Mosquito control in Al Misfalah, 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 Al Misfalah

The main street is narrow and the voids between buildings are narrower. Water drips from every direction and old drainage is easily blocked. The method is set out in full on the full Mosquito control page.

The first reason

Old buildings are packed tight with very narrow permanent gaps

Al Misfalah has old buildings packed very close together and streets that are very narrow. The voids between buildings never see sun and moisture is trapped. These narrow dark gaps are perfect for mosquitoes. Air conditioner water drips straight into them.

The second reason

Restaurants and shops on ground floor with water collecting below

Ibrahim Al Khalil Street has many restaurants and shops open day and night. Water from cooking and washing drips below floor level into narrow dark voids. This water does not evaporate in darkness and trapped spaces and old drainage cannot clear it.

The third reason

Crowded flats with guests and shared bathrooms mean constant water

Flats in Al Misfalah are packed with Hajj and Umrah visitors and shared bathrooms run without stopping. Water from bathrooms and small kitchens pools in voids below floors and in shared stairs. The very high occupancy means water is continuous.

The character of Al Misfalah

Apartment district: residential blocks, repeated floors and shared entrances

A district of crowded seasonal flats and buildings packed very close with constant standing water. Treatment must focus on shared voids, drains and openings because treating a single flat alone leaves the problem in shared drains and voids.

Before treatment

Standing water and shade decide the method

A natural depression immediately south of the Haram with closely spaced old buildings and small hotels and residential flats, with very narrow roads and dense ground floor shops.

The daytime biter

The daytime biter in Al Misfalah hides through the day in narrow dark voids between old buildings, sealed windows and open drains.

A drainage grate over dark standing water

The one that comes out after sunset

After sunset the mosquitoes emerge from voids and drains and enter flats through windows, cracks and openings around pipes and wires.

An outdoor air-conditioning unit fixed to a building wall

Air-conditioning condensate

Air conditioner water from each flat drips into tight voids between buildings and into open drains.

The tank and its openings

Water tanks are uncommon in Al Misfalah but water from restaurants, bathrooms and shared kitchens pools in voids below floors.

Potted plants in a garden standing in saucers

Garden containers and irrigation

Gardens or irrigation do not exist in Al Misfalah. Most standing water comes from restaurants, bathrooms, air units and old drainage.

The shade it rests in

Mosquitoes in Al Misfalah hide in tight voids between buildings, open drains, shared bathrooms and dark stairs.

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 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

Our flat is on the second floor and the shop below sells food. Does its water reach us?

Yes. Water from the shop pools below the floor and drips through openings. This gives mosquitoes a very strong source in the voids between shop and flat. We must treat the openings and voids between them continuously.

The shared bathroom serves several flats and has constant water. Is that a source?

Yes. Shared bathrooms have constant water and very high humidity. Mosquitoes live in cracks, openings and open drains. We must treat the shared bathroom, not just the flat.

The drain below the flat in the tight void is always blocked. Does that increase mosquitoes?

Certainly yes. Blocked drainage means water stands all the time. This warm polluted water is a very fast breeding environment. We must clear the drain first then treat the voids around it.

The flat is very clean but the voids around it are damp. Is that a problem?

Yes, a big problem. Mosquitoes live in voids outside the flat then enter it. Cleanliness inside the flat alone does not protect if the voids and openings around it are damp.

Does each flat need separate treatment or can we treat adjacent flats together?

Shared voids between closely spaced flats are the problem. We treat the voids and openings between adjacent flats first, then each flat. Treating flats separately without treating shared voids will not solve it.

In Ramadan the flat is full of guests and the bathroom runs all the time. Does treatment work?

Treatment before Ramadan is essential. We focus on deep treatment of voids, drains and openings weeks before the season. Treatment during the season is difficult but possible if we agree on a suitable time.

How much does mosquito control in Al Misfalah 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 Misfalah.