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

Fly control in Al Muntazahat Jeddah

Al Muntazahat sits along Old Makkah Road in south eastern Jeddah, stretching along the busy main road with villas, apartment blocks and commercial frontages. Flies here are seasonal and tied to road activity: heavy truck and bus traffic passes constantly, and the restaurants and shops along the road attract large fly populations that easily spread to neighbouring villas and cause problems.

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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 Muntazahat

Old Makkah Road is very active with truck, bus and car traffic, raising dust and pollution levels constantly, with fly concentrations peaking around restaurants and shops feeding the heavy passing traffic. The method is set out in full on our Fly control service.

The first reason

Truck traffic brings fly populations from surrounding areas

Food and goods trucks pass in high volume along Old Makkah Road carrying fly populations from distant areas, which alight in shops and restaurants, establishing colonies that spread into the district.

The second reason

Road side restaurants and shops create unending sources

Restaurants and small shops on Old Makkah Road produce dense waste from the constant passing traffic, and poor drainage in older areas allows flies to accumulate and breed unchecked.

The third reason

Mixed buildings share old drains making barriers invisible

Villas, apartment blocks and shops are interspersed along the road and share old drainage systems, allowing flies to move freely from shops into neighbouring villas without crossing visible boundaries.

Al Muntazahat on the map

Al Muntazahat sits about 4.5 km from East Al Sulaymaniyah and about 7 km from Umm Al Salam.

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Before treatment

Where the flies are actually coming from

A district on Old Makkah Road in south eastern Jeddah, mixing older and newer villas, apartment blocks and commercial properties facing the road, with Al Muntazahat Park, a health centre and state schools serving the area.

House fly

House flies in Al Muntazahat concentrate on restaurants and shops along Old Makkah Road, spreading via wind and building gaps to neighbouring villas.

A metallic green fly on a wooden surface

Blow fly

Blow flies may appear seasonally near passing food trucks and shops handling meat and perishable goods on the busy main road.

Fermenting residue

Fermenting food waste collects in restaurants and shops on Old Makkah Road, creating strong odours that attract large flying populations.

The bin base

Refuse bin bases on the road stay perpetually damp from the density of restaurants, clogged with heavy grease from cooking operations.

The film inside a drain

Films inside restaurant drains on the road are extremely thick from high waste volumes, providing permanent breeding habitat for millions of larvae.

A metal service door on a building exterior

The service door and its mesh

Service doors and mesh screens in road side shops are often broken or loose, allowing easy fly movement between shops and neighbouring villas.

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 Umm Al Salam Sub-Municipality

The Umm Al Salam sub municipality covers the east and south east of Jeddah along the Old Makkah Road and the Haramain Road. It pairs recently planned districts such as Al Wahah, Al Nakhil and Al Shuruq with popular districts that grew outside formal planning, including Al Harazat, Al Mahamid and Umm Al Salam. The older areas have ageing drainage, unpaved streets and vacant plots where building waste collects, conditions that suit rodents, cockroaches and ants. The newer areas are ringed by half built subdivisions and open excavations.

Questions about this district

Does dust from trucks on Old Makkah Road contribute to fly problems?

Indirectly yes. Dust and pollutants from trucks make the air drier, but food waste from passing trucks and roadside restaurants brings large fly populations to the area.

Do villas further from the road have fewer flies?

Somewhat fewer, but wind carries flies into the district anyway. Villas close to the road are affected far more severely.

Is treating Old Makkah Road alone enough or must we treat the villas too?

Treating the road is essential but not sufficient alone. Flies that enter the district shelter in villas and gardens, requiring comprehensive treatment of the whole area.

Why are there more flies on Old Makkah Road in summer?

Heat speeds up fly lifecycles, and the road is clogged with truck and bus traffic carrying food and goods, depositing waste at roadside venues.

Do construction sites and excavations around the district increase flies?

Yes noticeably. Open excavations and vacant plots collect standing water and building debris that provide ideal breeding conditions for flies.

How often must the district need treatment per year?

Every six to eight weeks in summer, less often in winter. Vacant land and ongoing construction increase pressure on the district year round.

How much does fly control in Al Muntazahat 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 Muntazahat.