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

Gecko control in Qurtubah Makkah

Qurtubah is an industrial zone north of Makkah on Al Hajj Street at the third ring road, filled with open plan warehouses, workshops, fuel stations and loading yards around Souq Al Hijaz. Geckos arrive from open storage areas, heat from furnaces and machines, and the constant lighting from shops and flood lamps. Exposed building stock and stacked materials provide permanent shelter, whilst temporary drainage and moisture from washing vehicles and tools attracts insects in large numbers. The region note describes the variety of this industrial cluster and how it connects to housing schemes beyond.

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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 Qurtubah

Geckos in Qurtubah are larger and paler in colour because constant lighting attracts larger insects and food is abundant, and they shelter under stored items rather than in cracks. The method is set out in full on how we approach Gecko control.

The first reason

Open warehouses and stacked materials

Industrial warehouses lack complete roofs or walls, materials are stored without order, and stacks of timber, steel and goods provide deep gecko shelter. Geckos shelter under these materials by day and emerge at night to hunt insects around the lights.

The second reason

Heat from furnaces, machines and continuous lighting

Workshops run furnaces and machines throughout daylight hours, leaving high ambient temperature in the air and ground. Night lighting and flood lamps attract small and large insects in numbers, drawing geckos to feed around workshops and warehouses.

The third reason

Temporary drainage and moisture from vehicle and tool washing

Washing vehicles, tools and equipment leaves water and moisture pooled around workshops and yards. This moisture attracts small insects in numbers throughout the season, making geckos permanently established in the industrial zone.

Landmarks of Qurtubah

Qurtubah lies on Al Hajj Street main axis and the old Souq Al Hijaz, bounded to the south by the Third Ring Road. These landmarks help navigation to scattered warehouses and workshops and coordination with shop owners on regular treatment schedules.

Al Hajj Street
Third Ring Road
Al Dawas Market
Souq Al Hijaz

Before treatment

The food, the opening and the crevice decide the method

An industrial zone with open plan warehouses, workshops and fuel stations, lacking adequate architectural separation and with poor sewage management in some parts.

A small house gecko resting on a pale wall

The house gecko

The house gecko in warehouses favours dark spots under stored materials and stacked goods, emerging at night to hunt insects around lights and heat sources.

Outdoor lighting

Workshop lighting, flood lamps and night lighting of yards attract small and large insects in numbers throughout the night, concentrating gecko feeding activity.

An insect screen on a window, seen close up

Window mesh

Warehouses have no mesh screened windows and large openings for ventilation and goods handling offer easy gecko entry points.

Air-conditioner pipes passing through an outside wall

The air-conditioner sleeve

Air conditioning vents and pipes in workshops and warehouses are wide and unprotected, allowing geckos and insects to pass through.

An electrical distribution board mounted on a wall

Meter boxes and electrical panels

Electrical panels and meter boxes in workshops are mounted on external or internal walls, serving as gecko shelter and egg laying sites.

A garden wall with watered planting beside it

The garden and the irrigation

Areas around warehouses remain damp from washing vehicles and tools, and temporary drainage leaves wet spots that attract insects year round.

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 geckos a significant problem in industrial warehouses and workshops?

Yes, open plan warehouses, stacked materials and constant lighting provide ideal conditions. Small and large insects congregate around lights and heat sources, attracting geckos.

How do we prevent geckos entering open warehouses?

Complete enclosure is not practical, so we focus on reducing insects by treating the perimeter of warehouses and eliminating standing water and damp areas.

Does night time lighting increase gecko problems here?

Yes, constant lighting attracts small insects in numbers, which draws geckos. Reducing lighting or switching to insect resistant types may help reduce gecko populations.

Is treating warehouse floors and walls enough?

Treating floors and walls is important, but controlling small insects around the warehouse is essential. Without food sources geckos will not establish.

When are geckos most active in Qurtubah?

Heat and lighting remain constant year round keeping geckos active, but they are most active in spring and summer when insects are most numerous.

Do we need regular repeat treatment in warehouses and workshops?

Yes, regular treatment is essential in industrial zones because of abundant food, continuous moisture and constant lighting favouring gecko populations.

How much does gecko control in Qurtubah 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 Qurtubah.