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

Gecko control in Al Shubaikah Makkah

Al Shubaikah is one of Makkah's oldest quarters, overlooking the Grand Mosque from the Hazwarah side with narrow alleys and ageing houses beneath Jabal Omar. We enter through the historic Al Shubaikah cemetery and along the path towards Al Tanaim, trace geckos into the deep cracks splitting the ancient stone walls, treat the insects that draw them, and seal the entry points around the mosques and shopfronts. Repeat visits follow the hatching of cemented eggs inside unreachable wall joints.

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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 Shubaikah

Geckos here hide in the deep cracks splitting stone and decayed mortar, and eggs cement themselves into angles inside the heritage walls so narrow they cannot be reached by hand. The method is set out in full on what Gecko control involves.

The first reason

Ancient stone and decomposing mortar joints

Old stone and broken mortar create deep cracks between layers; geckos penetrate these and reach the interior of the wall structure. We treat the crevices from both inside and outside simultaneously to prevent them moving deeper and shifting between the tightly packed adjacent buildings.

The second reason

Jabal Omar's humidity and poor drainage

Jabal Omar elevates humidity around the district, and water drainage in the narrow lanes is very poor indeed. High humidity all year attracts the dense insect populations on which geckos depend for food.

The third reason

Small traders and cafes embedded in the old walls

Shopfronts and small cafes scatter through the alleys, leaving food scraps and waste that attract insects in numbers. We clear these insects from the shops first, then eliminate the geckos drawn to the food, preventing them moving to neighbouring houses.

Al Shubaikah on the map

Al Shubaikah sits about 0.5 km from Al Hajlah and about 1 km from Al Tandabawi.

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Before treatment

The food, the opening and the crevice decide the method

The very old houses are built of ancient coral stone with crumbling mortar, creating deep cracks between the layers. Nearness to Jabal Omar keeps humidity high and water drainage in the narrow alleys is poor throughout the year.

A small house gecko resting on a pale wall

The house gecko

The house gecko here shelters in very deep cracks splitting the coral stone walls and between layers of crumbling mortar, entering through small gaps around old shopfronts and heritage doors.

Outdoor lighting

Night lighting of the shopfronts and cafes in the alleys draws huge insect populations, and geckos hunt through the night before returning to their cracks inside the ancient walls.

An insect screen on a window, seen close up

Window mesh

Old window mesh may not cover all openings, and small ventilation holes cut into the coral stone walls serve as direct entry routes for geckos.

Air-conditioner pipes passing through an outside wall

The air-conditioner sleeve

Air conditioner sleeves are absent from most old homes, and natural ventilation through cracks and apertures in the walls is the main gecko entry route.

An electrical distribution board mounted on a wall

Meter boxes and electrical panels

Old electrical boxes have large gaps around the wiring, and ancient conduit installations provide dark refuge where geckos wedge and reproduce undisturbed.

A garden wall with watered planting beside it

The garden and the irrigation

No real gardens exist, but waste from the cafes and shopfronts attracts dense insect populations all year.

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 Shubaikah

We reach the district via Ibrahim Al Khalil Street near the historic Al Shubaikah cemetery, focusing treatment around the Grand Mosque from the Hazwarah side where the old houses and small shopfronts concentrate, and working systematically through the interconnected alleys leading towards the cemetery and the Al Tanaim road.

The Grand Mosque
Al Shubaikah Cemetery
Jabal Omar
Khalid ibn Al Walid Mosque
Ibrahim Al Khalil Street

Questions about this district

Does the closeness to the Grand Mosque affect gecko treatment timing?

Yes, daily crowds and pilgrims influence when we work. We focus on night treatment and early morning hours, and our products are completely safe around prayer and worship.

Do cracks in old coral stone need different treatment than concrete?

Absolutely. Ancient stone provides much deeper refuge and broken mortar allows geckos to move easily between layers. Our treatment specifically penetrates the depths of old stone cracks.

How often should homes be treated in such a very old district?

Very old quarters attract geckos continuously because of high humidity and persistent insect populations. We recommend periodic treatment at set intervals to prevent build up.

Does gecko egg cement itself into places we cannot reach in old walls?

Yes. Eggs cement into deep cracks and narrow angles between stone layers where hands cannot reach them. That is why we need repeat visits to treat eggs after they hatch.

Do extremely narrow alleys make the treatment work harder?

The alleys are very tight but we work within them easily. The real challenge is reaching the deep cracks and high angles inside the stone walls themselves.

Does treating a nearby shop help protect the homes adjoining it?

Yes. Removing the food source from nearby shops reduces gecko attraction to the whole area. We treat shops and homes together as a unit.

How much does gecko control in Al Shubaikah 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 Shubaikah.