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title: "Box Moth Trap — £24K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **box moth trap**
**Worth a look**
Shows demand growing +388.8% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 6Growth 100Conversion 97Competition 24Returns 99Price range 51Avg price 75Brand share 49Review moat 95Quality gap 96
**Growth**
**Incredible****+388.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****15.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****3.9★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Great****100.64**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Great****£15.11**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****£4.29–£26.28**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****75%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Bad****71%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Market size**
**Bad****£24K**
£24K/yr · 10K searches
**Signals**[** Trending**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=trending "Search growth > 100% (90d)") [** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0")
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.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **box moth trap market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–2K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£23K–£30K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **15.9%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#286**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **43%**
- **Sponsored**
- **57%**
- **Out of stock**
- **9.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **54 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **182 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**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%
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 9 weeks — +388.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
900700Spike '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/box-moth-trap/trend)
## **Top box moth trap products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%£2K20%£5K30%£7K40%£10K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**BuxusPro BuxTrap Refillable Box Tree Moth Trap with 4 Pheromone Lures Effective Protection for Buxus Plants & Gardens**BuxusPro**£13.59**4.2★134 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZHSXSYW) [2**PlantPro Refillable Box Tree Moth Trap with 4 Pheromone Lures Effective Protection for Buxus Plants & Gardens**PlantPro**£12.99**4.3★45 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CRHXKBY7) [3**Agralan RHS Outdoor Box Moth Control Pheromone Trap**Agralan**£16.07**3.8★55 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TWBMRPK) [4**Vitax Box Tree Moth Trap Protects Buxus Box Hedge 200 Square Metres of Coverage Bird and Pollinator Friendly**Vitax Ltd**£15.42**4.0★110 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07YCL2Q6K) [5**TOPBUXUS Pheromone Lure Refill for Box Tree Caterpillar Moth Traps 2 Capsules for 1 Season**TOPBUXUS**£17.36**4.2★296 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0843GSQ81)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**BuxusPro BuxTrap Refillable Box Tree Moth Trap with 4 Pheromone Lures Effective Protection for Buxus Plants & Gardens**BuxusPro**£13.59**134 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZHSXSYW) [**Woodside Box Tree Moth & Insect/Wasp Bucket Trap 2 Pack | Effective Insect Control | Reusable & Easy to Set Up Refillable Moth Catcher**Woodside**£12.58**4 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZCYJ94D) [**Box Moth Trap - 1 Trap & 4 Pheremone Lures - 5 Months Supply - Box Tree Moth Caterpillar Non-Toxic Treatment - 1 Per 0.5 Acres - No More Mr Nice Guy**No More Mr Nice Guy**£20.68**14 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CRPQX7PX) [**PlantPro Refillable Box Tree Moth Trap with 4 Pheromone Lures Effective Protection for Buxus Plants & Gardens**PlantPro**£12.99**45 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CRHXKBY7) [**Defenders Box Tree Moth Pheromone Trap Refillable and Re-usable Protect Box Tree Plants and Keep them Evergreen and Free from Insect Damage**STV International**£4.29**11 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BYMWFCDM)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Box Moth Trap - 1 Trap & 4 Pheremone Lures - 5 Months Supply - Box Tree Moth Caterpillar Non-Toxic Treatment - 1 Per 0.5 Acres - No More Mr Nice Guy**No More Mr Nice Guy**£20.68**3.8★**▲ 40%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CRPQX7PX) [**Box Tree Moth Trap Pheromone Trap and Refill for Buxus Hedges**Gardening Naturally**£22.88**5.0★**▲ 37%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08T9PGDVK) [**Agralan RHS Outdoor Box Moth Control Pheromone Trap**Agralan**£16.07**3.8★**▲ 34%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TWBMRPK) [**SWISSINNO Box Tree Moth Trap Reusable Pheromone Monitoring Trap for Box Tree Moth Detection - Garden Use**SWISSINNO**£11.24**3.0★**▲ 32%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0017V83M8) [**IPM Direct Moth Bucket Trap & Pheromone Lures (Box Tree Moth)**IPM Direct**£15.07**4.0★**▲ 28%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09B12CV87)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about box moth trap**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Pest/Insect Control**44%
*“Keeps those box moths away from plant”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“This is a well constructed Trap”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
*“Does what says”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Cheaper than garden centre prices”*
**Efficiency**4%
*“Surprisingly effective”*
**Assembly/Installation**4%
*“Easy to put together”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**4%
*“Followed all the instructions”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Seems to work better in warmer weather”*
**Strength**2%
*“Good product:- robust with choice of lures”*
**Spray/Flow**2%
*“In conjunction with spraying XenTari we have saved our box hedge, for now, highly recommended”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Pest/Insect Control**28%
*“but not attracted to the trap”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**12%
*“The directions were a bit tricky with the pheromone placements”*
**Functionality-Overall**12%
*“Did not work”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“Hi very expensive”*
**Strength**7%
*“very flimsy”*
**Assembly/Installation**6%
*“So frustrating; it took much longer than it should have to assemble”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Not fit for purpose”*
**Durability**5%
*“It broke in my hands as I was putting it together”*
**Natural Resource Wastage**4%
*“Complete waste of money”*
**Plant Growth**2%
*“After many weeks of catching nothing”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**18%
**Defective Material/Parts**17%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%
**Pest/Insect Control**11%
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**10%
**Size-Overall**5%
**Leak-Proof**5%
**Durability**4%
**Spray/Flow**4%
**Strength**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is box moth trap profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £24K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +388.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (65/100).
- **How competitive is the box moth trap niche?**
- 12 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in box moth trap?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Pest/Insect Control, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **What does it cost to enter the box moth trap niche?**
- Listings span £4.29–£26.28; the average listing price is £15.11 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 101 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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