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

Fly control in Al Sahifah Jeddah

Al Sahifah is an old quarter adjoining historic Jeddah where apartment blocks sit above shops and businesses on the ground floor, and the real problem is that flies move directly from the shop to the flat above through shared drainage and ventilation. Treating the flat alone does not help if the shop beneath you is untreated, and the old building has mixed sewage runs and tangled ventilation ducts.

Call now Message us on WhatsApp

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 Sahifah

In Al Sahifah, a flat you have treated might see flies return within three days from the shop below or from a neighbour's flat that was not treated. The method is set out in full on the full Fly control page.

The first reason

Shared drainage and tangled ventilation ducts

Old buildings have shared sewage runs and drains from several units meeting together. Flies use these pipes to move between flats and shops, and treatment needs to reach inside the drain itself, not just the flat.

The second reason

The business at ground floor level

The shop may be a restaurant, fruit stand or clothing store, but it is a constant fly source if it holds any organic waste. Flies fly upward toward the flats through exits, cracks and ventilation shafts.

The third reason

Closely packed flats with shared stairs and services

Flats in the building are linked by shared stairs, shared ventilation and sometimes shared drains. If your neighbour does not treat their flat, flies will move to yours through gaps.

The character of Al Sahifah

Apartment district: residential blocks, repeated floors and shared entrances

A flat in a mixed building means half your fly problem comes from below or beside you, not from your own actions. Treating the flat alone leaves you feeling the problem returns because flies come from an external source.

Before treatment

Where the flies are actually coming from

The district sits between old Jeddah and Al Ammariyah along Old Makkah Road, a very old urban fabric with some relatively newer apartment buildings but antique drainage, electrics and ventilation that are not fully separated.

House fly

The house fly in mixed districts moves quickly between shop and flat through openings and drains, staying active in shared ventilation runs.

A metallic green fly on a wooden surface

Blow fly

The blow fly appears especially if the shop below sells fresh produce or meat, and moisture from fresh goods provides ideal breeding conditions.

Fermenting residue

Fermenting residue in the commercial space is the main source, and your flat may be spotlessly clean but flies come from beneath you constantly.

The bin base

The bin base in a mixed district may sit in the street between shops or in a shared yard behind the building where several premises dump waste together.

The film inside a drain

The film inside drainage beneath an old building is certain, with water and waste from shops flowing through it continuously.

A metal service door on a building exterior

The service door and its mesh

The service door and its mesh in the flat is critical because flies enter from the shared stairs through the main entrance to the flat.

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.

Landmarks of Al Sahifah

Al Sahifah sits between Old Makkah Road on the north and King Abdulaziz Road to the south, and treatment focuses on the ground floor shops and entrances along Old Makkah Road where the main commercial activity and fly sources are concentrated.

Old Makkah Road
King Abdulaziz Road
Khalid ibn Al Walid Street
Bab Sharif
King Abdulaziz Mosque

Questions about this district

Is treating just the flat enough if the shop below is not treated?

No, it is never enough. Flies will return from the shop through shared drainage and ventilation. The shop and flat must be treated together to interrupt the cycle.

Does the old drainage beneath the building need special treatment?

Yes, mixed old sewage needs treatment inside the pipes to cut the flies' route. Surface treatment alone will not stop flies coming from the source below.

How many treatments per year does a flat in a mixed district need?

Depending on shop activity, usually three to four times yearly, with extra visits if the business below is a restaurant or produce shop.

Does the fly enter the flat through the main door or from inside?

Flies enter through multiple routes: the main door, old leaking windows, shared ventilation, and drainage outlet holes in bathroom and kitchen.

What if the shop below us will not agree to treatment?

At least we can treat the drainage under the flat and the openings leading down. This reduces flies coming from the shop but does not stop them completely.

Should we treat the flat before or after the shop?

Best to treat the shop first, then the building drainage, then the flat. This stops the original source first, then cuts the route flies take to reach you.

How much does fly control in Al Sahifah 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 Sahifah.