 2011 Elimination of field colonies of a mound-building termite, Globitermes sulphureus (Haviland) by bistrifluron bait (Blattodea: Termitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 104: 607-613.

51. Neoh, K.B., and C.Y. Lee. 2011. Developmental stages and caste composition of mature and incipient colonies of the drywood termite, Cryptotermes dudleyi (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 104: 622 – 628.

52. Neoh, K.B., and C.Y. Lee. 2011. Parasitoid-induced morphological and behavioral changes in infected soldiers of the fungus-growing termite, Macrotermes carbonarius (Termitidae: Macrotermitinae). Journal of Insect Science 11:47 available online: insectscience.org/11.47

53. Neoh, K.B., and C.Y. Lee. 2010. Behavioral and morphological changes in soldiers of Macrotermes gilvus (Termitidae: Macrotermitinae) parasitized by Misotermes mindeni (Diptera: Phoridae). Environmental Entomology 39: 835 – 840.

54. Neoh, K.B., M. Lenz, and C.Y. Lee. 2010. Impact of orphaning on field colonies of Southeast Asian Macrotermes gilvus (Hagen) and M. carbonarius (Hagen) (Termitidae: Macrotermitinae). Insectes Sociaux 57: 431 – 439. 

55. Disney, R.H.L., K.B. Neoh, and C.Y. Lee. 2009. A new species of Scuttle fly (Diptera: Phoridae) parasitizing a termite (Isoptera: Termitidae) in Malaysia. Sociobiology 54: 89–94. 

56. Neoh, K.B., and C.Y. Lee. 2009. Developmental stages and castes of two sympatric subterranean termites Macrotermes gilvus and Macrotermes carbonarius (Blattodea: Termitidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 102: 1091–1098. 

57. Neoh, K.B., and C.Y. Lee. 2009. Flight activity of two sympatric termite species, Macrotermes gilvus and Macrotermes carbonarius (Termitidae: Macrotermitinae). Environmental Entomology 38: 1690–1699.

58. Neoh, K.B., and C.Y. Lee. 2009. Flight activity and flight phenology of the Asian subterranean termite, Coptotermes gestroi (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology 54: 521–530. 

Presentations/Abstracts

1. Hadian Iman Sasmita, Kok-Boon Neoh, Wu-Chun Tu, Beni Ernawan, Murni Indarwatmi, Indah Arastuti Nasution, Artanininai Br Tarigan, Nur Fitrianto, Tri Ramadhani, Tri Isnani, Sri Yusmalinarf, Intan Ahmad (2023). Pilot trials of sterile insect technique for control of Aedes aegypti in urban settings in Indonesia.  Asia-Pacific Conference On Mosquito and Vector Control, Bangkok, Thailand. 27th-30th November 2023.

2. Yao-Yu Wu, Mei-Er Chen, Kok-Boon Neoh (2023). Insecticide resistance profile and knockdown resistance gene evaluation of field Aedes albopictus in north Taiwan.  Asia-Pacific Conference On Mosquito and Vector Control, Bangkok, Thailand. 27th-30th November 2023.

3. Aqsa Yasin, Mei-Er Chen, Kok-Boon Neoh (2023). Effects of deltamethrin and clothianidin mixture on life-history of surviving Aedes aegypti.  Asia-Pacific Conference On Mosquito and Vector Control, Bangkok, Thailand. 27th-30th November 2023.

4. Kok-Boon Neoh, Meng-Chieh Chiu, Shaw-Hyi Hwang (2023). Effects of attractive toxic sugar bait on male mosquitoes and its field efficacy for reducing Aedes albopictus population in community farms. Asia-Pacific Conference On Mosquito and Vector Control, Bangkok, Thailand. 27th-30th November 2023.

5. Kok-Boon Neoh. (2022). Unravelling the hormetic effect on field Aedes mosquito. In Thailand-Taiwan Bilateral Symposium on Science, Agriculture and Technology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. 9th November 2022

6. Kruaysawat Panida and Kok-Boon Neoh. (2022). The insecticide resistance of field German cockroaches under different management interventions. In 43th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Entomological Society, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 22nd-23rd October 2022.

7. Meng-Chieh Chiu, Jin-Jia Yu, Yi-Chang Liao and Kok-Boon Neoh. (2022). The effect of boric acid toxic sugar bait on field Aedes aegypti .In 43th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Entomological Society, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 22nd -23rd October 2022.

8. Wei-Chuan Lin and Kok-Boon Neoh. (2022). Nest relocation motivation of Dolichoderus thoracicus. In 43th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Entomological Society, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 22nd-23rd October 2022.

9. Kok-Boon Neoh. (2021). Effects of piperonyl butoxide synergism and cuticular thickening on the contact irritancy response of field Aedes aegypti. In Thailand-Taiwan Bilateral Symposium on Science, Agriculture and Technology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. 8th November 2021

10. Ming-Hsiao Peng, Satomi Shiodera, Takashi F Haraguchi, Masayuki Itoh, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2021) . Dietary shift drives patterns in trophic position and morphology of invasive African big-headed ant in habitat contrasts. In Annual meeting of Entomological Society of America, Entomology 2021, Oct 31-Nov 3, Denver, CO.

11. Yuan-Hung Chen, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2021). Effect of urbanization on functional and behavioral traits of ant in forest and urban area. In Annual meeting of Entomological Society of America, Entomology 2021, Oct 31-Nov 3, Denver, CO.

12. Ming-Hsiao Peng, Satomi Shiodera, Takashi F. Haraguchi, Masayuki Itoh, and Kok-Boon Neoh (2020) Feeding ecology of invasive African big-headed ant (Pheidole megacephala) between urban area and peri-urban forest . In The 5th Asia Research Node Symposium on Humanosphere Science, Kyoto University, December 22-23, 2020 , Kyoto , Japan.

13. Yuan-Hung Chen, Kok-Boon Neoh. (2020) Competitive exclusions of alien species shape the functional and species diversity in urban and rural urban interface . In The 5th Asia Research Node Symposium on Humanosphere Science, Kyoto University, December 22-23, 2020 , Kyoto , Japan.

14. Jin-Jia Yu, Lee-Jin Bong and Kok-Boon Neoh (2019). Behavioral responses of field collected Aedes aegypti against deltamethrin residual spraying in Taiwan. In Annual meeting of Entomological Society of America, Entomology 2019, November 17-19, St. Louis, MO.

15. I-Hsuan Hu, Chow-Yang Lee and Kok-Boon Neoh (2019). Insecticide profiles of field collected German cockroaches from Taiwan. In Annual meeting of Entomological Society of America, Entomology 2019, November 17-19, St. Louis, MO.

16. Hadian Iman Sasmita, Kok-Boon Neoh and Wu-Chun Tu (2018, Nov.).The effect of larval diets and temperature regimes on mass production and performance of sterile male Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). In: 2018 ESA, ESC, and ESBC Joint Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.

17. Lee-Jin Bong, Kok-Boon Neoh and Wu-Chun Tu (2018, Nov.). Fitness cost in field Aedes aegypti population: Resilience of the wild for adaptation in the nature. In: 2018 ESA, ESC, and ESBC Joint Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada. 

18. Kok-Boon Neoh and Chieh-Yen Tsai (2018, Nov.) Ant diversity and social interaction collapse along an increased urbanization gradient. In: 2018 ESA, ESC, and ESBC Joint Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada. 

19. Kuan-Ling Liu , Ming-Xiao Peng , Yuan-Chen Hung , Kok-Boon Neoh (2018, Aug). Ant assemblage in urban greenery: A test of island biogeography model and size-grain hypothesis. XVIIIth International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Guaruja, Sao Paulo, Brazil. MOST 106-2311-B-005-010-MY3.

20. Chia-Yu Wang, Kok-Boon Neoh* (2017, Dec). Water relations in seasonal variation of Paederus fuscipes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Biological Sciences Graduate 22nd Congress, UTown, Singapore. MOST 105-2313-B-005-004-MY2.

21. Wen-Bin Feng, Kok-Boon Neoh* (2017, Dec). The effect of imidacloprid resistance on life history traits of Paederus fuscipes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Biological Sciences Graduate 22nd Congress, UTown, Singapore. MOST 105-2313-B-005-004-MY2. 

22. Kok-Boon Neoh*, Lee-Jin Bong (2017, Jul). The factors driven Paederus outbreak in human settings: climatic factor or human intervention? 9th International Conference on Urban Pests, Aston University, Birmingham. MOST 105-2313-B-005-004-MY2. 

23. Kok-Boon Neoh* (2016, Sep). Ecological adaptation of the sympatric Macrotermes spp. XXV International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, Florida. MOST 105-2313-B-005-004-MY2. 

24. Kok-Boon Neoh*, Lee-Jin Bong, Ahmad Muhammad, Masayuki Itoh, Osamu Kozan, Yoko Takematsu, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura (2016, Apr). The impact of fire on the termite assemblage in tropical degraded peatland. Proceedings of the 11th Conference of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group, Kunming, China. 

25. Kok-Boon Neoh* (2015, Oct). Termites and fire: A trans-boundary research in exploring termite biodiversity in Southeast Asian tropical degraded peatland. The 36th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Entomological Society, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung. 

26. Neoh, Kok-Boon* (2014, Feb). Ecological adaptation success of the sympatric higher termites, Macrotermes gilvus and Macrotermes carbonarius. Proceedings of the 10th Pacific-Rim Termite Research Group Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.