Fly control in Al Mursalat, 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 Mursalat

During Hajj season, flies in the buildings concentrate in restaurant kitchens and storage areas in ground floors, then rapidly move through shared passages and gaps around pipes to climb the building vertically. The method is set out in full on the full Fly control page.

The first reason

Hotel kitchens create a continuous breeding cycle

Hotels and furnished apartments operate at high intensity during Hajj and Ramadan, with commercial kitchens leaving food scraps and oils in drain pipes whose routine cleaning cannot eliminate all larvae and pupae developing inside.

The second reason

Shared entrances and central drainage amplify the spread

Residential blocks share a single lobby and central sewer fans, so flies starting in one flat spread rapidly through hallways and openings to every other unit in the building within hours.

The third reason

Gaps around pipes and between walls shelter breeding grounds

Older hotel and apartment buildings contain openings between wall cavities and around drain runs that provide perfect shelter for flies, making entry and exit from living spaces invisible to the eye but easy for the insects.

Al Mursalat on the map

Al Mursalat sits about 1 km from Al Jamiah and about 2.5 km from Al Sanabel.

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Before treatment

Where the flies are actually coming from

The district is a hub of seasonal pilgrim traffic, housing a large private hospital, a health centre and markets along Al Masjid Al Haram Road, served by modern drainage networks running at different levels beneath the buildings.

House fly

House flies in Al Mursalat breed rapidly in food waste that collects beneath restaurant kitchens, and use shared corridors as highways to spread vertically through the building.

A metallic green fly on a wooden surface

Blow fly

Blow flies are rare here because animal waste is absent, but they may appear in old refuse storage areas on ground floors where organic matter sits undisturbed for weeks.

Fermenting residue

Fermenting food scraps collect in drain pipes beneath hotels and restaurants, forming the main breeding source that generates continuous waves of flies throughout the season.

The bin base

Bin bases and refuse areas stay wet and warm on ground floors year round, providing an ideal environment for larvae and pupae to develop undetected beneath the bins.

The film inside a drain

Oily films inside restaurant drain pipes hide millions of larvae, and surface cleaning alone cannot eliminate them all or stop new generations emerging.

A metal service door on a building exterior

The service door and its mesh

Service doors and their mesh screens in hotel buildings are often loose or torn, allowing flies to enter from outside and from neighbouring commercial areas on the street.

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

Why do flies return so quickly to the hotel after treatment?

Hotel kitchens work every day and produce continuous food waste. If the waste and drains beneath the restaurant are not treated at source, new flies emerge from larvae already developing inside the old waste and pipe film.

Can flies spread easily from one flat to neighbouring units?

Yes, especially in high rise buildings. Flies use shared hallways and gaps around pipes to move between units. If treatment covers only one flat, flies return from neighbouring flats or pass through the common areas.

Is the nearby private hospital a source of flies for the district?

Hospitals have restaurants, pharmacies and clinics that produce waste. But flies in Al Mursalat come mainly from hotels and furnished apartments, not directly from the hospital building itself.

Is treating the hotel alone enough or must we also treat neighbouring flats?

Treating the hotel is essential, but the buildings share central ventilation and drainage. Treatment must address waste sources in kitchens, then shared passages, stairwells and ground floors where flies rest and breed.

How many times per year must a hotel building be treated?

It depends on how many guests the hotel hosts. Busy seasonal hotels need intensive treatments during peak seasons, and residential blocks need preventive treatment every few weeks to stop flies rebuilding.

Are there fewer flies in a luxury hotel than a budget one?

No. Luxury hotels run larger kitchens and produce more waste. What makes the difference is drainage quality and routine cleaning schedules, not the hotel's grade or price.

How much does fly control in Al Mursalat 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 Mursalat.