Termite Control in Beirut, Lebanon

Drywood termite inspection and treatment for homes, offices and older buildings across Beirut, Metn, Baabda and Keserwan

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Drywood Termites in Lebanese Buildings

Termites in Lebanon live inside the wood they eat, not in the soil below, so nothing at ground level warns you a beam is hollow. The genus recorded here is Kalotermes, documented from Beirut itself, and a heap of hard six-sided grains that rebuilds after sweeping means the colony is live.

There is no published record of the subterranean Reticulitermes group in Lebanon, and soil barriers and bait stations reach nothing sealed inside a beam, so ask for the evidence before agreeing to one.

How pest control licensing works in Lebanon

The Ministry of Public Health licenses household pest control, through the Directorate of Health Prevention and its Sanitary Engineering Service, under Decree 5100 of 12 April 1982, and agricultural pesticides sit on a separate Ministry of Agriculture licence. No public register exists, so a customer can only ask to see the certificate.

The Ministry of Public Health has banned aluminium and zinc phosphide for pest control in residential and populated areas nationwide.

Why Lebanese buildings are at risk

Older buildings with structural timber carry the risk, in Achrafieh, Gemmayzeh and Badaro and in village houses across Metn, Baabda and Keserwan. The port explosion damaged around forty thousand buildings, and cracks open routes into sealed wood.

How the timber is treated

Injection ports are drilled along each affected member so the material travels through the galleries to the colony rather than resting on the surface, and a follow-up visit checks the treated members for fresh pellets. Clear access to the timber beforehand and leave the pellets that have gathered, because they mark the holes still open.

The service covers Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Metn, Baabda and Keserwan, alone or inside a general pest control programme. Call +961 3 265900 or use the booking page.

Send us a message

Talk to a Technician in Beirut

Tell us what you have found, whether that is a pile of pellets under a beam, a door frame that sounds hollow or wings on the window sill, and we will tell you what we think it is before anyone books anything.

You can also call or message us on +961 3 265900.

Customer Testimonials

What customers across Beirut and Mount Lebanon say about the work.

Found pellets under a beam?

Get the Timber Looked at Before the Damage Spreads

Beirut, Metn, Baabda and Keserwan

Homes, offices, restaurants and older buildings across Beirut and Mount Lebanon

Targeted, not broadcast

Galleries treated inside the wood, then the gaps and bare timber sealed so new colonies cannot start

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Is termite treatment safe around children and pets?

The material goes into the timber rather than around the room, and you are told which rooms to keep children and pets out of.

Do I have to leave the flat?

Rarely, since the work stays confined to the wood being injected, and no agricultural fumigant is used in an occupied building.

Can I treat the wood myself?

A surface spray sits on the outside of the beam, never reaches the galleries and pushes the termites deeper in. It also removes the pellet evidence.

How many visits does it take?

A treatment visit followed by a check, because a drywood colony works slowly and fresh pellets show whether the galleries have gone quiet.

How does a colony reach my flat?

Winged termites fly after warm evenings and need only exposed wood, such as timber left raw by renovation. Second-hand furniture is the other route.