A technician checking a building perimeter and setting a monitoring point at the wall base

Preventive treatment in Al Nuzhah Jeddah

Al Nuzhah sits in northern Jeddah near King Abdulaziz International Airport, with villas and apartments built decades ago along busy Sultan bin Salman Street. The housing stock is old and water and sewer networks are very aged, dense commercial kitchens and popular markets and furnished flats line the commercial streets providing constant food for cockroaches and rodents, and the high resident population sustains steady pest pressure all year without seasonal letup.

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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 Nuzhah

Corroded pipes and gaps in older buildings provide permanent shelter for cockroaches and rodents, and the many commercial kitchens on main streets maintain constant food supplies that draw pests in every season. The method is set out in full on what Preventive treatment involves.

The first reason

Old pipes and weak drainage systems

Water and sewer networks in Al Nuzhah are very old, leaking pipes around foundations provide constant moisture and food for insects, and wet soil attracts pests to breed and nest.

The second reason

Restaurants and shops below residential flats

Restaurants, shops and furnished flats on ground floors provide food and shelter, and insects climb easily to residential units above through floor gaps and unsealed openings between storeys.

The third reason

High resident density means year-round pressure

Al Nuzhah is among the oldest established quarters of northern Jeddah with very high density, and pest pressure is constant all year with no seasonal relief.

Landmarks of Al Nuzhah

Al Nuzhah is reached from Sultan bin Salman Street or from King Fahd Road which cuts through the district, and Mall of Arabia and the Sixtieth Street junction are well known reference points that make it easy to coordinate visits and monitor different parts of the area.

Sultan bin Salman Street
Mall of Arabia
King Fahd Road
Prince Majid Road
Al Nuzhah Health Centre

Before treatment

What a preventive visit reads

Buildings are decades old and internal water and drainage networks are very aged, with commercial streets such as Quraish, Sari and Sultan bin Salman lined with restaurants, popular markets and furnished apartment rentals.

The base of an exterior wall where the building meets the ground

The base of the outside wall

The wall base in Al Nuzhah is surrounded by old leaking pipes, constant moisture keeps soil damp, and the protective band needs inspection every visit.

An exterior door threshold and the gap beneath it

Gaps and openings

Gaps and cracks in old buildings are very numerous, and holes around pipes and service conduits provide direct pathways for cockroaches and ants to travel.

An outdoor air conditioning unit with a condensate pipe on the wall

Air conditioning condensate

Air conditioning, bathroom and kitchen drainage in old flats may use shared pipes, collecting water in one spot around the building base.

Floor drains

Floor drains and bathroom plumbing are old and leak constantly, so moisture and water attract insects and ants without interruption.

A drip irrigation line in damp soil beside planting

Irrigation against the wall

Irrigation in Al Nuzhah Park is close to buildings, and excess water leaks to keep humidity high around ground floor flats.

A closed monitoring station at the foot of a wall

The monitoring points

Monitoring points are placed on inter-floor gaps and inside corners where insects congregate, especially in restaurants and furnished flats.

How we work

1
The baseline survey

We walk the outside boundary and then the inside: gaps under doors, pipe runs, vents, condensate lines, drains, the bin area and the store, and we fix the monitoring points before anything is applied.
2
Close the routes

Mesh on the vents, the gap under the door dealt with, the sleeve around a pipe run closed, and water put back into the drain nobody uses. Exclusion saves a spray that would otherwise repeat forever.
3
The band and the placed product

A residual band at the base of the wall outside and around door and window openings, with placed product inside joints and closed voids where it is warranted, and no open spray across living surfaces.
4
The scheduled visit: read, renew, record

We read the points to see which side is under pressure, renew the band where sun or irrigation has taken it, aim the visit at what the coming season opens up, and write down what was found and what was used.

What the preventive programme includes

A survey, then a check every visit

Entry points, moisture sources and storage, recorded before anything is applied and revisited each time.
Monitoring points that get read

At the wall and floor junction, under sinks and in the store, checked on every visit rather than only the last one.
A renewed exterior band

At the wall base and around the openings, put back wherever sun or irrigation took it between visits.
Drains, water lines and waste

The water seal in the drains, the condensate line and the ground around the bins, which are the standing water and food sources.
Between the visits

What to keep dry, what to keep closed, and what is worth a call before the next date. Ventilation we tell you before the visit.
A scheduled visit and a record of each

An agreed date, what the points held, what was treated, and what changed since last time.

What is different about Airport Sub-Municipality

The Airport sub-municipality covers some of the oldest established districts of northern Jeddah, gathered around King Abdulaziz International Airport between Madinah Road, King Fahd Road and Prince Majid Road. The stock is villas, single family houses and apartment blocks built decades ago, many served by ageing water and sewer lines. Commercial streets such as Quraish, Sari and Sultan bin Salman are lined with restaurants, furnished flats and popular markets. Dense commercial kitchens, worn pipework and the gaps in older buildings give cockroaches and rodents steady food and shelter, and the high resident population keeps that pressure constant through the year.

Questions about this district

Do old pipes increase the number of insects?

Corroded and leaking pipes provide ideal water and shelter for cockroaches and rodents, and damp soil around the base lets them breed rapidly.

Why are furnished flats a source of pests?

Furnished flats have frequent tenant changes, may be poorly sealed or cleaned, and insects enter with tenants or live in gaps between adjacent units.

How do restaurants on Sultan bin Salman Street affect residential flats?

Restaurants provide food, flats above provide shelter, and insects move between them through gaps and cracks in shared floors between units.

Are the oldest buildings in Al Nuzhah worse than newer ones?

Old buildings have more cracks and gaps, but even newer construction in Al Nuzhah is now decades old, and drainage networks there too are now ageing.

When is pest pressure highest?

Pressure is high all year because of population density and commercial food outlets, but it peaks from September to November after the intense summer heat.

Do furnished flats need a separate preventive programme?

Yes, furnished flats need frequent preventive visits because tenant turnover may introduce new insects or carry infestation from one unit to neighbours.

How much does preventive treatment in Al Nuzhah 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 Nuzhah.