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Moth Trap

Moth Trap shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

74
Worth a look

Top 2% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +23 vs the category median of 51

Market size 71Growth 97Conversion 97Competition 60Returns 99Price range 30Avg price 52Brand share 45Review moat 47Quality gap 96
This niche Category average · 5,777 niches

Is Moth Trap profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Moth Trap is a £764K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (427K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 74/100.

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 +193.1% over the last 90 days and 14.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£764K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr80K
Search volume / yr+193.1%427K
Conversion rate14.7%
Avg price£12.21

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand, so 22% of the market is open.

22%

open market share

Brands · sellers19 · 52
Top-5 product click share49%
Open market22%
Avg brand age45 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.0★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 28 products

Sponsored placement89%
New entrants (1y)9· 5 succeeded
Avg rating4.0★
Avg reviews1,843

Top 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 take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£31K£61K£92K£122K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

52

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

18%

  • Entopest24%
  • Theo's Home Care18%
  • Acana14%
  • Manchester Mothmen11%
  • MothOut11%
  • INSECTIX PEST SOLUTION4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (13 brands, 18%)

Moth Trap demand & seasonality

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

Volume427KCVR14.7%Products28Brands19Top 5 Brands78%OOS Rate7.0%Rating4.0★Reviews1,843Avg BSR#53
20K15KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.9×

Top Moth Trap search terms shoppers use

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

  • moth traps240K/yr
  • moth trap43K/yr
  • clothes moth traps27K/yr
  • pheromone moth traps17K/yr
  • carpet moth traps19K/yr
  • moth traps pheromone17K/yr
  • moth pheromone traps11K/yr
  • moth catcher9K/yr
  • sticky moth traps5K/yr
  • moth traps sticky6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Moth Trap

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

What buyers love

88% of reviews
Pest/Insect Control35%

This pest control product is really effective

Quality-Overall15%

Excellent Product

Ease Of Use7%

Easy to use

Value For Money7%

Great value

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Works as advertised

What buyers complain about

86% of reviews
Pest/Insect Control42%

unfortunately none caught

Functionality-Overall12%

Didn't work

Size-Overall10%

Very very small

Value For Money8%

they just aren't value for money

Adhesion/Stickiness5%

They are very sticky

Moth Trap return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

26%

Fixable by listing

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

1Pest/Insect Control
24%
2Functionality-Overall
24%
3Size-Overall
16%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
8%
5Defective Material/Parts
5%

Common Moth Trap questions

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

Flapen scores Moth Trap 74/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £764K/yr across 28 tracked products. 5 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +193.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Moth Trap on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul, where the busiest month runs 8.9× the quietest.