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Nematodes for Slugs and Snails

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But the top 5 products take 70% of clicks, so Nematodes for Slugs and Snails is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
62
62 / 100
Top 14% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +11 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£174K/yr110K searches / yr
90-day growth
+115.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
70%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 66 sellers

Flapen Score

Nematodes for Slugs and Snails against its category

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

62Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Nematodes for Slugs and Snails market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Nematodes for Slugs and Snails 110K times last year and spent an estimated £174K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Flapen scores it 62 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

12.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 110K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +115.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £174K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
110K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+115.1%
Conversion, latest week
12.8%
Market size, estimated
£174Ka year
Peak month
May74.0× the quietest month
Top search term
nematodes for slugs40K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.32.

Listings sell for £12.32 on average, from £4.88 to £26.72. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £12.32 that is £6K to £9K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.32under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.88–£26.72
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£9K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

69% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 38% ship with Prime. On an average day, 27.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #98 within Plant Protection & Pest Control. It carries 1,766 reviews at 4.23 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
69%
Prime listings
38%
Out of stock, average day
27.6%
Average rank
#98in Plant Protection & Pest Control
Average rating
4.23 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,766per listing
Listings tracked
13

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 48 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
48 months

Products

Top Nematodes for Slugs and Snails 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 70% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£17K£35K£52K£70K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

66

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

11%

  • Nemasys41%
  • Gardening Naturally16%
  • Neudorff12%
  • Nemaslug11%
  • Generic6%
  • Vitax Ltd5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 11%)

Demand

Nematodes for Slugs and Snails search demand

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

12K8KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 74.0×

Search terms

Top Nematodes for Slugs and Snails search terms shoppers use

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

  • nematodes for slugs40K/yr
  • slug nematodes25K/yr
  • nemaslug20K/yr
  • slug nematodes uk11K/yr
  • nemotodes slugs and snails7K/yr
  • nematodes for slugs and snails5K/yr
  • nemaslug slug killer nematodes3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Nematodes for Slugs and Snails

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

Complain

Pest/Insect Control20%−0.15

Slightly concerned its birds or mice eating them

This product does not kill hedgehogs

No slugs since

Value For Money17%−0.08

worked out more expensive

Waste of money

Rather expensive, yet to prove they work

Functionality-Overall16%−0.28

Not working

Did not work after three treatments

These don't work hardly at all

Plant Growth6%+0.87

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

The best in the world kills everything for your plants to grow

Slugs are still eating my plants even with these sprinkles generously

Size-Overall6%+0.37

Bottle so much larger than expected

Any way bought them the pellets are very tiny

These do actually work the little disks are very small

Love

Quality-Overall18%+1.32

A good product which doesn't harm the enviroment

The quality of the pellets looks better than normal slug pellets

Excellent product

Value For Money15%−0.08

Worth every penny

Value for money

Good price

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%+0.40

Item as described

Does the job

It seems to be doing the job

Ease Of Use11%+0.84

Easy to use

Effective & easy to apply

easy to use just mixed in water good value as it actually works

Pest/Insect Control9%−0.15

It kill slugs

Highly effective strongly agree it removes pests

Pest Control

Return

0.0% Return rate 40% Fixable by listing

Advertised Vs Actual Product29%▁▁█▃▃▅

Does not do what it says

Misleading advertising

The wording on the product contradicts what it says on Amazon

Functionality-Overall14%▁█▁▅▂▃

Not working

Did not work after three treatments

These don't work hardly at all

Value For Money7%▁▁▁▁▅█

worked out more expensive

Waste of money

Rather expensive, yet to prove they work

Leak-Proof6%▁▆▄█▅▁
Defective Material/Parts6%▁▁▁▆▁█

FAQ

Common Nematodes for Slugs and Snails questions

Answered from the same tracked data.