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

Termite control in Al Adl Jeddah

Al Adl is a small mixed district between Old Makkah Road and the Makkah Expressway in south eastern Jeddah, with flats and villas squeezed onto busy commercial spines, bordered by old quarters and warehouses. Dense restaurants and shops on its axes and nearness to North Prince Fawaz create a varied termite environment. Treatment in Al Adl focuses on sealing gaps between different uses.

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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 Adl

Villas and flats in Al Adl are tightly adjacent, and commercial spines sit on the same streets, which means termites spread quickly between different uses. The method is set out in full on how we approach Termite control.

The first reason

Dense commercial spines distribute termites horizontally

Old Makkah Road and Al Adl's streets hold dense adjacent restaurants, hotels and shops. Each provides food and moisture. Termites move easily from a restaurant into a flat beside it. Treatment focuses on these boundaries.

The second reason

Very close villas and flats ease termite spread

Villas and flats in Al Adl are very close together and to the commercial spines. Adjacent footings and shared pipes provide easy termite routes. Coordinating with neighbours is essential.

The third reason

Nearness to Prince Fawaz means pressure from the south

North Prince Fawaz lies beside Al Adl with high building density and low ground. Termites may reach Al Adl from Prince Fawaz via the soil. Treatment focuses on the southern boundary.

The character of Al Adl

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

In a small mixed district like Al Adl, termites do not distinguish between different uses. Treating one villa or flat alone may not stop termites if boundaries with neighbours are untreated. Mixed environment means protection needs wider scope.

Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Old Makkah Road and the Makkah Expressway bound Al Adl, and the land is relatively small but packed with villas, flats and closely spaced commercial axes.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Adl travel across the boundaries between villas, flats and commercial spines.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Termite wings appear seasonally but colonies in voids and shared footings are more active in Al Adl.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber begins in shared voids and adjacent footings.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source is shared pipes, restaurants, commercial spines and low lying ground.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor includes villa and flat footings and timber in shared voids.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Boundaries between villas, flats and commercial spines need special treatment on the borders.

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 South Sub-Municipality

The South sub municipality runs from the edge of Old Makkah Road down to Al Khumrah and the southern corniche. Dense residential districts sit beside new subdivisions such as Al Sanabil and Al Taawun, warehouse fringes such as Al Saruriyah and Al Sarawat, and an old seaside settlement at Al Quzayn. Open stormwater channels cross the housing, and the warehouses, the vegetable and livestock markets and the nearby Islamic Port and Industrial City give pests shelter, food and year round humidity. Pressure is greatest in the older quarters, where drainage networks are ageing.

Questions about this district

Our villa and a hotel share a wall: is the hotel a certain termite source?

The hotel provides constant food and termites are very active. Shared wall does not stop them. Treating your villa and the shared wall is absolutely essential.

The neighbouring flat is poorly maintained: is it a problem for us?

A neglected flat offers safe shelter for termites. If it gets infested, some may move to your flat. Treating yours and the shared boundaries protects you from entry.

The district is small and buildings very close: does treatment differ in Al Adl?

Yes. A small district with close buildings means treatment needs coordination with neighbours. One treatment alone may not be enough without treating beside buildings too.

Do we need termite treatment in a brand new villa in Al Adl with no termites showing?

Yes, strongly. A new villa among old ones, hotels and old quarters means high environmental risk. Early treatment buys you years.

Our neighbour will not treat and an old villa beside us has termites: what do we do?

Treating your villa and round all three boundaries stops entry from neighbours. Strong shared boundary treatment is better than one weak overall treatment.

Is North Prince Fawaz beside us a certain source of white ants?

North Prince Fawaz is close and termites may reach here via soil. But it is not a certain source. Early treatment and routine monitoring is usually enough.

How much does termite control in Al Adl 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 Adl.