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Box Moth Trap

Box Moth Trap shows demand growing +388.8% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

65
Worth a look
Market size 6Growth 100Conversion 97Competition 24Returns 99Price range 51Avg price 75Brand share 49Review moat 95Quality gap 96
This niche Category average

Is Box Moth Trap profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Box Moth Trap is a £24K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (10K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 65/100.

Box Moth Trap: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +388.8% over the last 90 days and 15.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£24K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr2K
Search volume / yr+388.8%10K
Conversion rate15.9%
Avg price£15.11

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand, so 25% of the market is open.

25%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 38
Top-5 product click share71%
Open market25%
Avg brand age54 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 3.9★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 14 products

Sponsored placement57%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating3.9★
Avg reviews101

Top Box Moth Trap products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£2K£5K£7K£10K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

18%

  • BuxusPro31%
  • PlantPro17%
  • Agralan11%
  • TOPBUXUS9%
  • IPM Direct7%
  • Vitax Ltd7%

Box Moth Trap demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume10KCVR15.9%Products14Brands12Top 5 Brands75%OOS Rate9.6%Rating3.9★Reviews101Avg BSR#286
900700Spike '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26Jul '26

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Box Moth Trap

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Pest/Insect Control44%

Keeps those box moths away from plant

Quality-Overall13%

This is a well constructed Trap

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

Does what says

Value For Money4%

Cheaper than garden centre prices

Efficiency4%

Surprisingly effective

What buyers complain about

90% of reviews
Pest/Insect Control28%

but not attracted to the trap

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting12%

The directions were a bit tricky with the pheromone placements

Functionality-Overall12%

Did not work

Value For Money10%

Hi very expensive

Strength7%

very flimsy

Box Moth Trap return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

19%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Functionality-Overall
18%
2Defective Material/Parts
17%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
12%
4Pest/Insect Control
11%
5Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting
10%

Common Box Moth Trap questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Box Moth Trap 65/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £24K/yr across 14 tracked products. Search demand moved +388.8% over the last 90 days.
Box Moth Trap buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Pest/Insect Control, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Functionality-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.1%.