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

Fly control in Al Zahra Makkah

Al Zahra is a densely built residential quarter in south Makkah within Al Utaybiyah sub municipality, where closely packed apartment buildings with shared entrances stand on a small footprint above decades-old fractured sewers. The area experiences seasonal waves of pilgrims and visitors, and exposed waste containers provide continuous fly breeding across a quarter where old cracks in buildings harbour flies and public gardens are almost non-existent.

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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 Zahra

Seasonal furnished flats fill with temporary residents during Hajj and Umrah who do not follow local hygiene practices, and shared bins accumulate massive waste during Hajj season, causing a sharp surge in flies. The method is set out in full on our Fly control service.

The first reason

Cracked foundations and old sewers are natural incubators

Al Zahra contains old buildings with fractured foundations and sewers more than thirty years old running beneath the ground, and these pipes provide perfect conditions for fly larvae to develop away from sunlight and cleaning, with every flat connected to this shared contaminated drainage.

The second reason

Seasonal furnished flats generate seasonal fly spikes

During Hajj and Umrah seasons furnished flats fill with temporary residents who cook irregularly and produce unpredictable waste in small kitchens, and waste that accumulates rapidly provides an immediate fly source that differs sharply from the rest of the year.

The third reason

Dense housing with no gardens concentrates waste

Al Zahra is almost entirely built up with virtually no public parks, which means all waste accumulates in shared bins and tight areas between buildings, and the high humidity and still air in narrow lanes create ideal conditions for flies to mature.

Landmarks of Al Zahra

Al Zahra lies between Umm Al Qura Road and Al Mansour Street with Al Mansour Bridge connecting neighbouring quarters, which means treatment of the quarter requires coordination with surrounding districts because flies move easily across the bridge and main roads.

Umm Al Qura Road
Al Mansour Street
Al Mansour Bridge
Abdullah Arif Road
Hussain Arab Street

Before treatment

Where the flies are actually coming from

Apartment buildings tightly adjoined across a small area between Umm Al Qura Road and Al Mansour Street, with cracked foundations and ageing sewers beneath, and almost no green space or public parks.

House fly

House flies in Al Zahra increase because old sewers beneath buildings and seasonal furnished flats supply them with continuous new food sources.

A metallic green fly on a wooden surface

Blow fly

Blow flies depend on fresh waste in bins and furnished flats, and spread rapidly through the dense tight quarter.

Fermenting residue

Fermenting residue in the old sewers beneath foundations contains large numbers of fly larvae, providing a continuous source throughout the year.

The bin base

The shared bin area collects waste from dozens of flats, and during Hajj season accumulates massive quantities that provide a central fly source.

The film inside a drain

The decomposition film inside old sewers beneath Al Zahra contains very large numbers of fly eggs and larvae, and the aged sewers require specialist regular treatment.

A metal service door on a building exterior

The service door and its mesh

Service doors and window mesh on flat windows must be completely tight in the crowded district, and seasonal furnished flats especially need very strong protection against flies.

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 Utaybiyah Sub-Municipality

Al Utaybiyah sub municipality covers the old districts north of the Grand Mosque: the hillside quarters of Al Hajun, Al Utaybiyah and Al Bayban, Al Zahir and Al Shuhada at the northern entrance, and the newer Al Zahra, Al Diyafah and An Nuzhah westward. Its building stock is among the oldest in Makkah, stone houses on the hills, packed apartment blocks and sewers decades old, threaded with crowded markets like the Utaybiyah souq and furnished flats that fill in the pilgrim seasons. Wadi Al Zahir and Wadi Al Tanim carry storm water through it, and industrial workshops line Hajj Street.

Questions about this district

Do seasonal furnished flats provide worse fly breeding than permanent homes?

Yes. Furnished flats during Hajj fill with temporary residents unfamiliar with local hygiene standards, and waste accumulating rapidly in small kitchens provides a massive fly source during the season.

Will treating my flat before Hajj season protect it throughout the season?

Pre-season treatment reduces the baseline flies, but new residents and continuous waste during the season create fresh breeding sources. Repeated treatment during the season is necessary to keep numbers down.

Does crowded housing with no parks make the fly problem worse?

Yes, significantly. Density without green space means all waste concentrates in small, packed areas, and still air and high humidity provide ideal conditions for fly development.

Is the old sewer beneath the buildings the main fly source in Al Zahra?

Yes. The old fractured sewers beneath foundations provide a permanent fly source that grows there continuously. Treating both sewers and flats together is necessary.

Is treatment after Hajj season ends enough to clean the district?

Post-season treatment stops the massive breeding that occurred during the season, but flies do not disappear. Ongoing treatment after the season is necessary because old sewers provide a continuous source.

Does winter significantly reduce fly numbers in Al Zahra?

Yes. Winter reduces flies due to cold weather, but heated flats and warm kitchens and the underground sewers remain relatively warm, so flies do not cease entirely.

How much does fly control in Al Zahra 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 Zahra.