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

Mosquito control in Al Mursalat Makkah

Al Mursalat is a dense eastern district of apartment blocks and hotels for pilgrims on the Al Masjid Al Haram road, close to Mina and the Fourth Ring Road. The buildings are furnished seasonally and water pools from the air conditioning of hundreds of units and around the hotels and marketplace. Mosquitoes crawl from a nearby watercourse and the undeveloped areas around the hospital and market, and breed in every trickle of drainage from the commercial activity below.

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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 Mursalat

The furnished hotels and apartment blocks in season mean drainage from hundreds of residential units, and the water runs very slowly around the buildings on the main road. The method is set out in full on the full Mosquito control page.

The first reason

Seasonal furnished hotels and apartment blocks

Al Mursalat fills at Hajj and Umrah with hotels and furnished apartment buildings, each with air conditioning and sanitation. Drainage from these large numbers creates perfect breeding conditions around every building, especially because small hotels have no modern drainage systems.

The second reason

Hospital and medical facilities with complex drainage

The Saudi National Hospital and clinics near the market create a damp environment with complex plumbing. Water from sterilisation, laundry and clinic drainage provides particular breeding sites for blood-seeking mosquitoes in a medical setting.

The third reason

Market and dense commercial activity below

The market and restaurants around the hotels mean drainage water from kitchens, sanitation and daily cleaning. This constant commercial activity creates both seasonal and year-round water pooling around the base of buildings.

Al Mursalat on the map

Al Mursalat sits about 1 km from Al Jamiah and about 2.5 km from Al Sanabel.

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Before treatment

Standing water and shade decide the method

A densely built commercial zone on the Al Masjid Al Haram road with a hospital, popular market and hotels where water gathers from hundreds of air conditioning units and restaurant drainage.

The daytime biter

Daytime mosquitoes in Al Mursalat shelter in the shade around apartment buildings and hotels and in the market, where humidity from air conditioning and daily cleaning provides cover.

A drainage grate over dark standing water

The one that comes out after sunset

Night mosquitoes emerge from water pooling around building foundations and the hotel district and from the market in large numbers during Hajj season.

An outdoor air-conditioning unit fixed to a building wall

Air-conditioning condensate

Air conditioning drainage from hundreds of units and hotels runs on the ground around buildings and has no modern drainage system, leaving permanent standing water.

The tank and its openings

Roof tanks on apartment buildings and hotels need regular treatment, especially if covers are old or have gaps.

Potted plants in a garden standing in saucers

Garden containers and irrigation

Water used for daily cleaning in the market, restaurants and hotels leaves pools around foundations and corners, creating very rapid breeding sites.

The shade it rests in

Permanent shade around the dense buildings, market and hotels provides safe shelter for daytime mosquitoes throughout the day and evening.

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 Aziziyah (Makkah) Sub-Municipality

Al Aziziyah sub municipality runs from the Bin Dawood markets to the Al Hada road and carries pilgrim traffic to Mina. Hotel towers and furnished apartment blocks fill and empty with the Hajj and Ramadan seasons, and the kitchens, restaurants and markets along Al Masjid Al Haram Road and King Abdulaziz Road leave food waste at every peak. Southwards the fabric loosens into villas and planned streets in An Naseem and Al Awali, then Al Abidiyah's campus and the old farms of Al Husayniyah, where Wadi Uranah holds water after rain and farm enclosures shelter rodents and reptiles.

Questions about this district

Is drainage from hotels and apartment blocks the main mosquito cause?

Yes, furnished hotels and residential blocks leave water from air conditioning and sanitation pooling around the buildings. This is the primary mosquito source in Al Mursalat, especially in season.

How do you treat mosquitoes in hotels without disrupting guests?

We treat hotels in late evening or during low occupancy periods. We focus on exterior areas, roofs and drains, not inside guest rooms.

Is the hospital a particular source of mosquitoes?

The hospital is a damp environment with complex drainage and usually runs its own control programme. However, water running from the hospital around neighbouring buildings can become a breeding site.

Why are mosquitoes worse after rain in Al Mursalat?

Low lying areas around the buildings, market and hospital hold rainwater for days. This suddenly creates ideal breeding conditions, causing mosquito numbers to spike.

Could Souq Al Aziziyah be a continuous mosquito source?

Yes, the market is cleaned daily with water and drainage around the foundations can be slow. Vegetable stalls also leave standing water in corners.

Is external treatment alone enough for hotels, or do we need internal treatment too?

External treatment prevents mosquitoes from entering. However, if breeding is already happening inside a hotel, we may need careful treatment of shared corridors and common areas only.

How much does mosquito control in Al Mursalat 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 Mursalat.