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

Termite control in Al Quzayn Jeddah

Al Quzayn is an old seaside settlement at Jeddah's southern tip on the corniche, with rest houses and open beach beside Al Seef Beach. Humidity is very high year round and salt water penetrates everything. Termites thrive in dampness and salt corrodes concrete, so the footings here need potent treatment with high doses of chemical, because constant moisture washes the product away.

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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 Quzayn

Salt air deposits on buildings and footings, and salt seeps with dirty water into the ground beneath the footings. Moisture never dries here. The method is set out in full on our Termite control service.

The first reason

Salt and sea humidity weaken concrete and the treatment itself

Salt and moisture weaken the concrete round footings, and chemical is washed away quickly by high humidity and salt air. We must apply thicker treatment to much higher standards than inland areas require.

The second reason

Beach rest houses provide food and shelter for the colony

Rest houses are built of wood: shelves, fixtures and furnishings. Seaside humidity keeps every timber soft and palatable, and termites nest in the houses then spread to occupied homes nearby.

The third reason

Persistent moisture reopens termite routes after treatment

Even after strong treatment, sustained high humidity may find the footing through another gap, and termites may discover a new route within weeks without careful monitoring.

Landmarks of Al Quzayn

Work in Al Quzayn is organised from the Southern Corniche, which bounds the area to the west, and buildings are distributed along Al Seef Beach, so each rest house and structure is inspected based on its distance from the water and salt exposure.

Southern Corniche
King Faisal Road
Abna Al Sayyid Street
Al Seef Beach

Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Al Quzayn sits on the southern corniche at the city's southernmost point, with a sewage treatment works and an iron factory nearby, and the open sea and beach close at hand.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes under the footings here are very wet, and we trace them to soil saturated with water and salt.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Dropped wings appear quickly in the beach rest houses and homes near the shore.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber appears in sea-treated wood, furniture and fixtures, and salt and humidity make it decay from inside very rapidly.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

The water source is salt water from the sea, damp air, salt spray and rain saturated with salt.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the ground is abundant in the rest houses and homes: shelves, fixtures, furniture and sea-weathered timber.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries around coastal footings are numerous, and salty water may rise through them very quickly.

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

Does the location so close to the corniche and sea make termite problems worse?

Greatly. Salt and sustained high humidity create ideal conditions, and treatment needs refreshing more often than in districts away from the sea.

Does sea salt make termites stronger or does it weaken them?

Salt does not weaken termites; it weakens the concrete that shields them from treatment. Moisture saturated with salt provides water and minerals that sustain the colony constantly.

Does salty sea air affect how well termite treatment works?

Yes, damp salty air reduces the chemical's effectiveness and makes it evaporate faster, so we need higher standards and stronger concentrations.

Does the sewage treatment works nearby provide extra moisture?

Yes, it is very close and emits moisture, odour and dirty water, which makes the area more attractive to termites.

Are the beach rest houses and the shoreline the source of termites in Al Quzayn?

The rest houses provide food and the shore provides humidity, and termites nest in the timber there before spreading to homes and hotels nearby.

How often must a house here be inspected after treatment?

At least every three months, because salt and humidity may open new routes for termites, and careful monitoring is essential here.

How much does termite control in Al Quzayn 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 Quzayn.