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

Termite control in Bayah Makkah

Bayah is a new scheme at the far eastern edge of the sub municipality behind Al Mughammas, between Jabal Qardah and the hamlets of Al Mazr and Al Shubah. It is mostly vacant ground offered for sale with very little building yet. Wadi Al Sharai runs through it. This is undeveloped land on a new scheme: old colonies lie dormant deep in untreated soil, and the wadi's moisture keeps the ground wet enough for termites to thrive once buildings go up.

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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 Bayah

Most land here is still open ground, and the soil has never been treated yet because the scheme is new and building has not yet started. The method is set out in full on the full Termite control page.

The first reason

Untreated soil holds dormant ancient colonies

This ground has never been disturbed or built on, so old termite colonies lie sleeping deep. But the moment the first building goes up and footings are dug, they will approach those colonies and wake them.

The second reason

Wadi Al Sharai supplies constant moisture between plots

The wadi runs between the planned lots and carries water all year. Any new house close to it or on lower ground will be highly exposed because moisture reaches it from the soil.

The third reason

New ground needs preventive treatment before building begins

Preventive soil treatment now, before construction starts, is far better than waiting for termites to appear a year after occupation. This window before building is the perfect time to treat the entire soil thoroughly.

Bayah on the map

Bayah sits about 3.5 km from Hatim and about 4.5 km from Mughammas.

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Before treatment

The evidence that decides the treatment

Wide residential plots surrounding Wadi Al Sharai between Jabal Qardah and the two hamlets, very little building, with small farms along the wadi banks.

Mud tubes

Mud tubes may already exist deep in the soil but will not show until construction disturbs the ground.

Discarded transparent wings on a window ledge

Shed wings

Shed wings cannot be seen now because there are no wooden structures on the ground yet, but they will appear after building if the soil is untreated.

A damaged timber frame showing internal galleries

Hollow timber

Hollow timber will only occur after the house is built, but if the soil is treated termites will not reach it.

A dark damp patch below a pipe at a wall base

The water source

Water source is permanent from Wadi Al Sharai and natural ground moisture, and any new house will be close to it.

Cardboard boxes and timber stacked on a store floor

Cellulose on the floor

Cellulose on the floor in any new home here will be the wooden footings and beams unless the soil is treated before building.

A concrete joint and a pipe passing through a floor slab

Joints and pipe entries

Joints and pipe entries in any new footing will be entry points unless the surrounding soil is treated before construction.

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 Bayah

New development: ongoing construction and vacant plots between the homes

In a new scheme not yet built on, the termite environment already exists in the soil. Comprehensive preventive treatment now stops old colonies before the first building wakes them and protects all the planned plots at once.

Questions about this district

Should we treat the open ground before building or wait until after the house is finished?

Before building is much better. Treating the soil now stops any colonies present and protects the footing before the house is built on top of it.

Are new schemes on virgin land more exposed to termites than older developments?

Yes. Virgin soil may hold old dormant colonies. Building wakes them, and untreated ground will become their habitat.

Does Wadi Al Sharai running between the plots add significantly to the termite risk?

Yes greatly. The wadi supplies permanent moisture and plots near it or on lower ground will be exposed first.

Is treating my plot alone enough if the adjacent plots remain untreated?

Treating your plot protects your land, but colonies from untreated neighbour plots may travel beneath the surface. Co ordination with neighbours strengthens protection.

Should I have the land inspected before purchase to check for termites?

Surface inspection is possible but deep colonies will not show. The solution is preventive treatment of the entire plot before building.

Is it better to sell the plot treated or leave treatment to the buyer?

Treating the plot now before sale adds value to the property and provides immediate protection. Post purchase treatment becomes the buyer's responsibility and may be harder to arrange.

How much does termite control in Bayah 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 Bayah.