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

Termite control in Al Aziziyah Jeddah

Al Aziziyah is a densely packed district north east of central Jeddah, with apartment blocks stacked over shops and busy restaurants. Moisture runs high from drainage, cooking and constant washing, and groundwater sits high beneath narrow streets. Colonies nest in the deep footings of tall blocks and move between units via drainage pipes. We trace them through complex underground passages and treat with high intensity.

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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

Deep footings of densely built apartment blocks hold more moisture, and termites reach upper floors quickly via internal pipes. The method is set out in full on the full Termite control page.

The first reason

Density and deep building footings

Al Aziziyah is among Jeddah's densest districts. Blocks rise high and footings run very deep. Vertical pipes installed through them let termites travel from the footing to the tenth floor rapidly.

The second reason

Moisture from restaurants and shops

Shops and restaurants on ground floors supply persistent moisture and organic matter. Cooking and washing raise air humidity, water spills continuously on floors. Footings below are saturated.

The third reason

Mixed and narrow drainage

Streets are very narrow and drainage networks intermix between different uses. Pipes from restaurants, shops and flats all run through the same underground zones.

The character of Al Aziziyah

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

Mixed use means shops, villas, flats and blocks in high density. Ground level shops supply moisture and food, upper flats provide timber and flooring. Treatment focuses on breaking the vertical connection.

Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

A densely mixed use district with tall apartment blocks over closely packed shops, restaurants and food centres, where moisture from cooking, washing and drainage runs very high.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes here are complex, following water, sewage and electrical pipes beneath narrow streets in multiple directions.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings appear on several floors at once if moisture levels match, indicating a single large colony spanning the building.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber is widespread in ceilings, floors and internal structural elements on all floors near pipes and damp passages.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

Water source is constant cooking and washing, drainage from shops and restaurants and high groundwater beneath streets.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Floor level cellulose is confined to footings, ceilings and internal beams around damp pipes and passages.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and entries are numerous and link all floors and units, creating a complex network for termites to traverse.

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 Al Aziziyah Sub-Municipality

The Al Aziziyah sub municipality takes in the established heart of northern Jeddah, from the Al Hamra corniche on the Red Sea to Al Rehab east of King Abdullah Road. Its buildings date back decades, mostly mid rise apartment blocks over shops and closely packed restaurants along Makarona Road, Tahliah Street and Palestine Street, alongside villas and hotel towers near the shore. Sea humidity is high in the western districts, plumbing and drainage in the older blocks are ageing, and food outlets, hospitals and irrigated gardens are everywhere, conditions that favour cockroaches, ants, mosquitoes and rodents throughout the year.

Questions about this district

Do ground floor shops and restaurants increase the termite problem significantly?

Greatly, restaurants supply moisture, food and shelter together. Treatment focuses on footings beneath restaurants first, then moves up into flats above.

Do termites move from flat to flat via shared walls or pipes?

Yes, shared pipes and dividing walls offer open passages. Treatment must address the entire building perimeter, not individual units.

Is a flat on the tenth floor as exposed to termites as ground level?

Equally exposed, vertical pipes provide easy pathways. Termites reach upper floors in weeks from the footing.

What role does high groundwater play in Al Aziziyah?

Groundwater sits high beneath narrow streets. Footings are surrounded by moisture from below, reinforcing termite activity.

Does treating shops and restaurants affect their operation?

Treatment does not require closure. We work at night or outside service hours, and products are safe for food if applied correctly.

Does Al Aziziyah need a completely different treatment approach?

Yes, dense blocks, deep footings and mixed use require advanced methods and very intensive monitoring systems.

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.