Gecko control in Kudai, Makkah

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 Kudai

Warehouses and small showrooms open only during daytime hours, but geckos arrive at night when exterior lighting is on and insects gather densely around the building entrances and around light fittings. The method is set out in full on our Gecko control service.

The first reason

Vacant plots provide unpoliced gecko habitat

Wide open ground between warehouses and showrooms offers gecko shelter beyond direct observation, and small insects breed there freely. Geckos do not need to enter the warehouse to hunt for food but rather inhabit the vacant plot and enter the warehouse to find safe temperature refuge when the sun rises.

The second reason

Night lighting concentrates gecko food sources

Bright lighting around the car parks and building entrances attracts thousands of small insects nightly, and geckos arrive to feed on them, especially in the late hours. Treating the vacant ground alone does not solve the problem if the lighting remains as an insect magnet.

The third reason

Old warehouse construction creates gecko crevices

The aged warehouses and showrooms in Kudai were built without modern sealing standards and contain countless fissures in walls and floor slabs. Geckos find safe daytime shelter within these cracks, and treating only the exterior ground does not reach geckos sheltering deep inside these structural gaps.

Landmarks of Kudai

Treatment in Kudai focuses on the vacant ground surrounding Kudai Car Parks and the Zamzam Water Project site where gecko populations concentrate, extending across the small warehouses and showrooms clustered around these major landmarks.

Kudai Car Parks
Zamzam Water Project
Kudai Towers
Kudai Ajyad Tunnel
Jabal Khandamah

Before treatment

The food, the opening and the crevice decide the method

The district sits on the lower slopes of Jabal Khandamah with a legacy drainage system that functions intermittently. Extensive vacant plots between buildings offer unmonitored gecko shelter where small insects breed freely.

A small house gecko resting on a pale wall

The house gecko

The house gecko inhabits cracks in the exterior walls of aged warehouses and emerges nightly to feed around light sources on the parking areas and building fronts.

Outdoor lighting

The intense lighting around the car parks and entrances attracts nocturnal insects profusely, making geckos active during hours when they would sleep in other districts lacking artificial night lighting.

An insect screen on a window, seen close up

Window mesh

Old warehouse doors and windows fail to seal tightly due to age and weather wear, facilitating easy gecko entry especially during the night hours when the exterior lights draw insects.

Air-conditioner pipes passing through an outside wall

The air-conditioner sleeve

The small warehouses have simple, often poorly sealed air-conditioning openings, and geckos enter through them to find cooler air during peak heat hours.

An electrical distribution board mounted on a wall

Meter boxes and electrical panels

Old warehouses in Kudai contain electrical boxes and meter installations that are not tightly sealed, and geckos deposit eggs inside them in the darkness and stable warmth.

A garden wall with watered planting beside it

The garden and the irrigation

The vacant plots between warehouses receive irregular water from rainfall and subsurface drainage, creating conditions that attract worms and small insects that geckos feed on.

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 Misfalah Sub-Municipality

Al Misfalah sub municipality runs downhill from the south of the Grand Mosque through Al Misfalah, Kudai and Al Rawabi to Al Taqwa, Al Hindawiyah, Al Khalidiyah and Al Rusayfah at the third ring road. The northern end is old apartment blocks and pilgrim hotels with restaurants along Ibrahim Al Khalil Street and the huge coach parks at Kudai. The south and west are dense popular districts with countless small shops and unplanned hillside housing, some of it already cleared for redevelopment, giving way to orderly land grant schemes in Al Rusayfah beside the railway station.

Questions about this district

Will treating the vacant ground solve the gecko problem in the warehouse?

The vacant plot is the food and shelter source, but geckos enter the warehouse too to find safe refuge in hot hours. Complete control requires treating the vacant ground, warehouse interior and entrances together.

Is the night lighting around the car parks the cause of geckos?

The lights attract insects that geckos eat, but they are not the sole cause. If vacant plots nearby offer shelter, geckos come regardless. Effective control removes both shelter and food sources at once.

Does the gecko come from Jabal Khandamah or from the vacant ground between warehouses?

Jabal Khandamah is a primary source of small insects and reptiles, but the vacant plots between warehouses provide the safe passage between the mountain and the warehouse. Treating this corridor cuts the connection.

Should we spray the old warehouse itself or the surrounding ground first?

Treat the exterior ground and entrances first, then the warehouse interior. This blocks gecko entry during treatment and reduces re-entry from the surrounding vacant plots.

Will treating one warehouse be enough or do we need the whole district?

If the surrounding vacant plots and neighbouring buildings go untreated, geckos return from adjacent warehouses and vacant ground within weeks. Effective control includes the target warehouse, its neighbours and the intervening vacant plots.

How often does a warehouse in Kudai need gecko control per year?

Kudai sits close to the mountain and has extensive vacant plots, so warehouses may need treatment every two to three months, especially if doors are opened during late night hours.

How much does gecko control in Kudai 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 Kudai.