Preventive treatment in Harat Al Shuruq, Jeddah

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 Harat Al Shuruq

The town is old and residents draw water by tanker from wells, so household water tanks are very numerous and draw insects and rodents because of constant humidity. The method is set out in full on the full Preventive treatment page.

The first reason

Popular houses and persistent damp

Old popular houses have cracks and wide gaps, sea humidity seeps from walls and foundations, and old wood in doors and windows attracts wood eating insects.

The second reason

Vacant ground, beach and salt air insects

Open ground around the town and the beach shelter wild insects and reptiles. Coastal insects enter houses when humidity rises or seasons change.

The third reason

Household tanks, water and rodents

Household water tanks are very numerous in the town because water arrives by tanker. Rodents find tanks and pipes a constant water source and an entry route into homes.

Harat Al Shuruq on the map

Harat Al Shuruq sits about 0.5 km from Harat Al Sawalhah and about 0.5 km from Harat Al Kanadirah.

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Before treatment

What a preventive visit reads

Thuwal is a small fishing town on the Red Sea coast at the far northern edge of Jeddah governorate. Sea humidity stays high year round, the fishing harbour and the corniche form its waterfront, and open ground ringed the settlement.

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

The base of the outside wall

The base of the popular house's outside wall needs a very tight band because sea humidity leaks water from the foundations constantly.

An exterior door threshold and the gap beneath it

Gaps and openings

Gaps around pipes and windows and doors must be sealed carefully because insects and rodents use them as entry routes.

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

Air conditioning condensate

Damp water collects around the outside wall, and the band and monitoring must focus on these areas.

Floor drains

Floor drains if present may be blocked by damp and sand, and water may pool beneath the floor.

A drip irrigation line in damp soil beside planting

Irrigation against the wall

Vacant ground around the house may be watered sometimes or retain water from collected rain.

A closed monitoring station at the foot of a wall

The monitoring points

Monitoring points sit on the outside wall and around openings and the household tank, and are read regularly because constant sea humidity means continuous pressure.

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 Thuwal Sub-Municipality

Thuwal sub municipality is a small fishing town on the Red Sea coast at the far northern edge of Jeddah governorate. Its old quarters are closely packed popular and mud built houses on narrow streets, with newer low rise concrete homes from the town's development programme beside them. Sea humidity stays high all year, the fishing harbour and the corniche form its seafront, water arrives by tanker so household tanks are everywhere, and the town sits on Wadi Thuwal, ringed by open ground and by the irrigated green campus of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

Questions about this district

The house is old and the walls are damp from the sea. Does that mean more insects?

Yes, constant sea humidity creates ideal conditions. The programme focuses on sealing cracks and gaps and treating old timber.

The next plot is vacant and large and the sea is very close. Do insects from there enter the house?

Yes, especially crawling insects from the beach and vacant ground. The programme protects the base of the outside wall and every opening with a tight band.

The household tank fills each month from the tanker. Could contaminated water bring insects to the house?

Dirty water may carry insect larvae, but the bigger risk is that the tank and pipes shelter rodents and insects because of dampness.

Thuwal is far from Jeddah. Does the service reach us easily or are visits irregular?

The service reaches Thuwal but visits may be fortnightly or three weekly instead of weekly, and they follow what the monitoring points say.

In winter humidity rises. Does the preventive programme increase visits then?

Yes, in high humidity seasons monitoring increases and points are read more often, and spraying may repeat based on what the points show.

Is preventive spraying safe on old popular houses with families?

Yes, products are safe on old homes with families. The programme sprays gaps and openings only, never open areas.

How much does preventive treatment in Harat Al Shuruq 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 Harat Al Shuruq.