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

Termite control in Al Bashair Jeddah

Al Bashair is a new northern district of Jeddah on the Asfan ring road, where ongoing construction and vacant plots sit between newly completed villas and apartment buildings. Inland and away from the sea, the ground is normally dry and dusty, but constant digging and building stirs rodents and insects from the empty plots into the new homes. Rest houses, camps and stables on the fringes draw flies and crawling insects, and leaking water pipes under the new buildings keep soil damp around foundations where termites advance.

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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 Bashair

Al Bashair is still being built out over large areas, and vacant plots mixed with new buildings create easy corridors for insects and rodents to cross from one building site to the next. The method is set out in full on what Termite control involves.

The first reason

Continuous digging, construction and vacant ground

Constant excavation for foundations and drainage stirs rodents and insects from the empty plots toward new homes. The vacant land between villas and apartment blocks offers open passageways for insects and rodents. Dust raised by building covers foundations and hides the early mud tube work of termites.

The second reason

Rest houses, camps and stables with food sources

Rest houses, camps and stables on the fringes of Al Bashair provide food waste and constant water. These draw flies and crawling insects and rodents, which may migrate into the new neighbouring homes in search of better food.

The third reason

Water and drainage pipes under construction and leaking

Water and drainage networks in Al Bashair are still being laid and built, and newly laid pipes commonly leak. This seepage wets soil round new footings, making it easy for termites and crawling insects to reach the houses.

Landmarks of Al Bashair

Al Bashair lies on Asfan Ring Road between the older Taybah district to the west and Al Falah to the south, neighboured by Al Furusiyah Road on the east. The area holds the new Al Bashair Mosque and the Al Rukbi sports centre and the modern Al Bashair Park, which serve the new residents.

Asfan Ring Road
Al Furusiyah Road
Al Bashair Mosque
Al Fursan Mosque
Al Bashair Park
Al Rukbi Centre

Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

A new development on open inland ground well away from the sea, normally dry and dusty, but constantly excavated for new foundations and new services where seepage and broken pipes are inevitable during construction.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Bashair may be visible on exposed modern footings round construction sites, and may disappear quickly under dust stirred up by building work.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings may appear densely round vacant plots and camps where insects and rodents gather before migrating into new homes.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber in the new villas of Al Bashair may not be immediately apparent because homes are recent, but pipe leaks can damage timber floors rapidly.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The moisture source in Al Bashair combines regular watering of new turf and seepage from water and drainage pipes being completed round the footings.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor sits in timber floors and posts beneath the voids, but may be vulnerable to termites rapidly if pipe leaks occur.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries in Al Bashair are new pipes but may not be watertight yet, and need correct sealing at first fixing for long term protection.

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 Taybah Sub-Municipality

Taybah sub municipality covers the newly built districts of north east Jeddah along Al Haramain Road and Asfan Road. New villas and apartment buildings stand among vacant plots, building sites and half finished subdivisions. Al Hamdaniyah is the oldest and densest part with its markets and shops, while Al Furusiyah, Al Bashair, Al Rahmaniyah, Al Falah and Al Salihiyah are mostly recent. The ground is inland and away from the sea, dry and dusty, rest houses, camps and stables on the fringes draw flies and crawling insects, and constant digging and construction stirs rodents out of the empty plots.

Questions about this district

Why is a new district like Al Bashair vulnerable to termites and crawling insects?

Vacant plots, exposed new footings and incomplete pipe networks create ideal conditions. Continuous building work stirs insects and rodents out of where they lived on empty ground.

Are the neighbouring rest houses and camps a major draw for termites?

Rest houses and camps provide food waste and standing water constantly, drawing flies, insects and rodents. These may migrate into new homes if food there is scarcer.

Does the originally dry ground in Al Bashair protect from termites?

Normally dry ground does not suit termites. But modern watering and water from pipes transforms soil round the footings to wet conditions, making it ready for termites.

How many years will it take for Al Bashair's footings and pipes to complete?

That depends on development pace. But even after footings are complete, vacant plots and incomplete pipes may remain for years.

Should a new house be treated before moving in or after?

Preventive treatment before moving in is better. Treating the footings and ground round a new house offers protection from day one.

Do solid concrete floors protect better from termites than timber?

Concrete floors offer better protection than timber, but cracks and joints in concrete offer termite routes. Treatment focuses on joints and footings below the slab.

How much does termite control in Al Bashair 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 Bashair.