The specimen drawer
What have you found?
Narrow it down by where you saw it and how it moves. Each label shows whether Dubai Municipality's free public health service covers it for residents. Coverage last checked 23 October 2026.
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
Coverage is based on what Dubai Municipality has told the press and on its service pages; it can change. See Dubai Municipality free pest control: who qualifies and how.