Gecko Control

Geckos are creatures that disturb many Egyptian families because their appearance frightens many people, especially children and women. But in reality, geckos don't harm humans, don't carry serious diseases - but their presence indoors creates a feeling of discomfort.

In Cairo, the most common species: white house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) - small, translucent-beige, most common in apartments. And large wall gecko (Tarentola annularis) - larger, gray-brown, common in villas and gardens.

The issue with geckos is they enter homes seeking insects: mosquitoes, moths, small cockroaches, ants. So their presence indicates other insect infestations in the home. If we only kill the geckos, the insects they ate will multiply, and new geckos will come.

At Nile Germany, we have a different philosophy: we don't kill geckos indoors. The reason: killing them indoors creates a dead body in hard-to-reach places (behind cabinets, above curtains, inside wall cavities), and the corpse causes a very unpleasant smell lasting weeks.

Instead, we follow a 3-stage scientific approach.

Stage one: treating the source (the insects they eat). The technician identifies other insect infestations (mosquitoes, moths, cockroaches) and treats them first. Without food, geckos seek a new place to live.

Stage two: using sound and chemical repellents in places geckos love (behind curtains, around lamps, in ceiling corners). Repellents don't kill, but make geckos leave voluntarily.

Stage three: sealing entry points. Geckos enter through tiny openings (cracks around windows, AC vents, under doors). We seal all openings with specialized silicone preventing return.

The result: 90% of geckos leave voluntarily within 3-7 days, without corpses or odors. The remaining 10% may take longer because they found a very safe place, but eventually all leave.

Important note: we don't recommend any folk repellents (garlic, camphor, onion) because they're ineffective and divert attention from the real solution: treating other insects and sealing entry points.