A pest control technician checking an air-conditioner pipe opening in an outside wall

Gecko control in Al Hajlah Makkah

Al Hajlah is a steep narrow quarter climbing Ibrahim Al Khalil Street towards the Grand Mosque, walled by pressed together hotels and furnished apartments. Visitors come and go constantly, the buildings turn over rapidly, and gecko homes are the deep cracks between ancient sandstone and coral walls. Treatment begins by mapping the internal cracks and waiting for glued eggs to hatch.

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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 Hajlah

The gecko here lives in deep stone cracks and emerges at night when the crowded hotels and buildings cool, hunting the insects brought in by transient visitors. The method is set out in full on what Gecko control involves.

The first reason

Sandstone and coral stone trap geckos deep inside

Hajlah's walls are ancient sandstone and coral rock riddled with cracks that drop a metre or more. The gecko withdraws into the deepest point by day and emerges at night when buildings cool. Extraction demands careful probing and chemical tracing into depth.

The second reason

Constant guest turnover feeds insects and attracts geckos

Hotels and rented blocks receive new visitors daily, each carrying insects. Kitchens and waste in crowded buildings provide year round food for the gecko population.

The third reason

Shared entrances and narrow passages enable rapid gecko movement

Shared entrances and the extremely tight passages between hotels and buildings provide gecko routes. Treating one hotel without its neighbours may not stop the gecko from moving to the adjacent building.

Al Hajlah on the map

Al Hajlah sits about 0.5 km from Ajyad and about 0.5 km from Al Shubaikah.

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Before treatment

The food, the opening and the crevice decide the method

The quarter sits between two hills on very old sandstone and coral rock. The long deep cracks in the stone create perfect refuges for geckos and insects.

A small house gecko resting on a pale wall

The house gecko

The house gecko in Al Hajlah retreats deep into stone cracks during the day, emerging at night when buildings cool and visitor activity subsides.

Outdoor lighting

Hotels and block lighting at night draws heavy insect traffic, keeping Al Hajlah stocked with geckos year round.

An insect screen on a window, seen close up

Window mesh

Mesh and entry screens in old hotels and blocks are badly degraded, allowing gecko entry from the shared passages.

Air-conditioner pipes passing through an outside wall

The air-conditioner sleeve

Air conditioning sleeves in old hotels provide direct gecko routes between floors.

An electrical distribution board mounted on a wall

Meter boxes and electrical panels

Electrical panels and boxes in hotels and blocks attract insects and geckos through heat and wire gaps.

A garden wall with watered planting beside it

The garden and the irrigation

Parks and irrigation around the Grand Mosque provide moisture and insects that feed geckos year round.

How we work

1
Inspect at night and find the source

We come at the hour it is actually moving, and establish which wall face it is living on, which lights are gathering its food, the entry points and the crevices it wedges into by day.
2
Treat the food source

We treat the flying and crawling insects on the wall faces, around the perimeter and around the lighting. Once the food goes, the wall stops being worth staying on.
3
Close the openings and clear the crevices

We seal the air-conditioner sleeve, screen the vents and drain outlets, deal with the underside of doors, and place a repellent in the crevices and behind panels so they move out before anything is closed.
4
The follow-up visit

We come back once the glued eggs have hatched, check the seals held, and re-treat any wall face where activity has returned.

What gecko control includes

A recorded night inspection

Wall faces, lighting, entry points and egg sites, all established before anything is applied.
Treating the insects on the walls

Targeted treatment around lighting, windows and the building perimeter, because the food is what keeps it there.
Placed repellent in the crevices

Behind panels, in wall joints and at the ceiling-void entries, where it sits out the day.
Screening vents and drain openings

Shafts, vents and the condensate outlet, which are entry points nobody looks at.
Aftercare instructions

Ventilation, what to cover, and the change to the outside lighting that stops the insects gathering again.
A scheduled follow-up

A set date after the first treatment, a check on the seals and re-treatment of anything still active.

Landmarks of Al Hajlah

Treatment in Al Hajlah follows Ibrahim Al Khalil Street climbing towards the Grand Mosque, where hotels and blocks are stacked, then descends towards Al Hijrah Street where the oldest buildings and deepest cracks house the established gecko population.

Ibrahim Al Khalil Street
The Grand Mosque
Jabal Omar
Al Shubaikah Cemetery
Al Hijrah Street

Questions about this district

How deep do the stone cracks in Al Hajlah actually run?

The cracks in Hajlah's sandstone and coral walls descend a metre or more below the surface. The gecko retreats far below, away from heat and cold, making ordinary spray ineffective.

Do hotels need different treatment from normal residential buildings?

Yes; hotels receive new guests and waste every day. Treatment must repeat more frequently and carefully monitor guest entry points for re-infestation.

Does treating a single hotel protect the adjacent apartment block?

The hotel and adjacent block are very close. Geckos move between them through passages and cracks, so treating both is essential.

Does the crowded hotel environment accelerate gecko spread?

Yes; constant movement, daily waste and new arrivals bring insects and re infection opportunity. Treatment requires ongoing surveillance.

How do we get pesticide deep into sandstone cracks effectively?

We insert thin probes or syringes into the cracks and dispense the product gently until we reach the deepest point where geckos hide.

Do stone cracks offer better gecko shelter than concrete cracks?

Sandstone and coral are deeper and more complex, offering superior gecko refuge. Concrete cracks are shallower and simpler to treat.

How much does gecko control in Al Hajlah 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 Hajlah.