Bed bug control in Al Shubaikah, Makkah

Targeted, not broadcast

Product goes into cracks and runways, never sprayed across open surfaces.
Told before we start

What we will use, where it goes, and what to cover or move before we arrive.
A follow-up visit

We return after the first treatment, because what survives it does not show on the day.
Homes and businesses

Apartments and villas, and kitchens and stores that need a record of each visit.

Why they keep coming back in Al Shubaikah

On jobs in Al Shubaikah we notice how small the old bedrooms are, the bed frame often sits flush against the stone wall itself, so an infestation moves from the seam into the wall crack behind it. The method is set out in full on our Bed bug control service.

The first reason

Shared walls between close-set old houses

Many old houses in Al Shubaikah were built wall to wall, sometimes sharing a single ceiling between two properties, so bed bugs reach a bedroom through a crack in the stone rather than through furniture alone. A check has to open up around the dividing wall, not just the mattress.

The second reason

Rooms opened for Umrah guests near Hazwarah

Several old houses in Al Shubaikah look out towards Hazwarah, and a spare room gets furnished for Umrah visitors on a seasonal basis, with whoever sleeps on that bedding changing every few weeks. That calls for a check each time a room is opened again, not one check for the whole house.

The third reason

Old houses standing next to the Jabal Omar clearance

Part of Al Shubaikah still stands beside sites that were cleared for the Jabal Omar towers, and furniture removal carts and labourers pass daily through the alleys next to the houses that remain, sometimes bringing in second hand furniture that has never been checked before it reaches a bedroom.

Al Shubaikah on the map

Al Shubaikah sits about 0.5 km from Al Hajlah and about 1 km from Al Tandabawi.

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Before treatment

The places that decide the treatment

Al Hajlah lies just to the east and Jabal Al Sharashif rises to the west, and the old stone houses between them, close to Al Shubaikah cemetery, were built decades ago with thick walls that trap heat and limit airflow.

The stitched piping along the edge of a mattress

The mattress seam

In Al Shubaikah's old houses the mattress often sits very close to the stone wall, so we check the seam against that wall first as it is the nearest hiding place.

A wooden bed frame and its slats seen from below

Frame joints and screw holes

Old wooden beds handed down through generations in Al Shubaikah have joints that widen with age, so the screw holes need a close look rather than a quick glance.

An upholstered headboard fixed to a bedroom wall

The headboard and the wall behind it

In these close-set Al Shubaikah houses the wall behind the headboard can be the same wall shared with next door, so we check the stone crack behind it, not just its surface.

What the bedding shows

With whoever sleeps there changing when relatives stay one night before Tan'im, the marks sometimes show on the guest bedding before they show on the family's own.

A fabric sofa and the seam of its cushion

Sofas and armchairs

The sitting room in an old Al Shubaikah house often sits close to the alley door where visitors rest before walking down to the Mosque, so the sofa gets the same check as the bed.

An open suitcase on a luggage rack in a room

Luggage and second hand furniture

As furniture moves out of houses cleared for the Jabal Omar towers into homes still standing nearby, every second hand piece gets checked before it enters a bedroom.

How we work

1
Inspect and map the spread

We strip the bed and work through the mattress and base seams, the frame joints, the headboard and the skirting, then check the upholstered furniture and the neighbouring rooms to see how far it has gone.
2
Laundry, heat and steam

Bedding is bagged and sealed inside the room, then washed and dried hot. Steam runs along the seams and edges, because heat reaches the cemented eggs that a liquid never will.
3
Targeted, non-repellent application

A non-repellent product goes onto the harbourage itself, with a dust into voids and screw holes. We do not use a repellent aerosol, because it drives the insect deeper into the wall and into the next room.
4
Monitoring and the follow-up visit

A sealed encasement goes onto the mattress and the base, with monitors under the bed legs, then we return once the remaining eggs have hatched and re-treat anything still active.

What bed bug control includes

A recorded inspection

Mattress and base seams, frame joints, the headboard, the skirting and every upholstered piece in the room.
Steam and targeted application

Steam along the seams and edges, and a non-repellent product on the harbourage itself, not on the surfaces you sleep on.
Voids and pipe entries

Behind the skirting, around pipe entries and under socket plates, which is the route from one unit to the next.
Monitors under the bed legs

Checked at every visit, they show remaining activity before the bites do.
Laundry, encasement and aftercare

The hot wash and dryer routine, a sealed encasement on the mattress and base, and what must not be carried out of the room.
A follow-up timed to the hatch

A date set on the hatch, and re-treatment of anything still active.

Landmarks of Al Shubaikah

Work across Al Shubaikah is placed between two fixed points: Al Shubaikah Cemetery at the heart of the old quarter, and the Khalid ibn Al Walid Mosque at Harat Al Bab on the road out towards Tan'im, with visits organised along the narrow stretch between the two.

The Grand Mosque
Al Shubaikah Cemetery
Jabal Omar
Khalid ibn Al Walid Mosque
Ibrahim Al Khalil Street

Questions about this district

Our old house shares a wall with the neighbour's house in Al Shubaikah, is checking our side enough?

No. The shared wall between old houses in Al Shubaikah can carry a crack that opens into both bedrooms, so we check your side and, where we can, whatever sits against that dividing wall on the other side too, because treating one side alone will not stop bugs coming back through the same crack.

We host relatives overnight before they head to Tan'im for ihram, does their bedding need checking every time?

Checking after every single guest is not practical, but during the busy Umrah season, with guests changing often, we check the bedding on a regular schedule instead of nightly, and pay particular attention to the seam and joints after each group leaves for the Miqat.

Furniture from a house cleared for the Jabal Omar project came to our nearby house, does it need checking?

Yes. Furniture moved out of houses cleared for demolition can carry bed bugs or their eggs in the joints without any visible sign, so we check it piece by piece before it goes into any bedroom in your Al Shubaikah house.

Old built-in wooden wall cupboards sit right against our bedroom, do they need checking too?

Yes. The wooden cupboards built into the walls of Al Shubaikah's old houses crack with age and become a hiding place close to the bed, so we open them and check their corners at the same time as the mattress and the frame, not afterwards.

Our house is listed as heritage and its walls cannot be repaired, does that increase the hiding places?

Yes. Old cracks left unrepaired in Al Shubaikah's heritage houses give the insect places to hide away from the bed itself, so we widen the check to the wall edges near the bed rather than treating the mattress on its own.

We store spare bedding in the house's semi-basement for Ramadan guests, does it need checking every year?

Yes. Bedding stored in a damp basement store that only opens seasonally is a suitable place for bed bugs to sit dormant for months, so we check it before it comes out for the guest rooms rather than relying on airing alone.

How much does bed bug control in Al Shubaikah cost?

It is set after the inspection, because the price follows the type of infestation, the size of the space, how far it has spread and the number of visits it needs. Send a photo and a description on WhatsApp and we will give you an estimate before we reach Al Shubaikah.