Termite control in Al Fayha, Makkah

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 Fayha

The soil here is virgin and fertile for termite colonies. Heavy irrigation for new gardens and landscaping projects has provided the moisture that termites require. The method is set out in full on Termite control in detail.

The first reason

Damp ground from irrigation and new green spaces

Al Fayha has extensive afforestation projects, gardens and new landscaped areas. Heavy irrigation to mature these new landscapes has raised soil moisture significantly. Colonies in virgin soil are thriving, and new footings lie very near them.

The second reason

Vast vacant plots and free-ranging colonies

Huge stretches of vacant land between villas and apartment blocks remain untouched. These hold active termite colonies in virgin soil. When building finishes and new landscaped areas mature they will provide food; infestation may accelerate rapidly.

The third reason

Haram boundary and the north western extension

Al Fayha lies in a new northern extension of Makkah, with the Haram boundary running beside it. This means treating one villa offers no protection from termites arriving from vacant land outside the current development boundary.

The character of Al Fayha

New development: ongoing construction and vacant plots between the homes

In a new development district like Al Fayha, villas and apartment blocks are extremely at risk because they stand on newly irrigated ground and are surrounded by vast vacant stretches containing free-ranging colonies.

Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Al Fayha is a very recent expansion scheme on broad plots, with large tracts still vacant. New landscaping and parks demand heavy irrigation that has raised soil moisture.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Fayha may appear quickly on new walls because colonies in nearby land are active and very close to new footings.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings may appear strongly after the first warm season when colonies mature in the new irrigated soils, releasing swarmers in large numbers.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber may not appear for years in new construction, but colonies may already be working from inside the timber if they entered through untreated footings.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source here is heavy irrigation of new gardens and landscaping and virgin soil with high water absorption.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor includes new footings, floors, beams, boundary screens and gates touching the virgin soil directly.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries in new construction may be better sealed, but preventive chemical treatment must cover them to ensure complete 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 Al Umrah Sub-Municipality

Al Umrah sub municipality covers the north west of Makkah along the Madinah road and the old Jeddah road, from At Tanim and Masjid Aisha to An Nawwariyah. Its districts are the city's newest, villas and apartment blocks raised on wide schemes where large tracts in Al Umrah Al Jadidah, Al Fayha and Al Buhayrat remain vacant or under construction. Wadi Saraf and Wadi At Tanim run through it and rainwater gathers on unfinished schemes, ihram shops, restaurants and coach stops along the Madinah road serve a constant flow of pilgrims, and villas fill Al Hamra and Umm Al Jud.

Questions about this district

Does heavy irrigation of new gardens increase termite attraction to the area?

Yes, greatly. Heavy irrigation raises the soil moisture termites seek. New green spaces have made Al Fayha termite paradise.

Do vacant plots between villas carry termites from one plot into an adjacent new one?

Yes. Colonies in vacant ground may creep toward new villas. Treating one villa alone offers no protection from termites in neighbouring vacant land.

Is preventive treatment before finishing the landscaping projects necessary?

Yes, very necessary. New afforestation and gardens attract termites. Treatment before landscaping completion is better.

Does the Haram boundary stop termites from entering from land beyond it?

No. The Haram boundary does not stop termites. They may come from vacant land beyond the current development edge.

Are villas in Al Fayha more at risk than villas in older established districts?

Yes. Al Fayha stands on newly irrigated ground and is surrounded by vast vacant stretches. This makes them far more at risk.

Does each plot need separate treatment or is perimeter treatment sufficient?

Each plot must be treated separately. Perimeter treatment alone is insufficient where vacant plots are numerous and extensive.

How much does termite control in Al Fayha 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 Fayha.