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black fly repellent

Worth a look

Shows demand growing +180.9% this quarter, but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 33Growth 97Conversion 89Competition 25Returns 92Price range 77Avg price 77Brand share 0Review moat 24Quality gap 47

Growth

Incredible+180.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Avg price

Great$15.83

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$7.43–$41.37

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$153K

$153K/yr · 93K searches

Competition

Okay70%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Bad5,180.4

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

The top 5 products take 70% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

4 rising

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

100%

Open market

0%

  • Grand Tongo50%
  • Repel44%
  • JUST BUZZ OFF3%
  • Sawyer3%

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$15K20%$31K30%$46K40%$61K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +180.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.8×

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Pest/Insect Control34%

“No bugs”

Smell17%

“Nice smell”

Quality-Overall7%

“There are so many good products in this world”

Spray/Flow6%

“spray also works”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“As advertised”

Value For Money5%

“It is worth the money”

Ease Of Use3%

“Comfortable to Use”

Size-Overall3%

“It's a handy sized container”

Portability2%

“Perfect for travel”

Strength2%

“Just strong enough to work”

What buyers complain about

Pest/Insect Control30%

“The bugs are ignoring it”

Functionality-Overall11%

“Did not work”

Leak-Proof8%

“Leaked in box”

Smell8%

“Definitely not fragrance free”

Spray/Flow7%

“it won't spray”

Value For Money5%

“On the downside, expensive”

Size-Overall3%

“So tiny for $10”

Defective Material/Parts2%

“The product's ingredients are defective and corrosive; they will corrode clothing—and not gradually,”

Quality-Overall2%

“Garbage”

Ease Of Use2%

“couldn't use product”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall22%
Value For Money15%
Leak-Proof12%
Pest/Insect Control9%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Functionality-Overall8%
Smell6%
Defective Material/Parts6%
Spray/Flow3%
Strength2%