A pest control technician treating the carpet base along a furniture edge

Flea control in Al Rawabi Makkah

Al Rawabi is an apartment district south of the Grand Mosque on Rai Bakhsh and the Ajyad Kudai road, where hills were cut through by tunnels joining west Makkah to east. High rise blocks built densely for Umrah visitors pack many floors and shared apartments, and strays climb stairs easily. Fleas from a lower flat climb to higher ones through pipe gaps, and move sideways between adjoining flats.

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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 Rawabi

Flea movement in high Rawabi buildings is faster than ordinary housing because flats connect vertically and sideways through pipes and gaps. The method is set out in full on what Flea control involves.

The first reason

Shared pipes carry fleas up through floors vertically

Shared drain and water pipes connect every flat in the block, and fleas climb from lower to higher floors through pipe gaps. Treatment must focus on pipe gaps, ceilings and shared floor edges.

The second reason

Adjoining flats share fleas through common walls

Common walls between adjacent flats have small gaps around pipes and wires. Fleas from a neighbouring flat crawl through these gaps to the next flat, especially when seeking a new host.

The third reason

Shared stairs are a route for strays to every floor

Common stairs give strays easy access to every floor. A single stray may carry fleas to many flats in one stairwell.

Landmarks of Al Rawabi

Al Rawabi sits on Rai Bakhsh and Ajyad Kudai Road south of the Haram, and treatment reaches it through the Kudai Ajyad tunnel and the main entrance, where we treat the flat, shared pipes and the stairs climbing through many floors.

Rai Bakhsh
Ajyad Kudai Road
Kudai Ajyad Tunnel
Al Rawabi Garden
Jabal Khandamah

Before treatment

The resting places map the infestation

Dense high rise blocks with repeated floors and adjoining flats share drains and water pipes, and the tunnels beneath hold very high moisture year round.

The base of the carpet

The carpet base in the high flat absorbs moisture from the tunnels beneath the district, lengthening cocoon survival.

Where the animal sleeps

A pet in the flat rests in one corner, and fleas scatter to every rest place in the tight spaces.

Flea dirt

Flea dirt shows around carpet edges and in furniture folds, and around pipe gaps at ceilings.

Furniture edges and upholstery

Furniture edges next to common walls may harbour fleas from the neighbouring flat.

Joints in a hard floor

Floor joints around pipes and electrical wires are a flea route up from the lower floor.

Damp shade outdoors

Damp shade under shared stairs and in dark passages is where strays rest and carry fleas to every flat.

How we work

1
Inspect and confirm

We confirm it is fleas rather than another biting insect, and fix the animal's sleeping points, its routes and the shaded ground outside. Where there is no animal in the house, we look for the host they came from.
2
Treat the floors and soft furnishings

A residual with an insect growth regulator, worked into the carpet base, the floor and wall junction and the edges under furniture. The regulator stops a larva becoming an adult, which is what breaks the cycle.
3
The host and the shade outside

We treat the shaded ground and the outdoor lying spots, and we agree with you that the animal's veterinary treatment happens on the same day, because any host left out of the job re-seeds the floor.
4
Vacuuming, then the follow-up visit

Repeated vacuuming vibrates the floor and draws the pupae out onto a treated surface. We come back about two weeks later to take the emerged generation before it lays.

What flea control includes

Confirmation before anything is applied

Telling a flea bite from the alternatives, and fixing the resting places and the centre of the infestation.
Carpet base and floor line treatment

A residual and a growth regulator worked down into the pile and under furniture edges, not laid across the visible surface.
Shade and damp outdoors

The shaded patches by entrances and around drains and taps, the only ground outside where larvae survive.
The source when there is no pet

Stray cats sheltering under an outside stair, or rodents in the voids, each handled on a different footing.
The vacuum schedule and aftercare

When to vacuum, how to empty the machine, and why the carpet is not steam cleaned afterwards. Ventilation time we give you on the call, because it changes with the product and the space.
A follow-up timed to emergence

A date about two weeks on, timed to the pupae leaving the cocoons, and re-treatment of any room where fresh bites are still starting.

What is different about Al Misfalah Sub-Municipality

Al Misfalah sub municipality runs downhill from the south of the Grand Mosque through Al Misfalah, Kudai and Al Rawabi to Al Taqwa, Al Hindawiyah, Al Khalidiyah and Al Rusayfah at the third ring road. The northern end is old apartment blocks and pilgrim hotels with restaurants along Ibrahim Al Khalil Street and the huge coach parks at Kudai. The south and west are dense popular districts with countless small shops and unplanned hillside housing, some of it already cleared for redevelopment, giving way to orderly land grant schemes in Al Rusayfah beside the railway station.

Questions about this district

The neighbouring flat has fleas, will they reach us through the shared wall?

Yes, common walls between adjacent flats have gaps around pipes. Fleas from the neighbouring flat crawl through when seeking a new host. Treating together with your neighbour stops return.

Will treating only my flat work in such a high dense building?

Treating your flat stops your fleas but adjoining and upper and lower flats may carry new ones. In buildings as dense as Al Rawabi, neighbour cooperation or treating the whole block together is best.

Fleas returned after four weeks, did an untreated flat cause it?

New fleas may come from another flat descending through shared pipes. Check adjoining flats, or the whole block may need treating together.

I do not take the pet on shared stairs, so no strays bring fleas?

Without your pet, stray animals still climb stairs seeking food and enter flats. Strays carry fleas easily into the flat.

Upper and lower flats, do fleas spread vertically easily?

Yes, shared drains and water pipes offer a direct route up and down. Lower floor fleas climb easily through shared gaps.

How many times should I treat in such a dense high block as Al Rawabi?

Al Rawabi's very dense blocks may need the whole building treated together. One treatment may not hold, and a second visit is essential to confirm the cocoon cycle is broken.

How much does flea control in Al Rawabi 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 Rawabi.