“Pest infestation is common in Bur Dubai, Barsha, JLT and Deira as they are some of the most densely populated neighbourhoods of Dubai. This explains why the maximum requests for pest control were made from these areas,” said Bana Shomali, co-founder of ServiceMarket. While bed bugs and roaches remain major concerns, accounting for nearly six out of 10 pest control complaints in Dubai, certain parts of Jumeirah, Mirdiff and Bur Dubai must also contend with rats. “This is primarily because these places have lots of villas which are more likely to have rats than apartments,” said Shomali. Longtime Jumeirah 1 resident Indian expat Disha Tourani said she just can’t get rid of the pesky critters.

Source: The Express Tribune November 29, 2017 17:03 UTC