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

Termite control in Al Kaakiyah Makkah

Al Kaakiyah is an old commercial district in south Makkah on the Al Layth road, home to Souq Al Halaqa where livestock and produce markets sit alongside vegetable sellers and countless small shops. Moisture from animals and rotting vegetation stays high always, and the old concrete floors have no adequate protection. This district needs comprehensive treatment of every shop footing and subslab.

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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 Kaakiyah

Market shops in Al Kaakiyah hold moisture high from vegetable and animal sales, and old cracked floors allow termites to enter from below because the concrete is eroded and porous. The method is set out in full on our Termite control service.

The first reason

Animal market and produce soaked with organic moisture

Souq Al Halaqa has animal sales and produce movement all day, and water, urine and waste leave organic moisture soaked into the floors. This constant high moisture creates ideal conditions for termites. Treating the floors alone may not stop them; the soil beneath must be treated deep.

The second reason

Old cracked and porous concrete floors

Shop floors in Al Kaakiyah are old simple concrete, heavily cracked and eroded, and termites find these flaws easy entry routes from the wet soil below. Repairing floors two or three times will not stop entry unless the soil beneath is treated.

The third reason

Wooden shelves and fixtures in direct contact with wet floor

Wooden shelves, boxes and bedding sit in direct contact with damp concrete, and termites eat them from below. Old shops have wooden racks that never leave the floor, making termite access easy. Goods sit vulnerable on floors that moisture can breach from beneath.

Al Kaakiyah on the map

Al Kaakiyah sits about 2 km from Al Shawqiyah and about 2 km from Bathaa Quraish.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Markets in Al Kaakiyah are dense and packed, floors are simple concrete poured straight onto damp earth, surface drainage is slow and organic moisture from food scraps and animals is constantly high.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes in Al Kaakiyah begin in soil saturated with water and organic waste and climb the foundations and floors of every shop.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings appear often in spring and autumn in closed markets and shops, a sign colonies are active beneath the floors.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Timber in shelves, bedding and boxes is eaten where it touches the damp concrete, and damage accelerates because moisture is so high.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The moisture source is liquids and waste from produce and animals, poor water drainage and floors absorbing moisture rising from the soil.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose touching the ground in shelves, bedding and wooden fixtures faces constant attack from termite colonies in the wet soil beneath every market.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries in multi storey markets are critical to treat because termites can climb between floors through these gaps.

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 Kaakiyah

Commercial area: offices, showrooms and small stores

In a commercial zone with a busy market surrounds it constantly from below, treating one shop in isolation is useless. The constant organic moisture from neighbouring markets feeds the colonies, and treating the entire zone and returning for regular checks is the only answer because that moisture never stops.

Questions about this district

Does moisture from produce and animals attract termites more than other moisture?

Organic moisture from food scraps and animals provides constant damp ideal for termites. The busy market environment in Al Kaakiyah creates perfect conditions for colonies.

Does treating one market in Al Halaqa protect it without treating the adjacent markets?

No. Markets are connected and termites spread between shops through shared floors and walls. All nearby markets must be treated together.

Does daily cleaning of wet floor scraps help prevent termite infestation?

Daily cleaning is essential but not enough. Moisture stays in the floor and soil below, and termites stay active regardless. Chemical treatment is necessary.

Do animals in the livestock auction carry termites from one shop to another?

Animals carry various pests but termites move through floors and soil independently. Animals do not carry them but the moisture they leave helps them thrive.

Does treating concrete floors in Al Kaakiyah need injection beneath or topical application?

Both. Surface application stops surface termites but injection beneath the slab cuts the route from the damp soil.

Do multi storey markets with shops above need different treatment?

Yes. Multi storey markets need treatment of the joints between floors too. Termites can climb from ground floor shops to the storeys above.

How much does termite control in Al Kaakiyah 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 Kaakiyah.