Retail and malls in Jabal Al Noor, Makkah

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 Jabal Al Noor

At this location we observe that constant visitors to the mountain bring goods and food with them, and shops receive outside pressure with every wave of pilgrims and tourists. The method is set out in full on Retail and malls in detail.

The first reason

Constant mountain visitors carry insects and infested goods

The Hira Cave and Jabal Al Nour draw visitors from everywhere year round, and visitors bring goods and food that may carry insects. Shops round the mountain receive pressure from this continuous visitor stream and what they carry.

The second reason

Valley moisture and mountain hydrology create permanently damp conditions

Wadis Jaleel and Um Kheyyam run close to Jabal Al Noor, and water and moisture from the mountain and valleys create permanent damp conditions round the shops. Insects, especially mosquitoes, thrive in this moisture and standing water.

The third reason

Dense housing round the mountain means old flats and tangled pipes

Residential blocks round Jabal Al Noor are relatively old with very high unit density, and shared pipework and weak ventilation create insect habitat. Moisture and standing water collect in dark underground zones.

Jabal Al Noor on the map

Jabal Al Noor sits about 3.5 km from Al Maabdah and about 3.5 km from Rai Adhakhir.

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Before treatment

What decides the treatment in a shop

Housing spreads round the foot of Jabal Al Nour along King Faisal Road and Souq Al Arab, the mountain draws constant visitors, and apartment blocks and shops surround the base and extend towards Al Adl and Wadi Jaleel.

Cardboard in the stockroom

Cardboard in the stockroom dampens quickly from general moisture and seeping mountain water, and insects colonise stacks easily.

A shop entrance with sliding glass doors

The frontage and the sliding door

The sliding door opens directly onto King Faisal Road or a street near the mountain, and visitors and insects enter together.

What the shop sells

The shop sells general goods or specialises in food and water for visitors, and any food retail draws insects.

The shared back corridor

The shared back corridor may connect with another shop or electronics store or pharmacy, each adding to the pressure.

Suspended ceiling tiles with a cable tray above

The ceiling void and the services

Ceiling and services are old and moisture from the mountain seeps constantly, with insects and rodents living in the voids.

Flattened cardboard collected in a waste area

Waste and board behind the shop

Cardboard and waste pile behind the shop especially during peak pilgrimage and visitor seasons.

How we work

1
An out-of-hours walk

We walk the floor, the stockroom, the fitting area, the back corridor and the waste route, and record what the shop sells, the delivery cycle and the boundary points with the neighbouring units before anything is applied.
2
Treat the stockroom and the goods route

Placed bait into racking uprights, junctions and cracks, dust into the dry voids, and nothing on merchandise or display faces.
3
Close the boundary of the unit

A sweep under the stockroom door, mesh on the vents and sealing at the service penetrations on the party wall, because exclusion does more to stop a return than repeating the spray.
4
Numbered points and a report each visit

Fixed positions on one route, read every visit and logged even when the reading is nil, with a report of what was found, what was treated and what the building needs closed, plus a copy for centre management when they ask for it.

What retail pest control includes

An out-of-hours inspection

A walk covering the floor, the stockroom, the back corridor and the delivery route, ending with the pest list this particular shop actually carries.
Bait and points on the goods route

In the stockroom, behind racking and along the goods-in route, out of any customer's reach and away from anything on sale.
Targeted crack and crevice work

On junctions, racking feet and the unit perimeter, never on stock, display surfaces or the open sales floor.
Drains and the waste area

The floor gullies in the back corridor, the ground around the containers and where the board is collected, because that is the source that renews daily.
Getting the shop back to trading

What gets covered before we start, what is wiped afterwards, and the ventilation time we set with you on the call, because it changes with the product and the space.
A follow-up visit and a written record

A set date after the first treatment, and a record carrying the date of each visit, the readings, and what was applied and where.

What is different about Al Maabdah Sub-Municipality

Al Maabdah sub municipality climbs from Al Abtah and Al Jumayzah beside the Al Mualla cemetery up through Al Khansa and Rai Adhakhir to Al Adl, Jabal Al Nour, Wadi Jaleel and Qurtubah on the outer ring roads. It mixes hotels and pilgrim housing near the Grand Mosque with old popular houses on hillside passes, new housing schemes on valley floors that carry flash floods after rain, and industrial plots, workshops and warehouses along Al Hajj Street in Qurtubah. Street widening and expropriation leave partly demolished frontages in Al Khansa.

Questions about this district

Visitors come to the mountain year round and the shop sits near the entry. Does this raise pressure?

Yes greatly. Continuous visitors are a permanent pressure source, especially if the shop sits near the mountain entrance or the approach road. Every visitor wave carries the risk of introducing new insects.

The shop sells general goods and water and snacks to visitors?

Selling food and water to visitors means food debris and traces collect in the shop. This draws insects from outside. We focus on constant cleaning and tight packaging.

Many flats sit above the shop with high humidity. Do insects come down?

At this location mountain and valley moisture affects all buildings. Flats above may harbour insects but the main sources are moisture and visitor traffic.

King Faisal Road is busy and insects travel with vehicles and people?

Insects travel with people, goods and vehicles. A shop close to a busy road like King Faisal Road faces constant outside pressure.

Shared underground pipes leak significant water and moisture?

Old pipes and water leaks are very common here. Standing water underground creates homes for rodents and insects. We focus on sealing openings and cleaning pipes.

Souq Al Arab sits beside the shop with exposed produce?

Souq Al Arab and nearby food shops are continuous pressure sources. Exposed fruit and vegetables and water spray moisture attract insects. Treatment focuses on the souq boundary.

How much does retail and malls in Jabal Al Noor 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 Jabal Al Noor.