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

Mosquito control in Al Zahir Makkah

Al Zahir is an old district at Makkah's northern entrance on the Madinah road, crossed by the Third Ring Road and Hajun Street. Jabal Al Zahir and Jabal Al Barud with Wadi Al Zahir encircle the district, and closely packed old apartment blocks create dark damp shared voids, whilst the hospital, museum, library and shopping mall produce constant cleaning water and drainage.

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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 Zahir

Old apartment buildings in Al Zahir are very tightly packed with shared voids that stay damp constantly, and large institutions like the hospital and mall wash floors multiple times daily. The method is set out in full on the full Mosquito control page.

The first reason

Wadis and floodwaters from the surrounding mountains

Jabal Al Zahir and Jabal Al Barud encircle the district on east and west, and Wadi Al Zahir falls from the north. Floodwaters collect in the quarter and remain damp for days.

The second reason

Old buildings and dark damp shared voids

Old buildings are very tightly packed with dark shared voids that never see direct sun. Moisture stays permanently and mosquitoes breed rapidly.

The third reason

Large institutions and continuous water from cleaning

The hospital, museum, library and shopping mall are large buildings producing much water from cleaning and drainage, and the water flows down into the surrounding quarter.

Al Zahir on the map

Al Zahir sits about 1.5 km from Al Diyafah and about 1.5 km from Al Shuhada.

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Before treatment

Standing water and shade decide the method

The district sits in a bowl between Jabal Al Zahir and Jabal Al Barud, where ancient flood paths descend from the mountains towards the heart of the quarter, and natural drainage is weak.

The daytime biter

The daytime biter in Al Zahir rests in cracks and shared gaps between old apartment blocks and in dark corners sheltered from sunlight.

A drainage grate over dark standing water

The one that comes out after sunset

The one that comes out after sunset emerges from shared voids and cracks in the old stone foundations to bite the residents.

An outdoor air-conditioning unit fixed to a building wall

Air-conditioning condensate

Air-conditioning drainage from old buildings pools in dark shared spaces, creating ideal breeding conditions.

The tank and its openings

Water tanks on roofs may be a source if uncovered, but the main water comes from runoff, floodwaters and damp voids.

Potted plants in a garden standing in saucers

Garden containers and irrigation

Gardens and irrigation are almost absent in this dense quarter, but broken pipes and leaks provide constant standing water in the voids.

The shade it rests in

The shade where the mosquito rests in Al Zahir is the shared gaps between buildings and the cracks in the very 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 Zahir

Treatment of Al Zahir begins on the Madinah Road to the north where the quarter opens at the city entrance, and extends south across the Third Ring Road past King Abdulaziz Hospital, the Museum of Antiquities and Heritage and the Public Library, covering the gaps between old buildings and the modern institutions.

Madinah Road
Third Ring Road
King Abdulaziz Hospital
Makkah Museum of Antiquities and Heritage
Holy Capital Public Library
Al Diyafah Mall

Questions about this district

Do old stone foundations in Al Zahir hold water longer than modern concrete?

Yes. Old stone absorbs and retains water longer, and fine cracks in the stone trap water and moisture. Mosquitoes breed rapidly in these cracks.

Are cracks in old floors and walls a major mosquito breeding source in such an ancient quarter?

Yes. Cracks and gaps in old buildings offer safe shelter and protected breeding places where spray cannot reach.

Does water from the hospital and mall flow down into the surrounding quarter and increase mosquitoes?

Yes. Water from the large institutions flows into streets and surrounding gaps, increasing mosquitoes across the whole quarter.

Does treating a single flat in an old building stop mosquitoes or do they come from shared voids?

A single flat is not protected if shared voids are not treated. Mosquitoes move through entrances and gaps between flats easily.

Is treating the whole quarter at the same time essential in Al Zahir because the buildings are so old?

Yes. Buildings are so tightly connected that treating one or two places is not effective. The entire quarter must be treated at the same time.

Does sea moisture from nearby increase mosquitoes in Al Zahir significantly?

Al Zahir is some distance from the sea, but the mountains and wadis provide naturally high humidity that accelerates breeding without added sea moisture.

How much does mosquito control in Al Zahir 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 Zahir.