Flea control in Tarwiyah, 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 Tarwiyah

New apartments and villas sit on a regular grid, but wild animals from the wadi and the hills enter easily. King Abdulaziz Sports City attracts visitors from everywhere. The method is set out in full on how we approach Flea control.

The first reason

Wadi Mudarraja brings water and year round damp

Wadi Mudarraja flows from the east and carries flash floods after rain. The floods leave silt and moisture on the ground, creating ideal conditions for fleas and other insects all year round.

The second reason

Empty land and wild animals from the hills

Vacant plots around the buildings provide corridors for wildlife. Animals from the hills and the wadi move easily between the empty land and the new apartments.

The third reason

Sports City attracts visitors from everywhere

The sports complex on the north east corner attracts large numbers of visitors and staff daily. Visitors may carry fleas in their clothes and bags from their own homes.

The character of Tarwiyah

New development: ongoing construction and vacant plots between the homes

New development means ongoing building and wide vacant plots. More connected building means fleas spread easily between neighbouring flats. New apartments with no pets may have fleas that entered through open windows when animals sheltered there.

Before treatment

The resting places map the infestation

The scheme is new and the building is more connected than Al Sharai, but vacant land is still extensive. Moisture from Wadi Mudarraja and new irrigation create ideal conditions.

The base of the carpet

The carpet base sits on modern flooring, but wild animals enter and leave fleas on the carpet.

Where the animal sleeps

Animals from the wadi and empty land sleep on new floors and furniture.

Flea dirt

Flea dirt builds up quickly in new carpet because moisture from the wadi provides food.

Furniture edges and upholstery

Furniture edges and new sofas shelter fleas in a damp environment.

Joints in a hard floor

Joints in new tiles may leak water from Wadi Mudarraja and new irrigation.

Damp shade outdoors

Damp shade outside the flat from the wadi and empty land shelters animals that carry fleas.

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 Sharai Sub-Municipality

Al Sharai is the eastern growth front of Makkah along King Faisal Road and the Taif road. Settled quarters sit beside recently renamed schemes where plots are still vacant and buildings are going up, so construction sites, fill and open excavations lie next to occupied homes. Wadi channels such as Wadi Mudarraja, Wadi Al Sharai and Wadi Al Mughammas carry flash floods after rain and dry out to damp silt, while dust blows off the open hills. Roadside shops, restaurants and warehouses line the Taif road, and to the east the area shades into villages, palm farms and springs.

Questions about this district

Does Wadi Mudarraja flowing from the east bring fleas from water animals?

The wadi carries floods after rain and leaves silt and moisture. This attracts animals to the area that may carry fleas.

Are the vacant plots around the new apartments a source of wild animal fleas?

Yes, empty land provides shelter and corridors for cats, dogs and rodents. These animals move freely between the empty plots and the new apartments.

Does the adjacent Sports City bring fleas from visitors and staff?

The sports complex attracts large numbers of visitors and workers daily. They may carry fleas from their homes.

Our new flat was never lived in before. Where do fleas come from?

New apartments that are unoccupied attract animals from the empty land and wadi. These animals enter through open windows and doors.

Do we need preventive treatment here in a new development like Tarwiyah?

Yes, the empty land, the wadi and the sports complex provide continuous sources. Preventive treatment every three months protects your flat.

Is more connected building here than in Al Sharai mean fleas spread between flats easily?

Yes, if one flat is infested, fleas may spread to neighbouring flats through shared walls and floor gaps.

How much does flea control in Tarwiyah 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 Tarwiyah.