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The mosquito that bites you at night most likely grew up in still water close by, in a plant saucer on the balcony, a bucket under the AC unit or a garden fountain that has stopped running. Spray the bedroom and leave the water, and a new batch comes out in about a week. So we start with the water, then we spray.
In short
Our mosquito control starts with a walk around every spot that holds still water on the balcony, roof and garden. Whatever can be emptied, we empty and clean. Tanks get covered, and large bodies of non-drinking water get a larvae treatment. Then we spray the dark, damp places where adult mosquitoes rest and leave you a weekly checklist.
Signs
Some mosquito species never travel more than a few streets in their lifetime, so heavy biting usually means the source is close: your home, your building or your garden. Start with the plant saucers and buckets on the balcony. Photograph any water with something moving in it and send it on WhatsApp, and we'll tell you if it's mosquito larvae.
Night-biting mosquitoes are active from sunset to dawn. If the bites keep coming with the windows shut, either a window screen has a hole or a balcony door is being left open, or the mosquitoes are breeding inside the apartment itself, in a plant pot, a vase or a bucket.
These are mosquito larvae. They live in the water and feed on what's in it, and you'll find them in plant saucers, AC drip buckets or open barrels. If you also see still shapes hanging just under the surface, those are probably pupae, and the flying mosquitoes come out of them.
Any water left unchanged for 5 days or more can become a breeding site, like a saucer under a plant, an upturned bucket lid, an old tire on the roof or a clogged gutter. Some species need no more than a spoonful of water to complete their cycle.
During the day, mosquitoes rest in dark, damp places, under the sink, in the bathroom, inside wardrobes, under sofas and in the laundry room. If you move something in one of these spots during the day and mosquitoes fly out, that spot needs spraying.
Outdoors, mosquitoes hide in tall grass, shrubs and hedges, under garden chairs and in the garage, because these places are cool, dark and damp. If an evening in the garden turns into nonstop bites as soon as the sun sets, there's a water source nearby and a resting spot that needs treatment.
Found one of these signs? Take a photo and send it to us, and we will tell you whether it is mosquitoes or something else before any visit.
Send the photoAny water that sits for a few days can turn into a breeding site, and mosquitoes lay eggs in clean water just as they do in stagnant water. The source doesn’t have to be a pond or a sewer, and it’s usually closer than you think. These are the places we start with:
If you find larvae in any of these, empty it and scrub its inside wall, then decide whether you need it at all. Anything you don’t need, turn upside down or throw away.
A mosquito lays her eggs either on the surface of the water, in a cluster stuck together, or on the inside wall of a container a little above the waterline. The eggs hatch into larvae that wriggle in the water and feed on what’s in it. Then they turn into pupae, which hang just below the surface and don’t eat, and the flying mosquito comes out of the pupa. The whole journey takes 7 to 10 days.
So every week the source stays, it sends out a new batch. And if you empty a bucket on the balcony today and fill it again tomorrow without scrubbing it, the eggs stuck to its wall can hatch all over again.
Only the female bites. The male doesn’t, and the female needs blood to make her eggs. So the bite you wake up with is part of the egg cycle itself, and those eggs are on their way to the nearest still water.
They do different jobs. A repellent you put on your skin protects you while you sit in the garden or sleep, but it doesn’t lower the number of mosquitoes around you. Mosquito spraying cuts down the adults resting in trees and dark corners, and treating the water stops the next batch from coming out at all.
Rely on repellent alone and you’ll be protecting yourself every night from mosquitoes that are born every week. Spray without closing off the water and you’ll notice a difference for a few days, then the bites come back. The order that works is the water first, then spraying where they rest, with repellent and a bed net until the numbers drop.
If you’ve emptied and scrubbed every container on the balcony and the roof for 2 weeks in a row and the biting hasn’t changed, there’s a source you can’t see. It could be a drain, a septic tank, a gutter or water at the neighbors’ place. And if you have water that can’t be emptied, like a fountain, a pond or a swimming pool, or a garden with dense trees, the job needs products and equipment suited to the site and someone who knows where to look.
We come the same day to any of Egypt’s 27 governorates. Send photos of your balcony or garden on WhatsApp to +201007892200 so the technician arrives knowing where to start, or find every other way to reach us on the contact page.
Why it comes back
Spraying a room kills the mosquitoes flying in it at that moment, but never reaches the eggs and larvae in the water. One mosquito can lay up to 300 eggs stuck together on the water, and an egg becomes an adult in 7 to 10 days. While the source remains, a new batch comes out about every week.
Standing water, even a small amount, can become a breeding site. Finding the water source and dealing with it is an important step before treating the mosquitoes that fly.
Source: CDCThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says spraying a home on its own won't keep it free of mosquitoes. Larvae and pupae live in water, so the source itself needs treating. It gets emptied or covered, or the water that can't be emptied gets a larvae treatment.
One type of mosquito glues its eggs to the inside wall of a container, just above the waterline. Those eggs can survive dry for up to 8 months and hatch as soon as irrigation water or rain covers them. So when you empty a saucer or a bucket, scrub the inside well before you fill it again.
You don't need a pond. Some species complete their cycle in a spoonful of water, in a bottle cap, a saucer under a plant or AC drips pooling in a corner of the balcony. One forgotten spot like this is enough to bring the bites back a week after any spraying.
Treatment
The visit has 5 steps, and most of it is spent looking for water, not spraying. We find the sources first, deal with each one in the way that suits it, then spray where adult mosquitoes rest. Before the technician leaves, they show you every source they found, so you can check those spots yourself afterward.
We ask when and where the biting gets worse, whether you have a garden, a swimming pool, a fountain or a rooftop tank, and whether there are children, a pregnancy, pets or fish at home. A photo of the balcony or of water you're unsure about saves a lot of time on the visit.
The technician checks balconies, plant saucers, AC drips and vases, then the roof with its tank, gutter, old tires and anything stored up there. At a villa they carry on to the garden, the fountain, the swimming pool, the septic tank and the rain drains.
Whatever can be emptied gets emptied and scrubbed inside. A tank gets a tight lid, and anything without a lid gets covered with fine mesh, smaller than a mosquito. Large bodies of non-drinking water, such as a fountain, a pond or a septic tank, get a larvae treatment suited to the place.
After the sources, we spray where adult mosquitoes sit, in shrubs, hedges, tall grass and under garden chairs, and indoors in dark, damp corners. In large gardens we may use a fine mist spray for flying mosquitoes (what many people call fogging), depending on the size of the area.
The technician tells you which sources you need to check once a week, such as emptying and scrubbing plant saucers, changing vase water and looking at the AC bucket. If the case needs a follow-up visit, its date is set after the inspection.
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Safety
It depends on the product, how it's used and where it's sprayed, so before the visit we ask about children, pregnancy, allergies, pets and fish tanks. Much of mosquito control is work on the water, and spraying stays in specific spots. The technician tells you how far to keep away and when to return, based on the product.
Tell us on the first call. When you can go back into the area depends on the product. For a small child, a net over the bed and the stroller is the easiest protection, and ask a doctor or pharmacist before putting any repellent on their skin.
Take cats, dogs and bird cages out of the sprayed area until it dries. Cover the fish tank and switch off its pump, and tell us if you have a garden pond with fish, because some products affect fish even in small amounts.
Nothing goes into a drinking water tank. It only gets a lid or fine mesh. Cover any food and utensils on the balcony or in the garden before spraying, and wash anything that was left out before you use it.
If someone swallows a product by mistake, or feels dizzy or short of breath after spraying, call an ambulance on 123 right away. You have the right to know the product's name and details before spraying, so you have them ready if you need a doctor.
Who it is for
The more water and plants a place has, the more mosquito sources it has. An apartment usually has 2 or 3 sources on the balcony, while a villa or compound has irrigation, gardens, fountains and swimming pools. The difference lies in how big the survey of sources is, and in who will check the water every week after the visit.
Homes and apartments
In an apartment we start with the balconies, the bathroom and the kitchen, then the roof if you keep anything up there. Most sources here are small things like a plant saucer, a vase or an AC bucket. Send us a photo of the balcony and tell us how many rooms have bites, and we'll tell you what the visit will cover.
Send details of your homeBusinesses and offices
In compounds and resort villages on the North Coast and the Red Sea, and in hotels and resorts, the work covers fountains, artificial lakes and swimming pools left without maintenance after the season, along with rain drains, septic tanks and irrigation networks. We agree a water-check schedule with the management, plus simple instructions that help gardeners and maintenance staff spot larvae early.
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No single price fits every case. An apartment with one infested room is not the same as a whole apartment, and a home is not the same as a business. The cost depends on these four factors, and we explain it in detail before you confirm the booking, with no surprise charges after the visit.
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Coverage
We cover all 27 governorates of Egypt with same-day visits. Send your area and the problem on WhatsApp or call us, and we will set a visit time for your home or business. The groups below show the main cities and districts in each region we reach.
Questions
These are the questions people in Egypt ask most about mosquitoes, with answers from our daily work. If yours is not here, type it in the box below. It lands in our WhatsApp, and one of the team replies about your exact situation.
Close off the water they breed in. Empty and scrub plant saucers and buckets once a week, cover the tank and fix the window screens. Repellents and spraying cut down the mosquitoes already there, but until the source is closed off, a new batch comes out about a week later.
Through open windows and doors, through any hole in a screen, and through pipe openings or a septic tank that isn't covered with fine mesh. Sometimes they don't come in at all, because they bred inside the apartment, in a vase, a plant or a bucket under the AC. That's why we search inside and outside on the same visit.
Vinegar and incense don't treat the place where mosquitoes breed. They breed in water, and no smell in the room reaches the eggs and larvae there, so the next batch comes out on schedule. To protect yourself while you sit, use a skin repellent. If you burn incense, keep it away from curtains and children.
Use a registered skin repellent from a trusted place such as a pharmacy, and follow the label exactly. If you wear sunscreen, put it on first and the repellent after it. Don't put repellent on a child's hands or near their eyes and mouth, and ask a doctor before using it on young children.
Close the window and balcony door before sunset, because mosquitoes are active from sunset to dawn, and turn on the AC if you have one. Look for mosquitoes resting in dark corners, inside the wardrobe and under the bed. Move any plant or vase with water out of the room, and sleep under a net until the source is treated.
Some mosquito species can spread diseases such as dengue, malaria and West Nile virus in different parts of the world, according to the CDC. The bite itself usually leaves a red, itchy bump. If the itch turns into redness and warmth around the bite, or you get a fever after many bites or after travel, see a doctor.
There's no fixed number. Spraying reduces the adult mosquitoes that rest in the treated spots, and how long it lasts depends on the product, the sun, irrigation and rain. The sources matter more. Once the water is closed off, no new generation comes out of it. Leave it, and a new batch appears about every week.
It depends on where we spray and on the product. Spraying the garden and the hedges means closing the windows and doors that face them and keeping children and pets away until the spray dries. Spraying indoors means staying out of the room until it's dry and aired, and the technician tells you how long before starting.
