Dr Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh

Assistant Professor (PhD)

Dr Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh

Assistant Professor (PhD)

Research Area: Bees Eco-Biology
About Me

Dr. Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, UPR. His researcher expertise include Ecology and Biology of Bees (Bumblebees, Honeybees and wild bees) especially conservation and domestication of native bumblebees and honey bees. He was conferred Doctorate in Entomology by University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and he also underwent research training at the University of Virginia, USA and University of Mons, Belgium.

Degree Major University Start Date End Date
PhD Entomology Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, PAkistan January 2012 January 2016
Designation Organization Duration
Visiting Scientist University of Mons, Belgium August 2023 - September 2023
Assistant Professor (TTS) University of Poonch Rawalakot, AJK Pakistan February 2017 - December 2025
Researcher University of Virginia, USA January 2015 - August 2015
Research Associate Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, PAkistan February 2012 - December 2014
Research Associate Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, PAkistan November 2010 - October 2011
Title Description Sponsoring Agency Amount Year
Habitat and Bio-Conservation of native bumblebees (Genus Bombus) in Marghla and Murree Hils, Pakista Submitted 3 Million PKR
Eco-conservation of Bumblebees in Himalayan range of Sakardu, Pakistan by using citizen science Completed 0.7 Million PKR
Spatial and temporal behavior of Bombus haemorrhoidalis Smith and risks associated with parasitism. Completed 0.5 Million PKR
Ecology and Conservation of Bombus haemorrhoidalis in Poonch, AJ&K Completed 0.35 Million PKR
Designation Department Organization From Date To Date
Assistant Professor The University of Poonch, Rawalakot
Member Himalayan Region IUCN, Bubmblebee Specialist Group
Member The Rufford Foundation UK.
Member MBZ species conservation UAE
Member CLOSS honey bee association
HEC Approved supervisor HEC, Pakistan
Description Year Journal Name Impact Factor
Siddiqui, J.A., Luo, Y., Sheikh, U.A.A., Bamisile, B.S., Khan, M.M., Imran, M., Hafeez, M., Ghani, M.I., Lei, N. and Xu, Y., Transcriptome analysis reveals differential effects of beta-cypermethrin and fipronil insecticides on detoxification mechanisms in Solenopsis invicta Frontiers in Physiology, 13. 2022
Jabbar, A., Iqbal, A., Iqbal, M.A., Sheikh, U.A.A., Rahim, J., Khalid, S., Hafez, R.M., Shah, A.U.H., Khan, A.A., Bazmi, M.S.A. and Hussain, A Egyptian Clover Genotypic Divergence and Last Cutting Management Augment Nutritive Quality, Seed Yield and Milk Productivity Sustainability, 14 (10), p.5833 2022
Amrao, L., Ahmed, M.Z., Saeed, S., Shafique, M.S., Perveen, R., Anwaar, H.A., Sheikh, U.A.A., Iqbal, R., Ali, S., Azmat, S. and Aslam, M First Report of Alternaria alternata Causing Leaf Spot on Chili (Capsicum annuum) in Pakistan Plant disease, 106(3), p.1073 2022
Alkhayat, F.A., Ahmad, A.H., Rahim, J. Imran, M. and Sheikh, U.A.A., Distribution and diversity of aquatic insects in different water bodies of Qatar Brazilian Journal of Biology,84 2022
Anwaar, H.A., Perveen, R., Chohan, S., Saeed, A., Cheema, M.T., Qadeer, A., Aslam, U.A., Ahmed, M.Z., Alam, M., Shafique, M.S. and Ali, A., First report of Alternaria alternata causing Alternaria leaf spot of Fig in Pakistan. Plant Disease, 106(2), p.759. 2022
Idrees, M., Khan, S., Asghar, M., Shahzaman, M., Khalid, M., Shah, H.A., Raza, M. and Aslam, U.A.A EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT INSECTICIDES AGAINST VIRACHOLA ISOCRATES INFESTATION IN POMEGRANATE ORCHARDS OF GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN Plant Protection, 5(2), pp.95-99. 2021
Aamir Iqbal, M., Iqbal, A., Ahmad, Z., Raza, A., Rahim, J., Imran, M., Sheikh, U.A.A., Maqsood, Q., Soufan, W., Sahloul, N. and Sorour, S Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpherbage yield and nutritional quality in cowpea-sorghum mixed strip intercropping systems Revista mexicana de ciencias pecuarias, 12(2), pp.402-418 2021
M.S. Shafique, L. Amrao, S. Saeed2, M.Z. Ahmed, S. Ghuffar, H.A. Anwaar, U.A.A. Sheikh, M.A. Khan, A. Qadir, and A. Abdullah. Occurrence of Leaf Spot Caused by Alternaria alternata on Eggplant (Solanum melongena) in Pakistan https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-20-1643-PDN 2021
Mansoor Ahmad, Muhammad Saqib Ajmal, Arshad Shakeel, Shafqat Saeed1, Khuram Mubeen, Muhammad Sajjad, Zafar Hussain, Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh5 and Alia Hayat EFFICACY OF SPRAY REGIMES WITHOUT PYRETHROIDS AGAINST INSECT PESTS OF COTTON UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS Journal of Phytobiology - 2 (1) 2020, 9-15 2020
Muhammad Idress, Suliman Khan, Fazal Rehma, Muhammad Ali, Shahzaman, Mehdi Maqbool and Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT INSECTICIDES AGAINST CYDIA POMONELLA INFESTATION FROM APPLE ORCHARDS IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN Plant Protection 04 (03) 2020. 125-130 2020
Fatima Abdulla Alkhayat , Abu H. Ahmad, Junaid Rahim, Hamady Dieng, Bashir Adam Ismail e, Muhammad Imran Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh and Allah Ditta Charaterization of mosquito larval habitats in Qatar Saoudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 27(2020): 2358-2365 2020
Muhammad Amir Iqbal, Abdul Hamid, Imtiaz Hussain, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Imran, Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh and Saira Ishaq CACTUS PEAR: A WEED OF DRY-LANDS FOR SUPPLEMENTING FOOD SECURITY UNDER CHANGING CLIMATE PLANTA DANINHA 2020; v38:e020191761 2020
Muhammad Nasir, Ata-ul-Mohsan, Munir Ahmad, Shafqat Saeed, Muhammad Asif Aziz, Muhammad Imran and Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh Effect of Different Temperatures on Colony Characteristics of Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Pakistan Journal of Zoology 51(4): 1315-1322 2019
Muhammad Imran, Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh, Muhammad Nasir, Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar, Ansa Tamkeen, and Muhammad Aamir Iqbal Do neonicotinoid insecticides impaired olfactory learning behavior in Apis mellifera? International Journal of Industrial Entomology 38(1) 1-5 2019
Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh, Khalid Mahmood, Khawar Nazir, Sakhawat Ali, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar and Ansa Tamkeen Faunistic work on bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of district Kharmang, Sakardu, Pakistan International Journal of Biosciences 13 (4): 141-146 2018
Muhammad Imran, Tayyaba Naseem, Arshad Iqbal, Khalid Mahmood, Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh Assessment of sensitivity level of honeybee (Apis mellifera) to neonicotinoid insecticides Asian J Agri & Biol. 6(3):327-334 2018
Mahwish Raza, Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh and Sakhi Muhammad Pesticide usage by Farmers; A case study of District Rawalpindi, Pakistan International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research . 11(4): 1-5 2017
Mehmood- ul-Hassan, Muhammad Ibrahim Tahir, Muhammad Azeem, Muhammad Sajid, Awais Ali, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Imran, Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh Effect of Mechanized Verses Conventional Tillage and Cropping Systems on Weeds Biomass Transylvanian Review 2017
Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Asif Aziz, Muhammad Naeem, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Nasir and Muhammad Imran Food plants and bionomics of indigenous Bumblebee, Bombus haemorrhoidalis Smith in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir of Pakistan International journal of biosciences. International Journal of Biosciences 11 (1): 89-96 2017
Muhammad Imran, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Naeem, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Nasir and Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh Are colony developmental stages of bumblebee, Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) affected by different concentrations of sugar and honey solutions?. International Journal of Industrial Entomology 34(2): 1-9 2017
Muhammad Imran, Kanwal Haneef, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Nasir and Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh Comparative Toxicity of Insecticides against Two Important Insect Pests of Cauliflower Crop Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 5 (2):88-98 2017
Muhammad Imran, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Farooq Nasir, Imran Bodhla, Muhammad Nasir and Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh. Effects of different types of Boxes on rearing of Bumble Bee, Bombus terrestris Pakistan J. Zool., 49(1): 169-174 2017
Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh, Muhammad Asif Aziz, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Naeem, Imran Bodlah , Muhammad Imran and Muhammad Nasir First record of Genus Bombus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Naran Kaghan valley of Pakistan and their floral host range. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences 7 (1): 215-223 2015
Muhammad Imran, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Naeem, Shafqat Saeed, Muhammad Farooq Nasir, Asif Ahmad, Muhammad Nasir and Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh Effect of fresh pollen pellets and pollen balls coated with and without beeswax on the life history parameter of bumblebee (bombus terrestris) Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. 6(5): 144-153. 2015
Muhammad Nasir, Munir Ahmad, Ata Ul Mohsin, Shafqat Saeed, Muhammad Asif Aziz, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Imran and Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh Light intensity improves the copulating behavior and colony initiation of bumblebee, Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) International Journal of Biosciences 7 (2): 56-64 2015
Munir Ahmad, Imran Bodlah, Kashif Mehmood, Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh and Muhammad Asif Aziz Pollination and Foraging Potential of European Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) on Tomato Crop under Greenhouse System Pakistan. Pakistan J. Zool., 47(5): 1279-1285 2015
Mahwish Raza, Muhammad Farooq, Sakhi Muhammad and Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh Efficacy of different commercially available weedicides on wheat Triticum aestivum in Rawalpindi Pakistan International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research 7 (2): 205-209 2015
Umer Ayyaz Aslam Sheikh, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Nasir, Shafqat Saeed and Imran Bodlah Distribution of Bumblebee, Bombus haemorrhoidalis Smith, and its association with Flora in Lower Northern Pakistan Pakistan J. Zool., 46(4).1045-1051 2014
Umer Aslam Sheikh, M. Aslam and Munir Ahmad Co-evolution in Pediculus humanus capitis (De Geer) (Anoplura: Pediculidae) colour in response to human hair J. Agric. Biol. Sci. 3(1):50-53 2011