Skip to content

Bed Bug Bomb

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But shoppers spend only $109K a year here, so Bed Bug Bomb is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
62
62 / 100
Top 14% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +11 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£109K/yr89K searches / yr
90-day growth
+57.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
59%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 53 sellers

Flapen Score

Bed Bug Bomb against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Bed Bug Bomb is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

62Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Bed Bug Bomb market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Bed Bug Bomb 89K times last year and spent an estimated £109K. The top 5 brands take 80% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep–Oct. Flapen scores it 62 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 89K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +57.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £109K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
89K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+57.8%
Conversion, latest week
8.3%
Market size, estimated
£109Ka year
Peak month
August4.1× the quietest month
Top search term
bug bomb19K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.72.

Listings sell for £14.72 on average, from £4.29 to £28.65. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £14.72 that is £4K to £7K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.72under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.29–£28.65
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£7K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #55 within Plant Protection & Pest Control. It carries 1,355 reviews at 4.02 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.4%
Average rank
#55in Plant Protection & Pest Control
Average rating
4.02 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,355per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 54 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
54 months

Products

Top Bed Bug Bomb 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 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£11K£22K£33K£43K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • Ratkil25%
  • NOPE!25%
  • Pest Expert12%
  • Xterminate11%
  • Pest O One6%
  • CritterKill5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 15%)

Demand

Bed Bug Bomb search demand

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

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

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Search terms

Top Bed Bug Bomb search terms shoppers use

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

  • bug bomb19K/yr
  • bug bombs for house16K/yr
  • bug fogger10K/yr
  • fly bombs for the home7K/yr
  • insect bomb5K/yr
  • fly bomb5K/yr
  • insect smoke bomb5K/yr
  • fumigation bombs home5K/yr
  • insect fogger5K/yr
  • smoke bombs for insects6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bed Bug Bomb

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

Complain

Functionality-Overall34%−0.54

not effective enough to do the job

Not effective

Did not work

Value For Money11%+0.10

Rather expensive

in just a few days the price has jumped close on 50%

Overpriced

Smell10%−0.04

It smelled like CS gas which seemed odd

They don't leave a smell

The smell was unbelievable

Quality-Overall9%−0.05

Product lacks consistent results

Not sure of the quality very hard to tell

Absolute rubbish

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%−0.07

Quite expensive, and the instructions are printed so ridiculously small, when you're making so much profit, don't try and save by making the instructions unreadable

No instructions supplied on how to use

Not good stuff I followed instructions clearly

Love

Ease Of Use18%+1.31

Easy to use

They were easy to use – just light the wick

Care when using

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%+1.56

As advertised

It did the job

it worked exactly as expected

Value For Money11%+0.10

Great price

Great value

Fantastic value For Money

Quality-Overall10%−0.05

Great product, used in my car

Very good quality

Quality: The build feels solid

Strength8%+0.35

looks quite strong

Very effective

Great and effective

Return

0.5% Return rate 34% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall33%█▃▅▆▅▆

not effective enough to do the job

Not effective

Did not work

Size-Overall18%▁▃█▃▂▅

Was shocked by the size

The shed is fairly large

They are quite small

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%▁▇▃▇█▃
Defective Material/Parts7%▆▅▁▄▂█
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%▆█▁▁▃▃

Quite expensive, and the instructions are printed so ridiculously small, when you're making so much profit, don't try and save by making the instructions unreadable

No instructions supplied on how to use

Not good stuff I followed instructions clearly

FAQ

Common Bed Bug Bomb questions

Answered from the same tracked data.