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

Termite control in Al Aziziyah Makkah

Al Aziziyah lies about six kilometres from the Haram on the pilgrimage route to Mina, once known as Hawd Al Baqar, a cattle pond. It is now crowded with hotel towers, markets, pilgrim lodgings and the large Mahbas Al Jinn bus station with the old Umm Al Qura University campus. King Abdulaziz Road is the main artery, and the massive seasonal congestion in Hajj and Ramadan, combined with constant bus traffic and the sheer movement of people, provides endless moisture and food for termites.

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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 Aziziyah

The Mahbas Al Jinn bus terminal and the kitchens and restaurants in the hotels use large amounts of water, the massive coach parks hold rainwater, and timber in the hotels and markets stays damp even in the dry season. The method is set out in full on Termite control in detail.

The first reason

Massive hotels on shallow sandy soil under heavy bus traffic

The large hotels in Al Aziziyah have footings in sandy soil that provides poor protection. Heavy bus traffic and load create ground pressure and cause compaction cracks. These cracks let moisture seep through and give termites easy entry routes into the footings.

The second reason

Massive seasonal crowding drives moisture and food supply to peaks

Hajj season and Ramadan bring pilgrims, visitors and buses. Hotels and markets are packed, kitchens and restaurants run at full capacity. Moisture and food reach their highest levels. Colonies can double in size in weeks.

The third reason

The massive bus station provides continuous moisture and sanctuary

Mahbas Al Jinn is a large facility with continuous movement, water tanks and wet floors. Coach parks hold rainwater, debris and food scraps. This ideal sanctuary for termites can become a source infestation for the neighbouring hotels and markets.

Al Aziziyah on the map

Al Aziziyah sits about 2.5 km from Al Sanabel and about 3 km from Al Mursalat.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Al Aziziyah sits on King Abdulaziz Road, Prince Sultan Road and Al Masjid Al Haram Road. The soil is sandy and somewhat shallow, the water table is moderate, and traffic and seasonal crush dramatically raise moisture.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Aziziyah start in shallow sandy soil and climb through hotel footings. Traffic-induced cracks provide fast routes upward.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings appear frequently after Hajj season when colonies are at peak size. Wings may appear in guest rooms.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber in hotels and markets may become a hazard quickly. Large hotels may need to close wings.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source is seasonal crowding, kitchens and restaurants, the bus station and rain. Treatment must be continuous.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor includes footings, columns, floors and timber in markets and hotels. Large hotels contain abundant timber.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries beneath footings and around the bus station need robust sealing and repair.

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.

The character of Al Aziziyah

Commercial area: offices, showrooms and small stores

Al Aziziyah is a commercial zone: massive hotels, markets and the large Mahbas Al Jinn bus station, where massive seasonal crowding during Hajj and Ramadan drives moisture sharply upward. Sandy soil and heavy traffic create ground cracks that give termites easy entry, and treatment differs from residential districts.

Questions about this district

Does Hajj season and crowding cause stronger termite activity?

Hugely. Moisture and food reach peak levels and colonies breed rapidly. Damage may show only after Hajj season has ended.

Does the sandy soil in Al Aziziyah let termites enter footings easily?

Yes. Sand is weaker than clay or stone. Termites tunnel through it easily and reach footings quickly.

Does heavy bus traffic affect the footings and termite activity?

Yes. Heavy load causes ground compaction and cracks in soil and footings. Cracks provide fast routes for moisture and termites.

Can the bus station be a source of hotel and market infestation?

Yes. The soil beneath it and beneath neighbouring hotels and markets is connected. A colony in the station can reach a neighbouring hotel through the soil.

Why are the markets in Al Aziziyah more exposed than others?

Markets store timber, goods and grain on or near the ground. This draws termites up from the soil.

Does treating only the hotel protect it from the neighbouring bus station?

No. The soil is continuous. Effective treatment must cover the hotel, the station and neighbouring markets together.

How much does termite control in Al Aziziyah 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 Aziziyah.