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

Gecko control in Al Rawdah Makkah

Al Rawdah is a cluster of hotels and pilgrim residences east of the Grand Mosque between King Fahd Road and the Al Faisaliyah tunnel, positioned behind Jabal Abu Qubais with all holy sites minutes away. Old houses and new hotels stand mixed together, and weak foundations and wide cracks provide ideal gecko shelter as old family homes steadily give way to seasonal accommodation blocks.

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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 Rawdah

Old homes are falling to demolition and rebuilding whilst new hotels rise beside them, creating a complex treatment environment. Weak foundations and wide cracks between units provide safe gecko shelter. Gecko populations persist because conditions keep shifting and old shelter is constantly exposed by construction. The method is set out in full on the full Gecko control page.

The first reason

Weak foundations and wide cracks in old building

Old houses in Al Rawdah have weak foundations and gaps between them are very wide. Geckos enter through these cracks and openings without resistance, and treatment must penetrate deep and comprehensively into the structural cracks.

The second reason

Seasonal hotels and mixed-use apartment blocks

Hotels receive thousands of pilgrims and Umrah visitors seasonally, and mixed-use blocks provide accommodation alongside hotel spaces. Continuous movement and opening and closing of rooms create a complex gecko and insect environment.

The third reason

Jabal Abu Qubais above and natural crevices

Jabal Abu Qubais rises directly above Al Rawdah, and natural cracks and small caves provide shelter for reptiles and small animals. Geckos descend from the mountain searching for insects in the hotels and housing below.

Al Rawdah on the map

Al Rawdah sits about 1 km from Al Maabdah and about 1.5 km from Al Jumayzah.

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Before treatment

The food, the opening and the crevice decide the method

A cluster of hotels and pilgrim housing between King Fahd Road to the south and Al Faisaliyah tunnel to the north, with old and new construction mixed throughout. Jabal Abu Qubais looms above and Al Maabdah and Al Adl neighbourhoods lie adjacent.

A small house gecko resting on a pale wall

The house gecko

The house gecko in Al Rawdah comes from Jabal Abu Qubais and surrounding areas, sheltering by day in the wide cracks between units and weak foundations.

Outdoor lighting

Exterior lighting on hotels and housing and King Fahd Road attracts insects abundantly. Night activity and hotel operations provide continuous food for insects.

An insect screen on a window, seen close up

Window mesh

Window mesh in old hotels is incomplete and in new hotels is better quality, but wide cracks between units provide easier gecko entry than through mesh.

Air-conditioner pipes passing through an outside wall

The air-conditioner sleeve

Air conditioner sleeves in hotels are numerous and closely spaced, and sealing is incomplete in old hotels, providing direct gecko and insect entry.

An electrical distribution board mounted on a wall

Meter boxes and electrical panels

Electrical boxes on exterior walls of old hotels are very old and their cracks run deep, offering secure gecko shelter.

A garden wall with watered planting beside it

The garden and the irrigation

High humidity from Al Faisaliyah tunnel and groundwater creates damp conditions around hotel and housing foundations.

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.

What is different about Al Maabdah Sub-Municipality

Al Maabdah sub municipality climbs from Al Abtah and Al Jumayzah beside the Al Mualla cemetery up through Al Khansa and Rai Adhakhir to Al Adl, Jabal Al Nour, Wadi Jaleel and Qurtubah on the outer ring roads. It mixes hotels and pilgrim housing near the Grand Mosque with old popular houses on hillside passes, new housing schemes on valley floors that carry flash floods after rain, and industrial plots, workshops and warehouses along Al Hajj Street in Qurtubah. Street widening and expropriation leave partly demolished frontages in Al Khansa.

Questions about this district

Are the weak foundations and wide cracks the main gecko cause in Al Rawdah?

Yes. The wide cracks provide very easy gecko entry without resistance. Geckos use these openings as safe passages between units.

Do seasonal hotels require different treatment than permanent family housing?

Yes. Hotels open and close seasonally and face continuous movement and daily cleaning that differs from permanent housing. Treatment strategy must be designed specifically for hotel environments.

How many visits does a hotel or hostel in Al Rawdah typically need?

A hotel or hostel in Al Rawdah typically requires four to five visits in the first month, then monthly treatment because continuous movement maintains continuous insect pressure.

Is Jabal Abu Qubais above Al Rawdah the main gecko source?

The mountain provides natural reptile habitat but is not the only source. Hotels and housing and their insect populations attract geckos from the mountain and surrounding areas.

Does treating a single hotel stop geckos entering neighbouring apartment flats?

Treating one hotel does not prevent geckos reaching neighbouring flats because the wide cracks connect them. Every unit requires separate treatment.

Does moisture from the Al Faisaliyah tunnel beneath Al Rawdah increase gecko problems?

Yes. Moisture from tunnels and groundwater creates damp conditions that attract insects, and geckos follow the insects.

How much does gecko control in Al Rawdah 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 Rawdah.