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Bacillus Thuringiensis

Maybe

Search demand grew >1,000% this quarter. But the top 5 products take 85% of clicks, so Bacillus Thuringiensis is a Maybe.

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Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 29% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +5 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£73K/yr34K searches / yr
90-day growth
>1,000%search demand this quarter
Competition
85%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 69 sellers

Flapen Score

Bacillus Thuringiensis against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Bacillus Thuringiensis is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Bacillus Thuringiensis market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Bacillus Thuringiensis 34K times last year and spent an estimated £73K. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

17.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 34K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved >1,000% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £73K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
34K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
>1,000%
Conversion, latest week
17.0%
Market size, estimated
£73Ka year
Peak month
May36.1× the quietest month
Top search term
caterpillar killer27K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.59.

Listings sell for £12.59 on average, from £3.73 to £43.95. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £12.59 that is £6K to £9K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.59under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.73–£43.95
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
5K–6K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£9K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 89% ship with Prime. On an average day, 13.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #48 within Plant Protection & Pest Control. It carries 2,474 reviews at 4.34 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
89%
Out of stock, average day
13.5%
Average rank
#48in Plant Protection & Pest Control
Average rating
4.34 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,474per listing
Listings tracked
9

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 73 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
73 months

Products

Top Bacillus Thuringiensis products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 85% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£11K£22K£33K£44K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

69

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Provanto61%
  • Westland10%
  • Resolva10%
  • Grouzvei9%
  • HABITAT HARVEST4%
  • HOCHSTE3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)

Demand

Bacillus Thuringiensis search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 36.1×

Search terms

Top Bacillus Thuringiensis search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • caterpillar killer27K/yr
  • caterpillar spray5K/yr
  • caterpillar bug spray2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bacillus Thuringiensis

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Pest/Insect Control39%−0.15

No aphids though

I still have little black flies everywhere

Does not kill the bugs

Functionality-Overall17%−0.20

Didnt work

Not showing signs of effectiveness yet time will tell didnt work as a preventative measure

not effective

Plant Growth9%

Not very nice for plants

The plants still full of aphids

overwhelming the plants

Quality-Overall6%−0.01

cheap

Rubbish

Poor quality

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%−0.06

I followed the instructions exactly, but it did absolutely nothing

there is not even a hint on how to release the contents

Will have to find instructions elsewhere

Love

Pest/Insect Control30%−0.15

Bug killer

Really good for any pest

Kills most bugs

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%+1.95

Does what it says

Does what says

As described

Value For Money12%+1.07

Good Value

Value for money

Worth the money

Quality-Overall10%−0.01

Great product easy to use

you can tell its well-made

Excellent Product

Ease Of Use7%+0.80

Easy to use

making it easy to store

Easy to use as it's ready mixed

Return

0.1% Return rate 7% Fixable by listing

Leak-Proof46%▆▆██▅▆
Pest/Insect Control8%▁█▆▄▆▂

No aphids though

I still have little black flies everywhere

Does not kill the bugs

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%█▁▁▁▂▂
Functionality-Overall7%▁▁▁▇█▆

Didnt work

Not showing signs of effectiveness yet time will tell didnt work as a preventative measure

not effective

Spray/Flow5%▁█▆▁▃▁

FAQ

Common Bacillus Thuringiensis questions

Answered from the same tracked data.