A pest control technician checking the base of a concrete wall with a torch

Termite control in Ajyad Makkah

Ajyad presses against the southern courtyards of the Grand Mosque, a dense cluster of hotels and residential apartments leased to Umrah visitors throughout the year. The Abraj Al Bait clock tower rises over Ajyad Street, and the district swells with seasonal residents and operating kitchens and restaurants day and night. Moisture from crowds and water use combined with high groundwater creates an ideal termite environment.

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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 Ajyad

Hotels in Ajyad are constantly full, rental apartment demand continues year round, and continuous use means sustained moisture from water, cooking, heating and air conditioning run without break. The method is set out in full on the full Termite control page.

The first reason

Massive hotels and apartment blocks on low hillside ground with high water table

Ajyad sits on a slope, and the massive hotel footings were dug into hillside soil where groundwater is high. Surface water drains downslope toward the buildings. Termite activity in Ajyad is more intense than anywhere else because moisture is constant and the soil is rich in organic matter.

The second reason

Dense restaurants and kitchens provide continuous food and moisture

Ajyad is an unnamed market, where visitors and seasonal residents and workers gather. Restaurants and kitchens in the hotels and on the street provide food and moisture in abundance. Food scraps and spilled water attract termites up from the soil into the hotels.

The third reason

Shared footings and gaps between hotel buildings hide the spread

Hotels and apartment buildings in Ajyad stand shoulder to shoulder on small plots. Gaps between buildings and their shared ground connections allow termites to move undetected. Treating one hotel does nothing to stop the infestation that is already migrating to the next one underground.

Ajyad on the map

Ajyad sits about 0.5 km from Al Hajlah and about 1 km from Al Shubaikah.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Ajyad lies on hillside ground south of the Grand Mosque. Apartment blocks and hotels stack densely on steep slopes around Ajyad Street, with Jabal Khandamah rising behind. The soil here is usually damp from surface run-off and a high water table.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Ajyad begin in damp hillside soil and climb through massive footings. Inspection must cover deep foundations and the gaps between hotel blocks.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings appear in hotels and flats during damp seasons, and the crowd increases the likelihood of spread between buildings.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber in hotels and apartments may be in load-bearing walls, columns and ceilings. Damage can become a structural hazard quickly.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source is the high water table, surface run-off from the slopes, and constant moisture use in the hotels. Treatment must be continuous year round.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor includes the footings, timber columns, ground floors and hotel fittings. Hotels contain far more timber than residential buildings.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries between the shoulder-to-shoulder buildings are fast highways for spread. Sealing gaps may have limited practical scope in old tightly packed buildings.

How we work

1
Inspect and trace

We sound the timber and the skirting, take moisture readings, and follow the tubes to the point where they leave the soil. We also settle the species, because one that lives inside dry wood is not treated like one that lives in the ground.
2
Treat the soil around the building

A narrow trench at the footing and injection at regular spacing, so the treated band runs continuous with no gap to walk around.
3
Drill the joints, inject the timber

Small holes at spacing along the slab joints, the wall bases and the pipe entries, direct injection into the galleries inside the affected timber, then the holes are closed and made good.
4
Bait stations and monitoring

Stations in the soil carrying a slow-acting material the workers pass through the colony by mouth-to-mouth feeding, and we come back to read them, because an empty tube on a wall proves nothing on its own.

What termite control includes

A traced, recorded inspection

Sounding, moisture readings, tubes traced back to the soil, and the species settled before anything is applied.
A treated band at the perimeter

Trenching and injection at the footing, spaced so the band is continuous rather than a set of patches.
Joints and service penetrations

Slab joints, pipe entries and floor drains, which are the ways up through the concrete.
Bait stations in the soil

A slow material carried back through the colony by feeding exchange, rather than stopping the workers at the wall.
Aftercare instructions

What not to dig or water near the treated band, what to keep off the walls, and the ventilation time we set for your case.
Scheduled monitoring visits

Reading the stations, sounding the same timber again, and treating any new activity.

What is different about Ajyad Sub-Municipality

Ajyad sub municipality takes in the districts that press against the Grand Mosque from the south and west: Ajyad, Al Hajlah, Al Shubaikah, Al Tandabawi and Al Mansour. Hotels and rented apartment blocks for Umrah visitors stack up along Ajyad Street and Ibrahim Al Khalil Street, with kitchens and restaurants running aday and night in season. Behind them, Al Shubaikah and Al Tandabawi keep narrow old lanes on hillside ground where buildings and drains are ageing, and demolition and construction sites are a constant presence around Jabal Omar and the central zone.

Questions about this district

Do seasonal Umrah visitors bring termites in their luggage to Ajyad?

No, termites do not travel. But seasonal crowding increases moisture and food supply in the hotels, accelerating growth of existing colonies. Damage may only appear after the season ends.

Are the older hotels in Ajyad more exposed than the newer ones?

Yes. Older hotel footings sit in damper soil and their buildings contain weaker older timber. Modern hotels are better sealed but their footings may be touching the old buildings.

Does the hillside terrain in Ajyad provide better drainage or worse?

Much worse. The low ground in the district collects run-off from the slopes behind. Water pools instead of draining.

Why do the dense restaurants and kitchens in Ajyad attract more termites?

Because moisture and food are plentiful, and food scraps and spilled water stay in gaps, under floors and in corners. Termites emerge from the soil towards food and water.

Do massive hotel blocks need deeper treatment than small hotels?

Yes. Large hotel footings run deeper and are more complex, and colonies may be deeper and larger. Treatment needs a larger team and longer monitoring.

How many times a year must Ajyad be treated?

At least twice during damp seasons, and possibly more if colonies are old. Constant moisture means colonies can re-establish within weeks.

How much does termite control in Ajyad 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 Ajyad.