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

Termite control in Al Naseem Jeddah

Al Naseem stretches between Prince Majid Road and the Haramain Road in the centre of Jeddah, with villas and residential blocks along busy commercial streets. The Imam Al Shafi'i Mosque, Al Sharq Park and medical complexes mark its character. The buildings are old and very close together. Pipes and drainage are very old with leaks, cracks are wide. Restaurants and shops provide abundant food.

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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 Naseem

Termites in Al Naseem move with ease between close packed buildings through shared footings; treating a single house may not stop them. The method is set out in full on what Termite control involves.

The first reason

Very old pipes and deteriorating drainage

Al Naseem is among the first districts built beyond the old wall, and the original pipes are decades old. Rust, breaks and leaks are widespread. Water seeps from beneath the street and soil around every footing stays damp. Foundation treatment without pipe repair achieves nothing.

The second reason

Old buildings very close together with unsealed gaps

Buildings in Al Naseem were built close to each other and the gaps between them are narrow. Cracks and gaps around shared footings are wide, shared pipes are common. Termites move easily between houses through these gaps. Treating one house does not stop termites coming from neighbours.

The third reason

Restaurants and shops with high humidity from the sea

Commercial streets have many restaurants, hotels and shops providing abundant food. Humidity from the nearby sea increases towards the Corniche. This combination of food, humidity and damp footings creates ideal termite habitat.

The character of Al Naseem

Mixed district: shops at street level with homes above them

The mixed character of Al Naseem means villas, apartment blocks and furnished flats stand very close together with shared foundations. Termites move from one type of dwelling to the next through gaps and shared pipes.

Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Al Naseem is a dense mixed central district with very old pipes and drainage. Humidity rises towards the shoreline and soil around foundations stays damp year round.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes spread across shared footings between close packed houses and move easily from one unit to the next.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings can appear in nearly every season because high humidity from the sea provides a long breeding and flight period.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber appears in supports, wooden floors and furniture in old flats quickly.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

Moisture from old pipes, the nearby coast and incomplete drainage provides continuous water sources.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Timber touching ground and wooden supports and wooden floors in old buildings provide easy food for termite colonies.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Gaps and cracks around shared footings and openings between close buildings provide hundreds of routes for termites to transfer between units.

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 Sharafiyah Sub-Municipality

The Al Sharafiyah sub municipality runs across central Jeddah from Al Ruwais near the Corniche eastwards through Al Sharafiyah, Al Wurud and Bani Malik to Al Naseem at the Haramain Road. It was among the first areas to grow beyond the old wall, and it is dominated by dense apartment blocks over shops along King Fahd Road and Palestine Street, with old popular quarters, the Bani Malik market, car workshops and storerooms. Ageing buildings, worn drainage and the refuse of restaurants and markets make cockroaches and rodents the most persistent pests, and humidity rises towards the sea.

Questions about this district

Can termites be stopped in a district with shared close footings?

Very difficult without collective treatment. Termites move between houses through shared gaps and footings. Treating the whole block is better than one house.

Do the old pipes under the Al Naseem streets affect termite infestation?

Greatly. Water from broken pipes saturates soil under all buildings. Termites cannot be stopped without pipe repair.

Do restaurants in Al Naseem worsen both termite and rodent problems?

Yes greatly. Grease and waste provide endless food. Both termites and rodents feed on this abundance.

Do old furnished flats increase termite infestation?

Yes, because maintenance is poor and shed wings may not be noticed quickly. Furnished flats may be a source of infestation for adjacent units.

Do the narrow gaps between houses provide termite routes?

Yes. Narrow damp gaps are ideal for termites to tunnel between units beneath ground level and through walls.

Does Al Naseem's proximity to the Corniche increase moisture and infestation?

Yes. Districts closer to the shoreline have higher humidity. Al Naseem is very close so humidity is high and residential age is long.

How much does termite control in Al Naseem 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 Naseem.