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

Mosquito control in Al Hindawiyah Makkah

Al Hindawiyah is a popular mixed district on the west of the city, packed with hundreds of small shops stacked tightly against one another and old apartment buildings above them. Grocers, restaurants, blacksmiths and tailors pour water onto pavements and into the gaps between shops every hour, and the apartment blocks above them share the same entrance, water supply and drainage systems.

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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 Hindawiyah

Small shops expand or contract with the shopping season and cleaning is hurried, leaving water in the gaps daily in volumes large enough for rapid mosquito breeding. The method is set out in full on how we approach Mosquito control.

The first reason

Adjacent shops and capillary gaps

Each shop touches the shop beside it with no real separation, and their old floors are at different heights. Water pools in the tiny gaps and cracks between them and can only be cleared by direct treatment.

The second reason

Old buildings and ancient stone foundations

The stone foundations of these old shops hold moisture constantly, and fine cracks in the stone trap standing water, algae and bacteria. Mosquitoes breed in these cracks rapidly.

The third reason

Popular markets and excess density

The Al Hindawiyah market is a simple popular bazaar that draws shoppers from across Makkah. Over density means more water, more heat, and more mosquitoes in every corner.

The character of Al Hindawiyah

Commercial area: offices, showrooms and small stores

In a commercial area like this, mosquitoes do not stay in one shop but spread across dozens of tightly connected units. Treatment must cover all the shops and the street together because the shared gaps and voids provide highways for the mosquitoes to move and breed.

Before treatment

Standing water and shade decide the method

The district is old unplanned construction at high density, bounded by the Second and Third Ring Roads with narrow lanes between the shops where standing water collects and stagnates.

The daytime biter

The daytime biter in Al Hindawiyah rests in the fine cracks between shops and the voids below ground where permanent shade and moisture protect it.

A drainage grate over dark standing water

The one that comes out after sunset

The one that comes out after sunset emerges from cracks and gaps between shops and from the old stone foundations to bite workers and shoppers in the market.

An outdoor air-conditioning unit fixed to a building wall

Air-conditioning condensate

Air-conditioning drainage from the flats above and water from cleaning shops collects in the gaps between buildings and the foundations, especially in hot weather.

The tank and its openings

Water tanks on roofs or upper floors may be a source if uncovered, but the main water comes from shop cleaning and daily drainage runoff.

Potted plants in a garden standing in saucers

Garden containers and irrigation

Gardens and irrigation are absent in this dense quarter, but broken pipes and leaks provide standing water in the gaps and cracks throughout.

The shade it rests in

The shade where the mosquito rests in Al Hindawiyah is the fine cracks between shops, the voids below ground, and the dark corners of the old stone foundations.

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.

Landmarks of Al Hindawiyah

Treatment of Al Hindawiyah begins on Prince Mansour Street to the east where the main shops cluster, and runs west through the narrow lanes and gaps between shops to Umm Al Qura Road, where the crowded popular markets draw shoppers all day.

Prince Mansour Street
Umm Al Qura Road
Second Ring Road
Third Ring Road

Questions about this district

Are the capillary gaps between old adjacent shops the main mosquito breeding source?

Yes. Fine cracks between tightly packed shops collect water and dirt, and daily cleaning does not reach them. Mosquitoes breed in these gaps and emerge from every shop.

If I treat my shop alone, will that protect it from mosquitoes from untreated shops next door?

Your shop alone will not be protected if neighbouring shops are not treated. Mosquitoes move easily between shops through gaps and shared openings.

Does hot water and soap washing reduce mosquitoes from food preparation shops?

Washing cleans the surface but does not reach the cracks and voids below ground level. The shop must be treated with direct spray on all surfaces and gaps.

Do food shops attract more mosquitoes than grocery or clothing shops?

Food shops and restaurants produce more water and food waste, but grocery and clothing shops produce water from cleaning. Every shop is a potential mosquito source.

Should each shop be treated alone or should the whole street be treated at the same time?

Shops are too tightly connected to each other, so the whole street must be treated at the same time. Treating one shop and leaving others untreated is ineffective.

Does old construction and stone foundations need more frequent treatment than modern districts?

Yes. Old stone foundations hold moisture and water longer, and the cracks in them trap eggs and nymphs. Treatment every week or fortnight is necessary.

How much does mosquito control in Al Hindawiyah 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 Hindawiyah.