A pest control technician checking a monitoring point at a warehouse wall

Warehouses and factories in Al Taysir Makkah

Al Taysir is a dense multi storey apartment district west of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, with residential blocks and hotel towers for Umrah visitors packed tightly together, bordering Jarwal, Al Zahir and Al Mansour. The district is fully serviced with restaurants and shops concentrated along Al Taysir Street. Warehouses here store food products, clothing and pilgrim supplies all mixed together, and pest pressure is high seasonally when the hotels and flats fill with guests.

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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 Taysir

The district is very dense and warehouses are small and confined between apartment blocks and hotels, and humidity from air conditioning and neighbouring restaurants is constant. The method is set out in full on our Warehouses and factories service.

The first reason

Hajj season means very high density and increased warehouse pressure

During Hajj season the hotel towers fill with pilgrims and generate waste and damp conditions. Warehouses operate under high stress and can become infested rapidly from the seasonal pressure.

The second reason

Shared pipes and numerous ducts create insect highways

The district is very dense and shared pipes between flats, hotels and warehouses are numerous. Insects travel easily between buildings through this network.

The third reason

Dense restaurants and shops provide continuous food and moisture

Al Taysir Street is crowded with restaurants, shops and cafes, and waste and cooking moisture are constant. Warehouses near this street become infested rapidly with cockroaches and ants.

Landmarks of Al Taysir

Warehouses in Al Taysir sit along Al Taysir Street very close to King Abdulaziz Hospital and the Grand Mosque, landmarks that define the district and signal the seasonal pressure from pilgrims and Umrah visitors.

Al Taysir Street
Umm Al Qura Road
King Abdulaziz Hospital
The Grand Mosque

Before treatment

What the first walk through the building reads

A dense multi storey apartment district west of the Grand Mosque bounded to the south by Umm Al Qura Road, with residential blocks and hotel towers for Umrah visitors, restaurants and shops concentrated along Al Taysir Street.

A closed metal roller shutter inside a warehouse

The shutter line

The goods-in door sits on busy Al Taysir Street with lorries pulling in between restaurant and hotel vehicles.

Wooden pallets stacked on a warehouse floor

What comes in on the pallet

Stock arrives from shops, restaurants and other warehouses in the dense multi storey district.

An aisle between storage racking on a concrete floor

The strip along the wall

Racking stands in confined space between damp walls from air conditioning and neighbouring restaurants.

Stacked sacks of stored product inside a warehouse

Spillage under the racking

Spillage collects in corners and attracts cockroaches and ants because moisture is continuous and warmth is high.

Steel roof structure and rooflights in a warehouse

The roof and the openings above

The ceiling connects to numerous air conditioning and drainage pipes, and openings provide insect routes.

Cartons that have been sitting on a rack

Stock that does not move

Stock moves quickly but the seasonal hotel and flat occupancy provides repeated infestations.

How we work

1
Survey the building and locate the source

We walk from the goods-in door through the racking, the production areas and the outside wall line, and establish whether the pressure is stored product pests inside the goods, rodents from the perimeter or flying insects from waste and doorways, because each of those is a different programme.
2
Pheromone traps and numbered points

Species-specific pheromone traps through the storage areas, and monitoring points on the external ring and along the internal walls, numbered on the racking plan. A trap treats nothing, it tells us which aisle the numbers are climbing in.
3
Targeted treatment and isolating the consignment

Spillage is lifted first, then empty racking, wall and floor junctions and voids are treated, and nothing is placed over open stock or a running line. A consignment showing activity is isolated where it stands rather than carried through the building.
4
Sealing, then the scheduled visits

We close door gaps, openings and pipe entries, then come back on an agreed schedule: the same traps and points are read each time, and a report goes over what was found, what was treated and what the building still needs closed.

What warehouse pest control includes

Site survey and racking plan

A walk from the goods-in door to the last aisle, and a plan with every monitoring position numbered before anything is installed.
Pheromone traps and numbered points

Species-specific traps through the storage areas and points along the perimeter line, read and logged on every visit.
Targeted treatment of racking and junctions

On empty racking, wall and floor junctions and voids, never over open stock or a running line.
Drains, waste and the perimeter

Floor gullies, the container area and the outside wall line, because that is the source which renews itself.
Proofing and building findings

Shutter gaps, brush seals and mesh over openings, with a list of what the site needs to repair.
Scheduled visits and a report each time

Agreed dates set by the pressure on the site, the same traps read again, and a report that records every visit.

What is different about Al Ghazza Sub-Municipality

Al Ghazza sub municipality wraps around the north and west of the Grand Mosque, from Al Shamiyah, Al Qararah and Shaib Amir round to Jarwal and Al Taysir. Large tracts were cleared for the northern expansion and the Rua Al Haram scheme, leaving excavated ground and open construction sites beside ageing blocks that now serve as dense seasonal lodgings in Jarwal and Al Taysir. Old flood paths still fall from Jabal Qaiqaan and Jabal Khandamah towards the mosque, and markets and eateries crowd Al Masjid Al Haram Road and Umm Al Qura Road.

Questions about this district

Does Hajj season greatly increase warehouse pest pressure here?

Yes, dramatically. Hotel towers full of pilgrims create ideal insect breeding conditions. We may need intensive treatment throughout the season.

How often are traps read in an Al Taysir warehouse?

At minimum weekly, and during Hajj season we may move to twice weekly.

Flats, hotels and warehouses are very close together. Do they affect each other?

Absolutely yes, shared pipes and gaps create infestation pathways. We may need district wide treatment during the busy season.

Do the hotels nearby provide a continuous pressure source?

Yes, especially during Hajj when the hotels are full, they provide damp conditions and abundant food waste.

Restaurants on Al Taysir Street are very dense. What is their effect?

They provide food and cooking moisture, and nearby warehouses become infested rapidly with cockroaches and ants.

Does Al Taysir need a different seasonal programme?

Yes, pressure changes with Hajj season, and we may need intensive treatment before the season and weekly reading throughout.

How much does warehouses and factories in Al Taysir 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 Taysir.