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

Mosquito control in Al Salihiyah Jeddah

Al Salihiyah is a young district in northern Jeddah east of Al Hamdaniyah, laid out in subdivisions of new villas and apartments with vacant plots still empty between the buildings. Al Furusiyah Street is the main access. Ongoing construction work, open excavations and unfinished drainage networks create large temporary breeding sources. Treatment here must accommodate development in progress.

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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 Salihiyah

Open excavations, ongoing construction and vacant plots between new buildings hold large volumes of standing water especially after light rain events. The method is set out in full on what Mosquito control involves.

The first reason

Vacant plots and excavations hold water without fast drainage

Bare ground between new buildings and construction excavations collect rainwater and irrigation runoff into shallow depressions and open pits, and this water stays standing because the ground has not been fully levelled.

The second reason

Unfinished drainage leaves water trapped in low points

Sewerage lines are not complete, so water from irrigation and rain accumulates in natural hollows and low spots and sits until evaporation or until the network is finished and slopes are created.

The third reason

New villas with gardens demand continuous irrigation

New villas in Al Salihiyah are planted with gardens that need daily or twice daily watering, and evening watering leaves standing water on sandy soil through the night.

The character of Al Salihiyah

New development: ongoing construction and vacant plots between the homes

A new development means vacant plots and ongoing construction are part of the current environment. Treatment here avoids the vacant ground and open excavations as priority targets, focusing instead on occupied villas and apartments and their irrigated gardens.

Before treatment

Standing water and shade decide the method

A new district in north Jeddah between Al Hamdaniyah, Al Rahmaniyah and Al Falah, subdivided into plots with new villas and apartments with vacant bare land still lying between buildings, reached by Al Furusiyah Street.

The daytime biter

The daytime biter finds shelter in wild plants and small shrubs in the vacant plots, with standing water beside them providing nearby breeding sites.

A drainage grate over dark standing water

The one that comes out after sunset

After sunset, mosquitoes emerge from vacant plots and excavations and fly toward villas and gardens and lights, especially villas that overlook bare ground.

An outdoor air-conditioning unit fixed to a building wall

Air-conditioning condensate

Irrigation water from gardens drains into vacant plots next door, especially if they are slightly lower, staying standing through the night.

The tank and its openings

The villa water tank may become a breeding source if not fully sealed, and standing water can seep up from surrounding clay soils into the tank.

Potted plants in a garden standing in saucers

Garden containers and irrigation

Garden areas, fountains and small pools in new villas provide continuous irrigation water, with evening watering leaving standing water in sandy soil through daylight hours.

The shade it rests in

Shade under small trees and shrubs in vacant plots offers shelter for adult mosquitoes, especially beside points where water collects after irrigation.

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 Salihiyah

Al Furusiyah Street is the main treatment axis, and Al Salihiyah Health Centre marks the spreading point from there into the villas and adjacent vacant plots. The district is divided into treatment zones around the main mosques.

Al Furusiyah Street
Al Salihiyah Health Centre
Abdulrahman bin Awf Mosque
Abu Bakr Al Siddiq Mosque

Questions about this district

Is the vacant ground between villas the main mosquito source?

Yes, vacant plots hold large volumes of standing water after rain and irrigation from neighbouring villas, and this water generates large mosquito populations.

Will finishing the drainage network solve the mosquito problem?

Partially yes, but even after the network is complete, garden irrigation will continue, so treatment will remain necessary as drainage improves.

Is treating one villa enough or must I have the whole district done?

One villa and the neighbouring villas share the same water sources and vacant plots, so treating a single villa will not stop mosquitoes coming from the surroundings.

Do the open excavations around villas create breeding water?

Yes, trenches and pits from initial works hold standing water that drains poorly, creating launch points for breeding populations.

How many treatments does Al Salihiyah need each season?

A developing district with vacant plots and ongoing work needs frequent treatment every two to three weeks during the rainy season.

Will completing the development reduce mosquitoes or make them worse?

Initially development and construction increase mosquitoes because excavations hold water, but after building finishes and ground is levelled, mosquitoes decline if drainage is well designed.

How much does mosquito control in Al Salihiyah 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 Salihiyah.