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Dubai: Authorities in the emirate of Sharjah have warned residents against dealing with unlicensed pesticide companies, and advised that ads left on their door steps should be left unanswered.

Following the tragic death of a 10-year-old Pakistani boy who succumbed to chemical poisoning from pesticide, Sharjah Municipality urged the public to always verify the validity of pesticide companies and to ensure they are licensed to carry out fumigation in homes.

Residents can check the list of municipality-approved pest control companies by checking the civic body’s website shjmun.gov.ae or by contacting the call centre on 993.

“Pesticide companies have to obtain a license from the Department of Economic Development if they intend to fumigate inside people’s homes. Necessary measures will be taken against illegal companies, and they will be closed down accordingly,” said Thabet Al Tarifi, director general of Sharjah Municipality, who was quoted by the Arabic news site 24.ae.

Sharjah Police confirmed earlier this week that the victim’s neighbours had used an unregulated and highly toxic pesticide that contained aluminium phosphide, which can cause shock, heart inflammation and multiple organ failure.

The boy, according to Gulf News reports, died after inhaling the toxic gas when it leaked through the air-conditioning system into his Al Nahda apartment when it was illegally used by the next door neighbour.

List of licensed pesticide companies

  1. GREEN BLDG. CLEANING & PEST CONTROL LLC
  2. AL AMEEN BLDG. CLEANING & PEST CONTROL
  3. KAWADIR FACILITIES SERVICES
  4. SAQER AL MADEENA PEST CONTROL SERVICES
  5. AL TAAQQIM PEST CONTROL & BLDG. CLEANING SERVICES
  6. AL TAIF BLDG. CLEANING & PEST CONTROL
  7. NAJMAT AL GUWAIR PEST CONTROL
  8. AL MURAQABAH BLDG. CLEANING
  9. AL MUMTAZ BLDG. CLEAN & PEST CONTROL
  10. AL MASYADAH PEST CONTROL
  11. UNIMAR BLDG. SERVICES
  12. SPECIALIST INT. PEST CONTROL EST.
  13. AL FAWAZ PEST CONTROL
  14. AL FALA BLDG. CLEANING & PEST CONTROL LLC
  15. AL SAIF PEST CONTROL
  16. FINE BLDG CLEANING & PEST CONTROL
  17. BENCHMARK PEST CONTROL & CLEANING SERVICES LLC
  18. AL AFIAH PEST CONTROL & BLDG. CLEANING
  19. AL ATTA BUILDING CLEANING SERVICES & PEST CONTROL
  20. INT. PEST CONTROL EST.
  21. PRICE BLDG. CLEANING & PEST CONTROL
  22. NAJM AL NEEL PEST CONTROL
  23. AL KASS BLDG. CLEANING & PEST CONTROL
  24. AL KHABIR INSECTICIDE CONTROL LLC
  25. AL KENOUZ PEST CONTROL & BLDG. CLEANING EST.
  26. MSR LANDSCAPE GARDENING LLC
  27. AL MABROUK PEST CONTROL & BLDG. CLEANING
  28. AL TAYSEER BUILDING CLEANING
  29. AL ASEEL PEST CONTROL & BLDG. CLEANING
  30. SERIN BLDG. CLEANING SERVICES
  31. FALCON PEST CONTROL & AGR. SERVICES
  32. AL TUMSAH PEST CONTROL
  33. AL HIND PEST CONTROL
  34. AL FALAK PEST CONTROL & BLDG. CLEANING
  35. AL SHROOK PEST CONTROL & GARDEN MAINT. SERVICES
  36. EXECUTORS BUILDING CLEANING & PEST CONTROL
  37. AL TAJREED INSECTICIDE
  38. AL RASA PEST CONTROL & BLDG. CLEANING SERVICES
  39. AL MEHWAR PEST CONTROL
  40. ENG. TECH. PEST CONTROL
  41. AL SHAHEEN AL ABIADH BLDG. CLEANING & PEST CONTROL
  42. POWER BLDG. CLEANING SERVICES
  43. WE CARE BLDG. CLEANING
  44. AL TAJER BLDG. CLEANING & PEST CONTROL WORKS
  45. AL BURJ AL THAHABI BLDG. CLEANING & PEST CONTROL
  46. LULUAT AL MADINAH PEST CONTROL & BLDG. CLEANING
  47. RELIANCE BLDG. CLEANING
  48. AL SALIK PEST CONTROL & BLD. CLEANING LLC
  49. ARORA STAR BUILDING CLEANING SERVICES LLC
  50. VANISH PEST CONTROL SERVICES
  51. INSHRAH GEN. CLEANING EST.
  52. AL RAJUL ALHUR PEST CONTROL SERVICES
  53. AL MUHANDIS BLDG. CLEANING & PEST CONTROL SERVICES
  54. ROYAL PEST CONTROL EST.
  55. AL SAQR AL THAHBI PEST CONTROL & BLDG. CLEANING
  56. AL ASFAR INSECTLIDE & BLDG CLEANING