A technician closing a gap at the base of a wall with metal mesh

Rodents and mice in Jabal Al Noor Makkah

Jabal Al Noor is housing spread around the foot of Jabal Al Noor, the mountain of the Hira cave north east of the Grand Mosque, which draws a constant stream of visitors throughout the year. Apartment blocks and shops wrap its base along King Faisal Road and around Souq Al Arab, running on towards Al Adl and Wadi Jaleel. Continuous visitor flow, commercial activity and tightly packed buildings create complex rodent passages.

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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 Jabal Al Noor

Visitors arrive daily from King Faisal Road and disperse around the mountain slopes, shops and hotels operate at high capacity to serve them, and rodent populations establish easily in these crowded densely occupied surroundings. The method is set out in full on Rodents and mice in detail.

The first reason

Continuous visitor flows transport pests and waste

Jabal Al Noor draws thousands of visitors daily year round, and visitors inadvertently carry commodities that may harbour rodents and leave waste that provides abundant food for established populations, with heavy foot traffic facilitating rodent transfer between buildings.

The second reason

Shops and hotels provide food and shelter simultaneously

The shops and hotels wrapped around the mountain base supply abundant food and warm secure shelter, offering hotels provide warm protected spaces for rodent populations and shops provide food stores, so rodents establish here because all survival requirements are met.

The third reason

Adjacent wadis supply seasonal water and rodent routes

Wadi Jaleel and other nearby valleys supply water during rain season and natural passages for rodent movement, flash floods destroy protection and create new entry holes, and rodents use these natural drainage lines to migrate between locations.

Jabal Al Noor on the map

Jabal Al Noor sits about 1.5 km from Al Adl and about 2.5 km from Al Khansa.

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Before treatment

What we read in the building before any bait goes down

Jabal Al Noor sits within the Al Maabdah sub municipality which mixes hotels and pilgrim housing near the Grand Mosque with old popular houses on hillside passes, new housing schemes on valley floors that carry seasonal floods, and industrial plots and warehouses along Al Hajj Street.

An exterior door with a narrow gap at the threshold

The gap under the door

The gap under the door in the congested district may be left open to enable quick foot traffic, but it allows easy rodent entry from the busy street.

Pipes passing through a concrete wall from outside

Pipe and conduit openings

Pipes and air conditioning in hotels, shops and apartment blocks are numerous and many openings lack proper sealing.

An electrical cable with its outer sheath damaged

Gnaw marks

Gnaw marks on shop stock and conduits appear rapidly in the crowded district.

The corner between a skirting board and a tiled floor

The run along the wall

The run along walls in the commercial street follows utility lines and conduits, and rodents use these routes for safe movement.

Palm fronds touching the edge of a building roof

The route from above

Entry from above comes through ceiling vents and inter floor voids in hotels and residential buildings.

Sacks of grain stored on a storeroom floor

The water and the food on offer

Water is supplied from wadis and seasonal floods and air conditioning moisture, and food is available from markets, hotels and shops year round.

How we work

1
Inspect and trace the runs

We work the perimeter, the kitchen, the store and the false ceiling, establish the species, the entry points and the water source, and mark the station positions before anything is carried in.
2
Close the openings

Metal mesh, mortar and base strips at the gaps, around pipe sleeves and at vents, because foam and silicone are gnawed through within days.
3
Secured bait and traps

Closed stations fixed on the runs outside the building, and traps rather than loose bait indoors, so that anything that dies stays somewhere we can reach.
4
The follow-up visit

We read the take at each station, replenish what has gone, remove anything found, and close any opening that showed itself once the movement settled.

What rodent control includes

Inspection and a station map

Entry points, runs and station positions recorded, so the same points are checked on every visit.
Sealing pipes and drains

Floor traps, pipe sleeves, vents and the air conditioning drain line, the routes that arrive from outside the unit.
Secured bait stations

Closed and fixed on the outside runs, out of reach of children and animals, while indoors we work with traps.
Treating the nest site

A rodent leaves parasites and nesting material behind, so the nest is removed and the void it sat in is treated.
Aftercare instructions

Stock lifted off the floor, droppings cleaned damp with disinfectant instead of swept dry, and pet bowls emptied at night.
A scheduled follow-up

A set date after the first visit: read the take, replenish the bait, remove anything found and close what is still open.

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

Are continuous visitor streams the main rodent cause?

Visitors do not directly carry rodents, but they transport goods that may harbour them and leave waste that attracts populations, and the heavy foot traffic facilitates rodent transfer between buildings.

Are the shops and hotels around the mountain ideal rodent habitat?

Yes. Shops supply abundant food and hotels offer warm secure shelter, creating perfect survival and breeding conditions for rodent populations.

Is adjacent Wadi Jaleel a major rodent source?

The wadi supplies water and natural passages, but rodents also originate from hotels, shops and old buildings close to the wadi itself.

Does commercial activity in Souq Al Arab attract rodents?

Yes. Markets supply abundant food and organic waste, and rodents establish in markets then relocate into neighbouring residential buildings.

Is the mountain itself a rodent source or only the slopes?

The mountain may supply some shelter, but rodent populations primarily establish in the buildings, voids, hotels and shops at the base.

Is single treatment adequate for the entire mountain zone district?

No. The district wrapped around the mountain is complex with multiple rodent sources, so treatment must be continuous and coordinated across hotels, shops and residential buildings together.

How much does rodents and mice 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.