A pest control technician inspecting a school kitchen before the day starts

Schools and nurseries in Al Nuzhah Jeddah

Al Nuzhah is in northern Jeddah near King Abdulaziz Airport, a mixed district of older villas and apartments alongside the busy commercial street of Sultan bin Salman. Water and drainage networks here are decades old and leak constantly. Restaurants, furnished flats and popular markets crowd the commercial streets, and the high resident population maintains steady insect pressure on schools. The pest load is not seasonal, it runs the entire year.

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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

Water pipes beneath streets and yards leak continuously, and cockroaches, rodents and termites live in the gaps of old foundations because the soil stays perpetually wet. The method is set out in full on the full Schools and nurseries page.

The first reason

Decades of aged pipework and constant seepage

Water and drainage networks in Al Nuzhah are very old, leaking beneath floors, hotels and shops continuously. Permanently wet soil attracts rodents, cockroaches and termites constantly, especially during cooler months when they shelter in buildings.

The second reason

Restaurants, furnished flats and dense popular markets

Sultan bin Salman Street is lined with restaurants, furnished apartment complexes and crowded popular markets. Cockroaches and rodents move freely between these commercial premises and school buildings because the older structures have numerous gaps and cracks that offer easy passage.

The third reason

High population density in very old buildings

Al Nuzhah is among the oldest northern districts, buildings are decades old, foundations and walls are heavily cracked. Rodents penetrate from beneath floors with ease, cockroaches hide in the numerous gaps and dark corners throughout the structures.

Landmarks of Al Nuzhah

Schools in Al Nuzhah stand on Sultan bin Salman Street near Mall of Arabia and the Sixtieth Street junction. We reach them from this busy commercial street and shape our programme to manage the continuous pressure from restaurants, shops and furnished flats that surround the older district.

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

Before treatment

What sets the shape of a school programme

An older northern district surrounded by the commercial intensity of Sultan bin Salman Street and King Fahd Road, filled with buildings from past decades and aged water and sewer infrastructure throughout.

An empty school dining hall with tables and benches

The canteen and the food store

The canteen is at ground level with an open serving counter facing the commercial street, and moisture from aged pipes below the kitchen attracts cockroaches daily.

An empty nursery room with floor mats and low shelving

Floor level in a nursery

The nursery room is at ground level on an old floor with small cracks, and rodents enter through voids beneath the old foundations and beneath the walls.

Cardboard boxes stacked on shelving in a storeroom

The paper and cardboard store

The paper and cardboard store sits under constant moisture from leaking pipes, an ideal refuge for termites, cockroaches and other wood-dwelling insects.

An outdoor drain grate holding standing water

Standing water in the yard

The yard collects standing water from seepage beneath the street, the soil is permanently damp, and flies and mosquitoes breed there continually.

An exterior metal door with a gap beneath it

The gap under the service door

The service door is old with gaps around it, and the street beyond is crowded with restaurants and shops, so insects enter easily throughout the day.

A concrete boundary wall with shrubs and a drip line beside it

The wall line, irrigation and planting

The boundary wall is substantial but its base sits in permanently damp soil from underground leakage, and the sparse planting that grows there suffers from excess moisture.

How we work

1
Survey the building and zone it

We walk from the service gate through the canteen, the stores, the classrooms, the washrooms and the yard, record the entry routes, the moisture and the species pressure, and grade every area by who occupies it and for how long.
2
Schedule it against the calendar

Work that needs an empty building, closing entry points, treating the drains and the perimeter, goes into the long breaks. Station reads and spot treatment happen after the students leave or at the weekend. We agree in advance who opens the building and which rooms are cleared and covered.
3
Targeted treatment, out of reach

Gel bait inside joints and cracks, dust into the dry voids, enclosed stations fixed where a child cannot reach them, and targeted spray on junctions and service areas, never on open surfaces or play flooring.
4
Follow up and record it

We come back on the date the life cycle sets, such as a visit timed to a cockroach hatch, re-read the points, treat whatever is still active, and hand over a report with the dates, the positions and what the building itself needs closed.

What a school and nursery programme includes

Building survey and zone plan

A walk that fixes the entry routes, the food areas and the child areas, and a plan with the monitoring positions numbered before anything is installed.
Enclosed bait and stations

Stations fixed in positions a child cannot get to, and gel bait inside joints and cracks rather than on any surface.
Treatment outside teaching hours

After the students leave, at the weekend or in a break, on junctions and service areas, with the surfaces wiped down before anyone comes back.
Drains, waste and standing water

Kitchen and washroom gullies, the ground around the containers, the yard drains and the air conditioning trays, on every visit.
Room preparation and aftercare

Which rooms are cleared and which surfaces are covered before we arrive, what is wiped down before the students come back, and the ventilation time we set for each case on the call.
Scheduled visits and a report each time

Dates agreed across the term, and a report carrying the dates, the positions, the findings and the state of every corrective action.

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

The street in front of the school is packed with restaurants and shops. Do insects arrive from there every single day?

Yes, Sultan bin Salman Street is a source of constant pressure. Cockroaches, rodents, flies and ants flow from restaurants and shops nearby. We focus on sealing the school from all contact points to interrupt this flow.

The school is in a twenty-year-old building and the foundation stays wet. Do rodents enter through the foundation?

Yes, seepage beneath the foundation gives rodents an easy entry route. We focus on gaps around pipes and voids below walls, treating the school's outer perimeter to block underground entry points.

A furnished flat near the school is full of pilgrims. Does this increase insects in the classrooms?

Yes, significantly. Occupied furnished flats occupied by newly arrived residents bring insects with them. We focus on sealing the school from the flat, treating shared walls and gaps between buildings.

The yard is small and the ground stays wet from water leaking under the street. What can we do?

We treat the yard more frequently because moisture brings insects quickly. We focus on drainage and gaps below the wall, increasing visits during the wettest seasons.

Cockroaches and rodents appear more in winter. Why does this happen and what is the answer?

Older buildings are warmer in winter and food is more abundant, so insects gather in the school to shelter. We increase treatment frequency in winter, focusing on gaps, openings and storage areas.

Sultan bin Salman Street swarms with flies after rain. Do extra flies enter the school?

Yes, standing water attracts flies and mosquitoes. We treat the yard and outer perimeter regularly and focus on the period immediately after heavy rain.

How much does schools and nurseries 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.