Gecko control in Shaab Amer Al Jadid, 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 Shaab Amer Al Jadid

The residential plots are new and recently built but empty land covers most of the area. The gecko shelters in the vacant plots and rocks and does not need to travel far to find food. The method is set out in full on what Gecko control involves.

The first reason

Wide empty and desert ground

The scheme is new and vacant plots cover most of the area. Rocks and sandy soil offer natural shelter. Insects live in these vacant spaces. The gecko shelters in vacant plots and neighbouring new villas.

The second reason

Wadi Uranah cuts through the scheme

Wadi Uranah runs through the scheme and collects water after rare rains. Water and rocks provide habitat for insects and rodents. The gecko shelters in the wadi and surrounding land.

The third reason

New building is well isolated but surrounded by empty land

New villas are well isolated, but vacant plots around them offer a continuous gecko source. Large distances between villas ease insect and gecko movement from plot to plot.

Shaab Amer Al Jadid on the map

Shaab Amer Al Jadid sits about 3 km from Al Qararah Al Jadid and about 5.5 km from Al Mudaa Al Jadid.

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Before treatment

The food, the opening and the crevice decide the method

The area is south of the city centre, raised, dry and rocky ground. Wadi Uranah cuts through it and vacant land collects water after the rare rains. Rocky terrain and sandy soil provide natural gecko shelter.

A small house gecko resting on a pale wall

The house gecko

The house gecko in Shaab Amer Al Jadid shelters in vacant plots and rocks around the area and does not need to enter villas except to hunt, so external treatment around the villa perimeter is essential.

Outdoor lighting

External villa lighting attracts insects from vacant plots and the wadi, and geckos come for the insects, so reducing night time lighting reduces insects and geckos.

An insect screen on a window, seen close up

Window mesh

Window and opening mesh protects from insects and young geckos, and installing it on ventilation openings prevents entry from vacant land.

Air-conditioner pipes passing through an outside wall

The air-conditioner sleeve

Air conditioner sleeves in new villas may be near vacant plots and the wadi, and geckos enter through them, so sealing them with fine mesh is essential.

An electrical distribution board mounted on a wall

Meter boxes and electrical panels

Electrical panels in villas may be on outer walls near vacant plots, and cracks around them offer entry, so cleaning and injecting them reduces populations.

A garden wall with watered planting beside it

The garden and the irrigation

The garden around the villa provides insect habitat, and treating around garden margins reduces geckos entering from vacant land.

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 Shaab Amer Al Jadid

Ibrahim Al Khalil Road borders the scheme from the east, and Wadi Uranah cuts through the centre, and treatment focuses around the villas and vacant plots and wadi margins where geckos shelter densely.

Fifth Ring Road
Ibrahim Al Khalil Road
Wadi Uranah

Questions about this district

Are the wide vacant plots around my villa the source of geckos?

Yes, vacant plots offer geckos natural shelter and rocks. Insects live there. The gecko shelters in vacant plots and neighbouring new villas.

Does Wadi Uranah increase gecko and scorpion problems in the scheme?

Yes, the wadi collects water and insects. Rocks around it offer shelter. Both geckos and scorpions shelter in the wadi and surrounding land.

Is my new villa protected from geckos from the vacant land beside it?

New villas are well isolated, but vacant plots nearby still offer geckos a home. Treating the villa and surrounding area is necessary.

How often must I treat in Shaab Amer Al Jadid?

Repeat treatment is necessary because vacant land offers a continuous gecko source. One treatment alone may not be enough if surrounding plots are not treated.

Does new building and ongoing scheme development attract geckos?

Yes, new building and the surrounding vacant plots create gecko habitat. Treatment needs seasonal repetition.

Do the large distances between villas make treatment easier or harder?

Large distances may ease gecko movement from plot to plot. Comprehensive treatment around the villa and surrounding area is necessary.

How much does gecko control in Shaab Amer Al Jadid 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 Shaab Amer Al Jadid.