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

Termite control in Al Mahjar Jeddah

Al Mahjar is a south Jeddah district west of Al Wazeeriyah towards the coast, crossed by King Faisal Road and Al Mahjar Street, where major hospitals, shops, Petromin Souq and old popular quarters around it create a mixed environment. Humidity from nearness to the Islamic Port and the refinery, very old drainage and open stormwater channels provide ideal termite conditions, and they transfer easily from warehouses and markets into residential buildings.

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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 Mahjar

Warehouses, markets and hospitals provide food and moisture, and termites move easily between different types of buildings and occupants. The method is set out in full on how we approach Termite control.

The first reason

Petromin Souq, warehouses and continuous food

Petromin Souq and the dense warehouses around the district provide termites with continuous food. Waste and water from the market and warehouses seep into the soil and footings beneath residential buildings.

The second reason

Hospitals, open drainage and moisture

Large hospitals and open stormwater channels provide continuous moisture and water around footings. Hospital drainage may carry microbes but it provides water for termites.

The third reason

Nearness to the port, refinery and spreading pests

Nearness to the Islamic Port and the refinery raises humidity, dust and contamination, and damp land around the port harbours termites that spread into residential quarters.

Al Mahjar on the map

Al Mahjar sits about 3 km from Al Wazeeriyah and about 4 km from Al Saruriyah.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

A mixed district in south Jeddah between King Faisal Road, hospitals and the market, with open drainage channels and proximity to the port and refinery.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes start in damp soil around the souq and warehouses and climb the footings with ease.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings appear from termites moving between the market, the hospital and residential areas.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber shows in footings, floors and joists being eaten away fast because moisture is continuous from open drainage.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source is open stormwater channels, nearness to the port and refinery and leaking old pipes.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor includes wooden footings, floors, joists and timber fencing around properties.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries where services pass near open channels and drainage need precise treatment and continuous monitoring.

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 South Sub-Municipality

The South sub municipality runs from the edge of Old Makkah Road down to Al Khumrah and the southern corniche. Dense residential districts sit beside new subdivisions such as Al Sanabil and Al Taawun, warehouse fringes such as Al Saruriyah and Al Sarawat, and an old seaside settlement at Al Quzayn. Open stormwater channels cross the housing, and the warehouses, the vegetable and livestock markets and the nearby Islamic Port and Industrial City give pests shelter, food and year round humidity. Pressure is greatest in the older quarters, where drainage networks are ageing.

Questions about this district

Petromin Souq beside us sells meat and vegetables: is it a certain termite source?

Yes, the market provides food and moisture, and treating around the footings provides protection but continuous monitoring is essential.

The hospital beside us has heavy drainage: does it bring termites?

The hospital provides moisture but not direct food, and treating around the flat footing provides protection.

The port and refinery are very close with humidity and pollution: does that increase our risk?

The humidity provides continuous water, and treatment provides protection but regular monitoring and maintenance are essential.

Open drainage channels in the street: do they bring termites from raw sewage?

The channels provide moisture and may contain termites, and early treatment is better than waiting.

The district is old and networks are failing: is chemical treatment alone enough?

Old networks may leak, and chemical treatment provides protection but fixing the leaks may be necessary.

Is old popular Petromin beside us a certain termite source?

Old Petromin may hold termites, and preventive treatment of a new flat provides protection against transfer.

How much does termite control in Al Mahjar 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 Mahjar.