DubaiPest

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Field notes for Dubai homes

Pests in Dubai, and what to do about them

What Dubai Municipality covers for free, how to check a company is approved, who pays in a rented flat, and how to stay safe after treatment. Sourced, dated, and with every Municipality-approved company listed alphabetically.

20 sourced guides12 pests profiledFacts checked 23 October 2026

Quick numbers

999
Poisoning, bites, stings: emergency
800900
Dubai Municipality: free pest service, standing water, illegal pesticide sellers
8003050
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment: mosquito breeding sites

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All services
Pest control293 approved companies · published pricesCockroach control293 approved companies · published pricesBed bug treatment293 approved companies · published pricesTermite control162 approved companies · published pricesRat and mouse control293 approved companies · published pricesBird control67 approved companiesFumigation85 approved companies

Start where you are

01I've found somethingIdentify it by where you saw it and how it moves, then see what to do tonight.
02Getting a pest control treatment
  1. Check the company is approved
  2. Compare what it costs
  3. Prepare your home
  4. How long to stay out
  5. Still seeing pests afterwards?
03Pests in a rented home
  1. Who pays: landlord or tenant
  2. If the landlord refuses
  3. The free Municipality service
04Pesticide safety at home
  1. Why phosphide 'bombs' are banned
  2. A neighbour's fumes in your flat
  3. Report illegal pest control
  4. Pets and treatments
  5. Pregnancy and babies

The specimen drawer

All pests

Each tag shows whether Dubai Municipality's free public health service covers it for residents. Termites are not covered, so villa owners pay a private company: see termite treatment for a Dubai villa.

No. 01 Cockroaches Blattodea Insect · About 10–40 mm Not on residents' list · private firm No. 02 Bed bugs Cimex lectularius Insect · About 4–7 mm (adults) Not on residents' list · private firm No. 03 Ants Formicidae Insect · About 1–12 mm Not on residents' list · private firm No. 04 Rats and mice Rattus, Mus Rodent · Mice about 6–10 cm, rats about 16–25 cm (body, without tail) Free DM service · 4 working days No. 05 Termites Termitoidae Insect · About 3–15 mm Not covered · private firm No. 06 Mosquitoes Culicidae Insect · About 3–7 mm Free DM service · 4 working days No. 07 Flies Diptera Insect · About 2–12 mm Free DM service · 4 working days No. 08 Snakes Serpentes Reptile · Varies widely; many local species under 1 m Free DM service · 24 hours No. 09 Scorpions Scorpiones Arachnid · About 3–10 cm Free DM service · 24 hours No. 10 Bees, wasps and hornets Hymenoptera Insect · About 10–35 mm Free DM service · 24 hours No. 11 Pigeons Columba livia Bird · About 30–35 cm long Not covered · private firm No. 12 Red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Insect · Adults about 2–4 cm Not covered · private firm

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