https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/TF <p><em>Tropical Forestry</em> fosters global dialogue among academicians, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, publishing peer-reviewed articles that contribute to the sustainable development of tropical forests. The journal addresses biological, environmental, economic, and social aspects of tropical forestry, covering topics such as agroforestry, forest ecology, hydrology, economics, GIS and remote sensing, taxonomy, wildlife, urban forestry, and wood science. It accepts review articles, research articles, short communications, and industry papers. All content is published online as open access.</p> en-US Tropical Forestry https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/TF/article/view/6532 <p>The study was conducted at Kinabalu UNESCO Global Geopark (Kinabalu Geopark), Sayap Substation and Poring Substation to study the visiting insect’s interactions with two species of <em>Ooia</em> (Araceae). This study aimed to observe and identified the visitor insects for both <em>Ooia</em> species, analyzed the overlap of visiting insects between the two plant species of <em>Ooia sayapensis </em>and <em>O. kinabaluensis</em>, and to determine the difference in the number of the two species receiving visits from insects. Total of 124 individual insects were recorded, consists of six families including Staphylinidae, Erotylidae, Blattidae, Formicidae, Vespidae, and Drosophilidae. The Wilcoxon data analysis showed no significant difference (p&gt;0.05) for the overlap of visiting insects in the two species of <em>Ooia</em>. However, the number of insect visits on <em>O. sayapensis</em> Kartini was higher (Day-1= 32% and Day-2= 33%) than <em>O. kinabaluensis</em> (Bogner) S.Y.Wong &amp; P.C.Boyce (Day-1= 23% and Day-2= 16%) respectively. The difference of insect visitation rates between the two <em>Ooia </em>species suggest there is multiple factors influence their ability to attract insects. This study will add fundamental data on visitor insects of <em>Ooia sayapensis</em> within its habitat.</p> Mohd Naufal Wafi Jimran Kartini Saibeh Copyright (c) 2026 Tropical Forestry 2026-01-30 2026-01-30 1 266532 266532