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

Preventive treatment in Al Shira Jeddah

Al Shira is a northern modern district near the corniche in Dhahban, home to King Abdullah Medical Complex with recent villas and apartment buildings along Prince Abdulmajeed Road, Prince Nayef Street and Aabir Al Qarat Street. The infestation pressure comes from its waterfront location, the major medical facility at its centre and constant activity, and the programme must adjust to this mixed use.

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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 Shira

The medical complex sees continuous daily traffic and medical and food waste provides high attraction for rodents and insects. The coastal location and sea moisture increase the base pressure significantly. The method is set out in full on what Preventive treatment involves.

The first reason

The major medical complex with continuous traffic and waste

King Abdullah Medical Complex is a large centre with thousands of daily visitors. Medical waste and food waste from kitchens and stores provide high attraction sources. The programme focuses on areas around the complex and the barrier between the complex and housing.

The second reason

Coastal location and sea moisture and salt spray

Al Shira sits right near the corniche, and sea moisture and salt affect insect activity more than inland quarters. Walls and seals face salt corrosion and moisture damage much more intensely.

The third reason

Modern development and solid building and ongoing change

The quarter is relatively new and may be expanding. Modern building may be more sealed but the surrounding ground, traffic and activity may create new pathways for insects to establish.

Al Shira on the map

Al Shira sits about 2.5 km from Al Yaqut and about 2.5 km from North Obhur.

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Before treatment

What a preventive visit reads

A northern modern quarter near the corniche holding a large medical complex and recent villas and apartment blocks, along Prince Abdulmajeed Road, Prince Nayef Street and Aabir Al Qarat Street, between other northern coastal neighbourhoods.

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

The base of the outside wall

The base of the outside wall in Al Shira faces intense sea moisture and salt spray, so the residual band must be strong and renewal frequent because salt erodes it quickly.

An exterior door threshold and the gap beneath it

Gaps and openings

Gaps are few in modern building but the pressure from the medical complex may find pathways through the small number of openings.

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

Air conditioning condensate

Air conditioning condensate drains in quantity here, and water creates damp zones at the house foundation.

Floor drains

Floor drains in the modern quarter may be relatively sealed but water from the medical complex and the corniche may affect drainage routes.

A drip irrigation line in damp soil beside planting

Irrigation against the wall

Home watering occurs in some villas, providing additional attraction for insects in this coastal zone.

A closed monitoring station at the foot of a wall

The monitoring points

Monitoring points are placed on walls, near the medical complex and around the park at high density to track all entry routes.

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.

The character of Al Shira

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

A mixed district means insects may come from the medical complex, neighbouring quarters or the sea itself. The programme must focus on the barrier between the complex and housing and on strong coastal protection.

Questions about this district

The villa is directly next to King Abdullah Medical Complex; is pressure higher?

Yes very much so. The medical complex is a very high pressure source, and neighbouring villas need very strong protection.

The complex has restaurants and storage areas; is the waste a problem?

Yes, food and medical waste provide major attraction for rodents and insects. The programme focuses on pathways from the complex into housing.

The quarter is near the corniche and the sea is very close; is moisture a problem?

Yes, sea moisture and salt increase insect activity. Seals and walls are affected by salt faster than in inland areas.

How often does the technician visit a house in Al Shira each month?

Visits may come every three weeks or more depending on pressure. Proximity to the medical complex may require more frequent visits.

Does modern building and sealed construction reduce the need for prevention here?

Modern building may be more sealed but pressure from the medical complex and the coastal location is very high. Prevention is essential.

Al Shira District Park is next to the house; does it shelter insects?

Well-maintained public parks are usually not a major problem, but insects may drift from the park to the house occasionally.

How much does preventive treatment in Al Shira 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 Shira.