A pest control technician checking a drainage point at a building perimeter

Mosquito control in Al Haram Makkah

Al Haram is the Grand Mosque itself and the ring of massive hotels and expansion courtyards around it, with open demolition and construction sites and excavations surrounding Jabal Abu Qubais, Jabal Qaiqaan and Jabal Omar. Thousands of pilgrims and Umrah visitors pass through every day. Restaurants and shops run without break. Standing water pools in open dig sites, open drains and dark voids below the new plazas.

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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 Haram

Open dig sites and open drains and dark voids below new plazas hold water constantly. Many restaurants run all the time. The method is set out in full on what Mosquito control involves.

The first reason

Open construction and dig sites provide constant standing water

Around the Grand Mosque there are continuous digging and building sites and plazas under construction. These open sites collect rainwater and water from building work in deep pits and flat floors. The water may stay for weeks because the sites do not move quickly.

The second reason

New plazas and voids below them are perfect breeding conditions

The northern expansion courtyards and new plazas have deep voids below floor level, passages and old pipe lines. These spaces are dark and air conditioner water and old drain lines leak into them. Mosquitoes find permanent shelter from sun and air there.

The third reason

Dense restaurants and shops around the Haram provide water and food without stopping

Al Masjid Al Haram Road and Umm Al Qura Road hold many restaurants and shops that run day and night. Cooking water and wash water drips into open drains and voids below the shops. Constant crowds and thousands of visitors mean water and food are always available.

The character of Al Haram

Commercial area: offices, showrooms and small stores

A commercial zone crowded around the mosque means thousands of visitors and restaurants and shops running without break. Standing water from construction sites, drains and air conditioners creates a very complex environment that cannot be solved by one treatment alone.

Before treatment

Standing water and shade decide the method

A central zone around the Grand Mosque with massive hotel towers, expansion plazas and main roads, ringed by mountains and open construction areas.

The daytime biter

The daytime biter in Al Haram hides through the day in voids below plazas, open drains and openings around air conditioner pipes.

A drainage grate over dark standing water

The one that comes out after sunset

After sunset the mosquitoes emerge from dark voids and drains and gather around restaurant lights, passages and balconies.

An outdoor air-conditioning unit fixed to a building wall

Air-conditioning condensate

Air conditioner discharge from towers drips onto roofs, spaces between towers and drains in large volumes all day and night.

The tank and its openings

Water tanks in towers are sealed but leaks from pipes and old drains provide standing water.

Potted plants in a garden standing in saucers

Garden containers and irrigation

Few gardens around the Haram are watered but most standing water comes from construction sites, open drains and restaurants.

The shade it rests in

Mosquitoes in Al Haram hide in voids below plazas, open drains, darkness around air conditioners and openings, not in gardens.

How we work

1
Inspect and map the water

We walk the perimeter, the roof, the garden, the meter chambers and the condensate runs, record everything that holds water, and read the species from the breeding site and the time of biting.
2
Remove the water that can go

Empty, invert, cover: saucers, containers, old tyres and roof gullies. Every point that disappears is a treatment that never needs repeating.
3
Larval treatment, then the resting surfaces

Water that cannot be drained is treated so the larva never completes, then a residual goes under planting, beneath outdoor furniture and along low shaded walls.
4
The follow-up visit

We come back once the generation that was in the water on the first visit has completed, review every point we recorded and re-treat where needed.

What mosquito control includes

A recorded water survey

Roof, perimeter, garden, meter chambers and condensate lines, written down before anything is applied.
Draining and covering the sources

Emptying what can be emptied, draining what can be drained, and covering what has to stay full.
Larval treatment for the water that stays

For ground tanks, inspection chambers, water features and any permanent water that has to remain.
A residual on the resting places

Under trees and shrubs, beneath outdoor furniture and on shaded walls, where the adult sits out the day.
Aftercare instructions

What stays inverted, what gets covered, which openings need mesh, and when watering goes back to normal.
A scheduled follow-up

A set date after the first treatment, with every recorded water point reviewed and re-treated if the water came back.

What is different about Al Ghazza Sub-Municipality

Al Ghazza sub municipality wraps around the north and west of the Grand Mosque, from Al Shamiyah, Al Qararah and Shaib Amir round to Jarwal and Al Taysir. Large tracts were cleared for the northern expansion and the Rua Al Haram scheme, leaving excavated ground and open construction sites beside ageing blocks that now serve as dense seasonal lodgings in Jarwal and Al Taysir. Old flood paths still fall from Jabal Qaiqaan and Jabal Khandamah towards the mosque, and markets and eateries crowd Al Masjid Al Haram Road and Umm Al Qura Road.

Questions about this district

The nearby construction site has a big pit full of water. Is that a source?

Yes, a pit full of water at a site is a very strong source. Mosquitoes breed fast in it and spread around the whole site. We need to contact the site contractor to drain the water or cover the pit. If that is not possible we can treat the water itself with a special application.

The new plaza has voids below it. Can we reach and treat them?

Voids below new plazas are usually reachable through drain openings and access points. We inspect the void first and decide if it needs spot treatment or general spraying. These voids must be treated before the plaza opens to the public.

Open drains around the Haram collect standing water all the time. Do they need treatment?

Yes. Open drains are direct mosquito sources. We treat the drains and openings around them and the water surfaces. These sources do not disappear but treating them greatly reduces spread.

Hotel towers around the Haram have many air conditioners. Where does the water go?

Air conditioner water from the towers drips onto roofs and spaces between towers and around old drains. It pools in voids below floor level and narrow passages. We check the unit discharge and reroute it if possible.

Many restaurants along Al Masjid Al Haram Road run all the time. Can this be solved?

Open restaurants provide constant water and food, but treating voids and drains around them and dark surfaces greatly reduces mosquitoes.

In Ramadan and Hajj crowds increase and mosquitoes are worse. How do we solve this in peak season?

Treatment before the season is essential. We focus on deep treatment of construction sites, voids and drains weeks before the season starts, because treatment during peak season is very difficult and crowds prevent access to areas.

How much does mosquito control in Al Haram 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 Haram.