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

Mosquito control in Al Rawdah Makkah

Al Rawdah is a cluster of hotels and pilgrim residences with furnished flats east of the Grand Mosque between King Fahd Road and the Al Faisaliyah tunnel. It sits steps from both the Haram and the holy sites. Old family houses are steadily replaced by tall blocks for seasonal pilgrims, and mosquitoes breed in the gaps left by the continual stream of guests, in restaurants and in the many hotels.

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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 Rawdah

Mosquitoes in Al Rawdah surge sharply during Hajj and Umrah seasons because of crowding and the heavy water use from restaurants and bathrooms. The method is set out in full on how we approach Mosquito control.

The first reason

Hotels and restaurants use water heavily

Hotels and restaurants in Al Rawdah use water continuously and drains may not cope. Water pools in gaps between hotels and neighbouring buildings.

The second reason

Furnished flats and seasonal housing

Furnished flats fill rapidly in peak seasons and bathrooms run constantly. Water pools in bathrooms and kitchens.

The third reason

Crowding prevents routine treatment

In Hajj and Umrah seasons hotels and flats are full and treatment becomes impossible. Mosquitoes breed rapidly in water from bathrooms and kitchens.

Al Rawdah on the map

Al Rawdah sits about 1 km from Al Maabdah and about 1.5 km from Al Jumayzah.

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Before treatment

Standing water and shade decide the method

A cluster of hotels, pilgrim housing and furnished flats east of the Grand Mosque between King Fahd Road and the Al Faisaliyah tunnel. Blocks fill and empty with Hajj and Umrah seasons.

The daytime biter

The daytime biter in Al Rawdah rests in tight gaps between hotels and flats and in dark areas of the drain system.

A drainage grate over dark standing water

The one that comes out after sunset

After sunset mosquitoes emerge from gaps and drains searching for a host on hotel and flat walls.

An outdoor air-conditioning unit fixed to a building wall

Air-conditioning condensate

Drains from bathrooms and restaurants run to shared systems and water pools in tight gaps and foundations.

The tank and its openings

Water tanks on roofs may be a source if uncovered or if the cover is old or broken.

Potted plants in a garden standing in saucers

Garden containers and irrigation

Garden pots and irrigation are very rare in Al Rawdah but water from bathrooms and restaurants pools in any gap.

The shade it rests in

Permanent shade, heavy still air and high humidity from bathrooms and restaurants in gaps make them ideal resting places for mosquitoes.

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 Maabdah Sub-Municipality

Al Maabdah sub municipality climbs from Al Abtah and Al Jumayzah beside the Al Mualla cemetery up through Al Khansa and Rai Adhakhir to Al Adl, Jabal Al Nour, Wadi Jaleel and Qurtubah on the outer ring roads. It mixes hotels and pilgrim housing near the Grand Mosque with old popular houses on hillside passes, new housing schemes on valley floors that carry flash floods after rain, and industrial plots, workshops and warehouses along Al Hajj Street in Qurtubah. Street widening and expropriation leave partly demolished frontages in Al Khansa.

Questions about this district

Do mosquitoes surge dramatically during Hajj and Umrah in Al Rawdah?

Yes, greatly. Pilgrims fill hotels and flats and bathrooms run constantly and water pools. Mosquitoes in Al Rawdah during peak seasons are far more numerous than the rest of the year.

Is the heavy water use from restaurants and kitchens in hotels a major source?

Yes. Restaurants and kitchens use water continuously and drains may be blocked with food waste. This is ideal mosquito water.

Does treating one hotel stop the mosquitoes or do they come from neighbouring hotels?

Mosquitoes come from neighbouring hotels and flats and shared drains. Treating one hotel may not work if nearby hotels are active sources.

How often must I treat a hotel at peak Hajj season?

At peak Hajj season you need treatment at least every three days. Mosquitoes breed very rapidly in water from bathrooms and kitchens.

Does treating a furnished flat work or do arriving pilgrims bring new mosquitoes?

Pilgrims may carry mosquitoes in their luggage but the main source is water in the flat and hotel. Regular treatment is essential because of the continuous crowding.

Do mosquitoes decrease sharply after Hajj and Umrah end?

Yes, they decrease greatly after peak seasons because bathrooms and restaurants use less water. Treatment may be less frequent in the rest of the year.

How much does mosquito control in Al Rawdah 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 Rawdah.