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Slug Traps

Pass

Slug Traps scores 65 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $56K a year here, search demand grew +240.2% this quarter, and returns run at 0.3% of orders.

Flapen Score
65
65 / 100
Top 9% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +14 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£56K/yr73K searches / yr
90-day growth
+240.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
52%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 54 sellers

Flapen Score

Slug Traps against its category

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

65Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Slug Traps market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Slug Traps 73K times last year and spent an estimated £56K. The top 5 brands take 67% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 65 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

9.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 73K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +240.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £56K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
73K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+240.2%
Conversion, latest week
9.4%
Market size, estimated
£56Ka year
Peak month
August10.4× the quietest month
Top search term
slug trap28K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.10.

Listings sell for £8.10 on average, from £3.57 to £12.49. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £8.10 that is £810 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.10under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.57–£12.49
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£810–£2K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

78% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 78% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #152 within Plant Protection & Pest Control. It carries 332 reviews at 3.92 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
78%
Prime listings
78%
Out of stock, average day
10.8%
Average rank
#152in Plant Protection & Pest Control
Average rating
3.92 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
332per listing
Listings tracked
23

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 42 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
42 months

Products

Top Slug Traps 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 52% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£3K£6K£8K£11K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

54

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

30%

  • BUGGA!20%
  • kanta19%
  • Noctra15%
  • DIVCHI9%
  • SLUG TRAPPER4%
  • Esschert4%

Demand

Slug Traps search demand

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

13K8KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.4×

Search terms

Top Slug Traps search terms shoppers use

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

  • slug trap28K/yr
  • slug traps9K/yr
  • slug traps for garden7K/yr
  • slug trap indoor6K/yr
  • beer traps for slugs4K/yr
  • snail trap4K/yr
  • indoor slug trap4K/yr
  • slug traps indoor use11K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Slug Traps

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

Complain

Pest/Insect Control25%+2.45

No slugs 🐌 We attempted 3 times and nothing

instead the traps were full of slugs. see picture

One spray and no more horrible slugs in my kitchen early in the morning

Functionality-Overall18%−0.48

Did not work

Lids didnt stay on

They have not worked yet

Value For Money9%+0.35

The most expensive part was the beer to fill them with

I used it pretty quickly so don't think it's worth the price

a bit pricey

Size-Overall5%−0.06

The tops don't fit properly

Very poor quality lids do not fit properly

These traps are a lot smaller than I expected

Smell5%−0.09

Was a little dubious reading the reviews especially mentioning the smell

Also, the smell is quite unpleasant and it stays for long

Bit smelly to empty if left for too long

Love

Pest/Insect Control26%+2.45

This slug repellent worked brilliantly for me

Great repellent

Good Amount of Traps

Quality-Overall12%+0.18

Good performance

The traps are well made

Good quality

Value For Money11%+0.35

Decent Price

this is well worth it

Good value

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+0.34

Does The Job

Does what it says

Absolutely works

Ease Of Use5%+0.35

Easy to use

They are simple to assemble and use

Easy to place around the garden

Return

0.3% Return rate 21% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall28%▁▁▅▁██

Did not work

Lids didnt stay on

They have not worked yet

Defective Material/Parts18%▁▁▁█▂▂
Size-Overall14%▁▁█▄▃▃

The tops don't fit properly

Very poor quality lids do not fit properly

These traps are a lot smaller than I expected

Durability9%▁▁▁▁▆█
Pest/Insect Control7%▁▁▁▁█▆

No slugs 🐌 We attempted 3 times and nothing

instead the traps were full of slugs. see picture

One spray and no more horrible slugs in my kitchen early in the morning

FAQ

Common Slug Traps questions

Answered from the same tracked data.