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

Gecko control in Al Naeem Jeddah

Al Naeem is a northern district between Madinah Road and Prince Sultan Road dominated by commercial character. Hira Street and Al Naeem Street, known as Al Thalatheen, run crowded every night with restaurants, cafes, hotels and Hira International Market. Continuous lighting and the insects drawn to it mean geckos are permanently present on the street and in the residential flats above.

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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 Naeem

The district throbs with shoppers, workers and visitors through the evening, restaurants and shops leave food waste, and commercial and street lighting draws insects continuously every night. The method is set out in full on the full Gecko control page.

The first reason

Continuous commercial lighting and night flying insects

Hotels, restaurants and shops on Hira and Al Naeem Street light their facades all night. Flying insects are drawn to the lights from six in the evening until well after dark. Geckos arrive to hunt under these lights, and may find entry points into flats above if gaps exist.

The second reason

Food waste and saturated drainage networks

Rear yards of restaurants and shops accumulate food residue. Drainage here is old and oversaturated, and moisture around the premises runs high. Small insects, earthworms and cockroaches concentrate in this damp, food rich environment.

The third reason

Residential flats directly above commercial frontages

Apartments sit directly above restaurants and shops. The gecko hunting under the shop lights at night may find a passage where the flat wall meets the shop front, descending every evening to hunt and climbing back before dawn.

Al Naeem on the map

Al Naeem sits about 2 km from Al Nahdah and about 3 km from Al Muhammadiyah.

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Before treatment

The food, the opening and the crevice decide the method

A commercial district housing restaurants, cafes, hotels and Hira International Market alongside apartments and villas in the interior blocks, stretching between Madinah Road and Prince Sultan Road.

A small house gecko resting on a pale wall

The house gecko

The house gecko in Al Naeem arrives because of night flying insects drawn to intense commercial and street lighting, and hunts continuously under the lights from dusk onwards.

Outdoor lighting

External lighting from hotels, restaurants and shops runs continuously from six in the evening until well after dark, drawing insects from surrounding courtyards and streets.

An insect screen on a window, seen close up

Window mesh

Window mesh around upper flats and shop windows needs robust installation, and the boundary gaps between flat wall and shop front must be sealed absolutely to prevent gecko passage.

Air-conditioner pipes passing through an outside wall

The air-conditioner sleeve

Air conditioner pipes in flats above shops need careful inspection because gaps around the pipes may be direct gecko entry routes from street level.

An electrical distribution board mounted on a wall

Meter boxes and electrical panels

Electrical panels and meter boxes in shared and external passages need protection, and gaps around cables and conduits must be sealed securely.

A garden wall with watered planting beside it

The garden and the irrigation

Gardens are sparse in Al Naeem but rear yards of restaurants stay damp year round, harbouring small insects and cockroaches.

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 Naeem

Al Naeem runs along Hira Street and Al Naeem Street, home to the well-known Hira International Market, bounded by Prince Sultan Road to the east and Madinah Road to the west. Treatment begins on the main commercial arteries and major premises before moving to upper flats and rear courtyards.

Hira Street
Al Naeem Street
Hira International Market
Al Naeem Public Park
Prince Sultan Road

Questions about this district

Is the continuous street lighting the main driver of gecko presence?

Yes. Persistent lighting is the primary insect attractant, and geckos follow the insects. If the shops dimmed their lights, gecko numbers would drop significantly.

Why are geckos in the upstairs flat and not just the shop below?

The flat sits directly above the shop and may share an external wall. Geckos find gaps in the crevices along this boundary line, descending and ascending nightly to hunt.

Do restaurant food scraps attract geckos more than the lighting does?

Lighting draws the primary insects, whilst food waste encourages small insects and cockroaches. Together they create the ideal gecko environment.

Does Al Naeem need different treatment methods than other districts?

Yes. Commercial premises need intensive treatment of night flying insects, and upstairs flats need the interface gaps with the shops below sealed.

When do geckos peak in this commercial district?

Geckos are present year round due to continuous lighting and waste, but peak activity occurs in warmer months from May to October.

Does treating night flying insects automatically reduce geckos?

Yes. If we reduce the night insects gathering around shops, geckos will leave. We must also seal entry gaps so remaining geckos cannot enter the flats.

How much does gecko control in Al Naeem 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 Naeem.