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Nematodes

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 94% of clicks, so Nematodes is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 36% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +3 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£176K/yr132K searches / yr
90-day growth
+30.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
79%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 47 sellers

Flapen Score

Nematodes against its category

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

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Nematodes market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Nematodes 132K times last year and spent an estimated £176K. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 132K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +30.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £176K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
132K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+30.3%
Conversion, latest week
7.4%
Market size, estimated
£176Ka year
Peak month
May6.5× the quietest month
Top search term
nematodes116K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £18.15.

Listings sell for £18.15 on average, from £8.85 to £35.23. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £18.15 that is £18K to £23K a year per listing.

Average price
£18.15inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.85–£35.23
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
13K–15K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£18K–£23K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 15% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #146 within Plant Protection & Pest Control. It carries 1,399 reviews at 4.24 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
85%
Prime listings
15%
Out of stock, average day
5.1%
Average rank
#146in Plant Protection & Pest Control
Average rating
4.24 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,399per listing
Listings tracked
13

04 · Newcomers

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

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 66 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Nematodes 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 79% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£18K£35K£53K£71K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

47

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Nemasys74%
  • Gardening Naturally10%
  • WOOTONG4%
  • Nemaslug3%
  • READY STEADY DEFEND3%
  • BugClear2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Demand

Nematodes search demand

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

6K4KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.5×

Search terms

Top Nematodes search terms shoppers use

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

  • nematodes116K/yr
  • nemasys11K/yr
  • nemotodes3K/yr
  • nematode3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Nematodes

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

Complain

Functionality-Overall41%−0.47

Didn't work

Not as effective as one would have hoped

Not effective

Value For Money13%−0.01

Not cheap

Waste of money

Ineffective and expensive

Plant Growth7%+0.36

Got dreaded vine weevil in all pots with plants got this last

Even plants theyre supposed to hate were being demolished at the first sign of growth

and it doesnt seem to have the desired affect on our small lawn

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%−0.03

The instructions are so picky

no instructions for use

as I didnt follow the instructions very well

Pest/Insect Control4%−0.01

about half of the larvae appear dead

Still lots slugs in the garden after using the slug nematodes

Love

Quality-Overall21%+1.54

Great items, have really helped

good quality

Great product

Ease Of Use19%+1.26

Easy to use

Effective & easy to apply

It's an easy product to use if you follow the instructions carefully

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%+1.09

It works as advertised

Seems to work

As described

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting11%−0.03

The instructions clear

I followed the instructions exactly

Effective, though follow the instructions

Value For Money10%−0.01

Good value for money

Good value for money

Good value

Return

0.0% Return rate 32% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall26%▁█▃█▄▄

Didn't work

Not as effective as one would have hoped

Not effective

Advertised Vs Actual Product22%▁▁▇▅█▆
Eco Friendliness9%▁▁▅▃▃█
Defective Material/Parts5%▁▁▅▁▃█
Pest/Insect Control4%▁▁▁▁█▁

about half of the larvae appear dead

Still lots slugs in the garden after using the slug nematodes

FAQ

Common Nematodes questions

Answered from the same tracked data.