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Nematodes

Nematodes shows low returns (0.0%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 94% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

54
Worth a look

Top 36% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +3 vs the category median of 51

Market size 36Growth 56Conversion 76Competition 18Returns 100Price range 76Avg price 83Brand share 16Review moat 53Quality gap 79
This niche Category average · 5,777 niches

Is Nematodes profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Nematodes is a £176K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (132K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Nematodes: 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 +30.3% over the last 90 days and 7.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£176K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr+30.3%132K
Conversion rate7.4%
Avg price£18.15

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand, so 6% of the market is open.

6%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 47
Top-5 product click share79%
Open market6%
Avg brand age66 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 13 products

Sponsored placement85%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews1,399

Top Nematodes 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 79% of clicks — a locked-up 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%)

Nematodes demand & seasonality

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

Volume132KCVR7.4%Products13Brands8Top 5 Brands94%OOS Rate5.1%Rating4.2★Reviews1,399Avg BSR#146
6K4KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Top Nematodes search terms shoppers use

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

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

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Nematodes

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

What buyers love

96% of reviews
Quality-Overall21%

Great items, have really helped

Ease Of Use19%

Easy to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%

It works as advertised

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting11%

The instructions clear

Value For Money10%

Good value for money

What buyers complain about

89% of reviews
Functionality-Overall41%

Didn't work

Value For Money13%

Not cheap

Plant Growth7%

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

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%

The instructions are so picky

Pest/Insect Control4%

about half of the larvae appear dead

Nematodes return rate & reasons

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

0.0%

Return rate

32%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
26%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
22%
3Eco Friendliness
9%
4Defective Material/Parts
5%
5Pest/Insect Control
4%

Common Nematodes questions

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

Flapen scores Nematodes 54/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £176K/yr across 13 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +30.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Nematodes on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun, where the busiest month runs 6.5× the quietest.