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title: "Locusts Live Food — £81K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **locusts live food**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 20Growth 35Conversion 87Competition 27Returns 100Price range 19Avg price 40Brand share 3Review moat 85Quality gap 55
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****10.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Great****304**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Okay****£10.78**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Okay****+8.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Okay****69%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Bad****£81K**
£81K/yr · 75K searches
**Price range**
**Bad****£4.55–£17.42**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Bad****99%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, locusts live food is a £81K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (75K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **locusts live food market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **8K–10K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£86K–£108K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **10.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#47**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **6%**
- **Sponsored**
- **13%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **63 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **183 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**6 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**10**
**Top-5 brand share**
**99%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**69%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Livefood UK56% - Generic30% - livefoods4u7% - Peregrine3% - UINCLU3% - Komodo1%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/pet-supplies/locusts-live-food/trend)
## **Top locusts live food search terms**
- **locusts live food**26K/yr+15.2%10.7% conv. - **live food for reptiles**10K/yr-0.9%6.3% conv. - **live locusts for reptiles**8K/yr+0.3%11.2% conv. - **locusts**8K/yr+13.7%11.8% conv. - **live food**7K/yr+3.9%2.7% conv. - **locust**4K/yr+12.4%7.9% conv. - **reptile food**4K/yr-2.9%1.9% conv. - **live reptile food**4K/yr-0.7%4.0% conv. - **live locusts**3K/yr+25.2%11.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/pet-supplies/locusts-live-food/search-terms)
## **Top locusts live food products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%£8K20%£16K30%£24K40%£32K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Essex Reptile Livefood - Large Locusts (22-35mm) - Eco Pack of 25 - Feeder Insects for Reptiles - Biodegradeable Packaging - Letterboxable**Generic**£6.13**4.7★99 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BVRLW2T5) [2**Livefood UK Live Locusts Medium size 15mm to 30mm MEGA TUB of 50 live locusts (2 tubs of 25 Reptile Livefood)**Livefood UK**£9.52**4.5★564 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079GWWM2X) [3**Livefood UK Live Locusts LETTERBOX PACK for Reptile Owners Live Reptile Food (Small/Medium 15 Locusts)**Livefood UK**£5.46**4.6★63 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DDV1G2YW) [4**Livefood UK 100 Medium size 15mm to 30mm Live Locusts supplied in woven bag (100 Locusts in woven bag)**Livefood UK**£12.44**4.4★145 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079GTFF5P) [5**Livefoods4u Live Locusts XL Bag of 100 35-50mm | High Protein Reptile Food**livefoods4u**£17.26**4.5★143 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BW4DF2CX)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Livefood UK Live Locusts Medium size 15mm to 30mm MEGA TUB of 50 live locusts (2 tubs of 25 Reptile Livefood)**Livefood UK**£9.42**643 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTT21FB1) [**Livefoods4u Live Locusts XL Bag of 100 35-50mm | High Protein Reptile Food**livefoods4u**£17.26**143 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BW4DF2CX) [**Essex Reptile Livefood - Large Locusts (22-35mm) - Eco Pack of 25 - Feeder Insects for Reptiles - Biodegradeable Packaging - Letterboxable**Generic**£6.13**99 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BVRLW2T5) [**Livefoods4u Live Locusts Large x 100 (2-3.5cm) | Bulk Bag Livefood for Bearded Dragons Lizards & Monitors | Sustainably UK Bred High Protein Feeder Insects**livefoods4u**£15.27**132 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BVRP5BV9) [**Essex Reptile Livefood - Large Locusts Bulk bag of 100 - Feeder Insects for Reptiles**Generic**£14.01**31 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BTB67VX9)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Livefood UK Live Locusts Medium size 15mm to 30mm MEGA TUB of 50 live locusts (2 tubs of 25 Reptile Livefood)**Livefood UK**£9.42**4.4★**▲ 112%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTT21FB1) [**Livefood UK Live Locusts Extra-Large size 35mm-50mm BULK BAG of 100 XL Live Locusts**Livefood UK**£17.42**3.8★**▲ 103%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BYKBXMRP) [**Essex Reptile Livefood - Large Locusts (22-35mm) - Eco Pack of 25 - Feeder Insects for Reptiles - Biodegradeable Packaging - Letterboxable**Generic**£6.13**4.7★**▲ 71%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BVRLW2T5) [**UINCLU Waxworms 50 Pack (15g) - Reptile Bird Small Mammal - Pets - Pet Owners Raw Feeders - Live Pet Food - Waxworms - 15g 0.53oz**UINCLU**£4.55**4.7★**▲ 53%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PS6Y4ZQ) [**Livefood UK Live Morio Worms Mega tub 80g Livefood for Reptiles Chickens and Birds (80 gram)**Livefood UK**£6.85**4.7★**▲ 25%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078XC9SHT)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about locusts live food**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**26%
*“Good amount great size”*
**Value For Money**23%
*“Fair price”*
**Quality-Overall**23%
*“Good quality”*
**Freshness**17%
*“Alive and fresh”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Quick and efficient”*
**Health Benefits-Overall**2%
*“The ones alive looked healthy”*
**Strength**2%
*“sturdier than my previous supplier”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**36%
*“28 out off 100 dead size also not much not happy att all”*
**Value For Money**29%
*“Avoid at all cost absolutely terrible payed for 100 xl bugs got sent 60 and most are absolutely tiny wast of time and money”*
**Durability**14%
*“So disappointed, got these Locust on the 27th and over a week later they were ALL dead not just a few”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Not as good as before”*
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**7%
*“Mostly dead”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is locusts live food profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £81K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +8.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- **How competitive is the locusts live food niche?**
- 6 brands and 10 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in locusts live food?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Value For Money, Durability. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for locusts live food peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the locusts live food niche?**
- Listings span £4.55–£17.42; the average listing price is £10.78 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 304 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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