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

Gecko control in Al Taawun Jeddah

Al Taawun is a district on the southern fringe of Jeddah near Al Khumrah where new housing subdivisions share the ground with rest houses and vast vacant plots. The Al Laith road cuts through the neighbourhood and building is scattered among gaps. Insects find food and shelter in vacant land and rest houses. Geckos move easily because the district is still developing.

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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 Taawun

Vacant plots between new schemes in Al Taawun provide natural shelter for insects and geckos. The method is set out in full on what Gecko control involves.

The first reason

Scattered building and vast vacant plots

Rawdat Al Taawun and other schemes are scattered among large vacant plots. The gaps provide natural gecko shelter. Built up in one part and empty in another means geckos move easily.

The second reason

Rest houses, gardens and constant moisture

Rest houses and gardens in Al Taawun have regular irrigation and high humidity. Moisture concentrates small insects. Geckos arrive from vacant land at night and find food in the rest houses.

The third reason

The Al Laith road and continuous traffic

The Al Laith road crosses the district carrying trucks and stray animals. Continuous traffic provides insect food. Road lighting attracts insects and geckos follow them.

Landmarks of Al Taawun

Work in Al Taawun is organised by schemes and vacant plot gaps. The Al Laith road and Al Hussein ibn Ali Street divide the district, and Rawdat Al Taawun scheme holds most occupied villas. Work focuses on villas adjacent to vast vacant plots.

Al Laith Road
Al Hussein ibn Ali Street
Rawdat Al Taawun Housing Scheme

Before treatment

The food, the opening and the crevice decide the method

Vast vacant plots, rest houses and gardens provide a high humidity environment with abundant insects between new residential subdivisions.

A small house gecko resting on a pale wall

The house gecko

Geckos in Al Taawun arrive from vast vacant plots where they find shelter and insects.

Outdoor lighting

Exterior lights on new schemes draw flying insects from the dark vacant plots.

An insect screen on a window, seen close up

Window mesh

Window mesh may be incomplete on new villas still under construction.

Air-conditioner pipes passing through an outside wall

The air-conditioner sleeve

Air conditioner sleeves on new villas do not seal tightly because finishing is incomplete.

An electrical distribution board mounted on a wall

Meter boxes and electrical panels

Electrical panels on new villas may not seal from the back yet.

A garden wall with watered planting beside it

The garden and the irrigation

Gardens and rest houses provide irrigation, moisture and insects immediately after planting.

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 South Sub-Municipality

The South sub municipality runs from the edge of Old Makkah Road down to Al Khumrah and the southern corniche. Dense residential districts sit beside new subdivisions such as Al Sanabil and Al Taawun, warehouse fringes such as Al Saruriyah and Al Sarawat, and an old seaside settlement at Al Quzayn. Open stormwater channels cross the housing, and the warehouses, the vegetable and livestock markets and the nearby Islamic Port and Industrial City give pests shelter, food and year round humidity. Pressure is greatest in the older quarters, where drainage networks are ageing.

Questions about this district

Is treating one home enough when vacant plots surround it?

No. Vacant plots around your home provide permanent shelter. Strong home treatment protects you for a time but ground pressure remains.

Do nearby rest houses increase the gecko problem?

Yes. Rest houses have regular irrigation and moisture, and insects gather there. Geckos arrive from rest houses to your home.

Is the Al Laith road a direct gecko source?

The road is an insect source, not a gecko source directly. But insects attract geckos from the vacant plots.

Does treating one scheme stop geckos from other schemes?

No. Geckos move easily between schemes through vacant plots. Treating one home may not stop them.

When do I need a second treatment in Al Taawun?

First treatment on move in day or one week before. Second treatment after three weeks if activity increases in warm season.

Does nearby Al Sanabil increase the pressure on Al Taawun?

Al Sanabil is another district but close by. Vacant plots between them provide gecko passages. Coordination with neighbours is better than treating alone.

How much does gecko control in Al Taawun 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 Taawun.