A pest control technician checking a bin area and an outside floor drain

Fly control in Al Abidiyah Makkah

Al Abidiyah is essentially a modern university campus overlooking the Arafat plain, home to colleges, a teaching hospital, student housing, libraries and an ongoing student population creating intense daily activity. Yet active construction and vacant plots between new buildings, wadis that trap water after rain, provide ideal fly breeding grounds. Student flats, communal kitchens and the university hospital all supply food.

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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 Abidiyah

Flies on the campus combine urban and rural characteristics because the environment mixes modern buildings with open ground. The method is set out in full on what Fly control involves.

The first reason

Wadis and pooling water after rain

Wadi Uranah and Wadi Numan cross the campus, and water collects in them after rain. This standing water becomes ideal larval habitat. Water can persist for weeks in depressions and hollows, and each week a new fly generation emerges.

The second reason

Vacant land and active construction

The campus is still developing. Vacant plots between buildings and open construction sites scatter waste in pits and gaps. Treating new buildings fails if vacant land surrounding them goes untreated.

The third reason

Multiple food sources across the district

Student flats, communal kitchens, the university hospital and snack halls all generate food waste generously. Fly sources are scattered across the campus, making localised treatment insufficient.

The character of Al Abidiyah

New development: ongoing construction and vacant plots between the homes

A university campus newly built and still developing means construction, wadis and open land all exist together, creating a complex environment where flies have multiple and constantly changing sources. Treatment must be regular monitoring, not a single final solution.

Before treatment

Where the flies are actually coming from

The campus holds colleges of sharia, engineering and medicine, the university hospital, student housing, King Abdullah University Library, and Wadi Uranah and Wadi Numan run through low ground. Development continues, construction projects surround the campus.

House fly

The house fly on the campus finds abundant food waste from student flats, communal kitchens, snack halls and hospitals, and hiding places in new buildings.

A metallic green fly on a wooden surface

Blow fly

The blow fly is strongly drawn to the hospital and kitchens. Moisture after rain accelerates its development.

Fermenting residue

Food waste in student flats, communal kitchens, snack halls and hospitals ferments rapidly in heat and humidity.

The bin base

Pools and depressions on vacant land and in wadis collect water after rain and become ideal larval breeding sites.

The film inside a drain

Drainage in new areas may be modern but natural wadis and water are untreated, and gaps in the ground provide permanent shelter.

A metal service door on a building exterior

The service door and its mesh

Unscreened doors and windows in new and planned buildings give flies easy entry. Gaps around new foundations may exist during construction.

How we work

1
Inspect and trace the source

We trace the flies back to their medium: waste and the bin area, floor traps, drain runs and any standing organic wetness, and we identify the species from its size, its flight and where it settles.
2
Treat the breeding medium

Washing and scouring bin bases and floor traps, and a foam that treats the film inside the pipe, because removing the medium is the only thing that stops production.
3
Treat the resting surfaces

A fly spends most of its time settled on ceilings, cables, the tops of walls and the sunlit wall outside the door, and that is where the residual and the bait go, not into the air.
4
Proofing and the follow-up

We close the ways in and sort out the screens and the doors, then come back on a date matching the emergence of the pupae that were already in the medium on the first visit.

What fly control includes

A source tracing inspection

The species, the breeding medium and the route in, established before anything is applied.
Drains and floor traps

Scouring the film stuck inside the pipe and treating it with foam, which is where drain flies come from and almost nowhere else.
Residual on the resting surfaces

Ceilings, cables, the tops of walls and the sunlit wall outside the door, kept off food preparation surfaces.
Fly bait in protected positions

An attractant bait set at bin areas and service entrances, out of reach of children and pets and away from food.
Aftercare instructions

Ventilation, what to cover, and what needs a screen, an air curtain or a different waste routine.
A scheduled follow-up

A set date matching the emergence of the pupae, and re-treatment of any source still producing.

What is different about Al Aziziyah (Makkah) Sub-Municipality

Al Aziziyah sub municipality runs from the Bin Dawood markets to the Al Hada road and carries pilgrim traffic to Mina. Hotel towers and furnished apartment blocks fill and empty with the Hajj and Ramadan seasons, and the kitchens, restaurants and markets along Al Masjid Al Haram Road and King Abdulaziz Road leave food waste at every peak. Southwards the fabric loosens into villas and planned streets in An Naseem and Al Awali, then Al Abidiyah's campus and the old farms of Al Husayniyah, where Wadi Uranah holds water after rain and farm enclosures shelter rodents and reptiles.

Questions about this district

Is active building the main cause of flies on the campus?

Construction multiplies the problem but is not the sole cause. Wadis, pooling water and communal kitchens are permanent sources. Even after building ends, these sources will remain.

Will flies disappear after building finishes?

Fly numbers will drop but will not end. Wadis and seasonal water will remain a permanent source. Seasonal cyclical treatment will remain necessary even after construction ceases.

Do new residents and high student movement make fly problems worse?

Yes. Students bring abundant food waste, and high daily traffic means waste accumulates continuously. Summer holiday breaks may ease pressure slightly.

Is the university hospital the main source of flies?

The hospital contributes significantly, but food in kitchens and snack halls is also major. Hospital treatment alone is necessary but insufficient.

Does treating student flats alone solve the problem?

No. Student housing is one source among many. Communal kitchens, snack halls, wadis and vacant land must be treated together.

When is fly pressure worst on the campus?

Flies worsen in spring and summer, especially after rain when water collects in wadis. Winter brings slight relief but flies do not stop entirely.

How much does fly control in Al Abidiyah 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 Abidiyah.