Home Insecticides

The Netherlands saw mixed weather during the spring and summer seasons of 2023, though the country did enjoy several weeks of sunny weather with high temperatures, supporting higher demand (with a slight slowdown in the decline in volume sales) for…

Home insecticides are highly seasonal products in Switzerland with sales peaking around the spring and summer months. This is when the country typically experiences warmer and more humid weather, which is generally when the insect population…

In 2023, home insecticides in Sweden experienced a notable trend of higher retail price points. This upward shift in prices can be primarily ascribed to the escalating costs incurred by both manufacturers and retailers in the production and…

Despite strong pressure on consumer purchasing power and soaring retail current unit prices, home insecticides registered a retail volume sales increase in 2023. While marginal overall, all categories, bar the mature spray/aerosol format, posted…

Home insecticides saw a slight fall in volume sales in 2023, with value growth mainly due to increasing prices and the fact that the electric segment put in a relatively strong performance. Despite the long and hot summer seen in the country in 2023,…

Retail value growth was double-digit in 2023, driven by rising price points and ongoing inflation. Despite rising prices, retail volume growth was positive in all areas, driven by electric insecticides and spray/aerosol insecticides. Weather…

Sales of home insecticides received an extra boost in 2023 due to the considerable increase in temperatures throughout Peru, which was linked to the El Niño and Niño Costero phenomena. This phenomena has increased the presence of insects such as…

All categories of home insecticides continued to see strong increases in retail volume sales in 2023, although insecticide baits remained negligible. This supported retail current value growth, which was made dynamic by high inflationary pressure on…

Sales of home insecticides were dominated by spray/aerosol insecticides again in 2023. However, these products are increasingly at odds with environmental concerns due to their chemical-based formulations. Indeed, a growing number of Norwegian…

Home insecticides saw retail volume declines in 2023 as local consumers were forced to prioritise purchases and cut down on less-essential products. Further, over 2022-23, North Macedonia saw a reduced number of flying and crawling insects,…

The high inflation rate fuelled double-digit retail value growth for home insecticides, with consumers constrained budgets contributing to the strong growth of mosquito coils and other home insecticides in volume terms. These products are viewed by…

The year 2023 witnessed a mild winter and an early onset of warmer summer months in New Zealand, attributed to an El Niño weather system. El Niño typically brings increased westerly winds, more rain in the west, and dry conditions in the east. The…

Home insecticides witnessed a strong rebound in sales following a catastrophic season in 2022. Since home insecticides are mainly a seasonal, functional product, the main driver of volume sales each year is the size of the insect population. In 2023,…

Electric insecticides recorded the most robust growth in 2023, recognised for their exceptional effectiveness in combating both flying and crawling insects, making them the preferred choice among many consumers dealing with pest infestations. Many…

Home insecticides in Kazakhstan benefitted from 2023’s hot summer, posting continued volume sales growth throughout the year, and this is expected to also continue over the forecast period at a stable rate, along with robust value growth which was…

Demand for home insecticides in Israel continued to decline in 2023, in line with its review period performance as a whole. This was mainly driven by the dominant format of spray/aerosol home insecticides, despite its affordability, as these products…

Retail value growth recorded double-digit sales in 2023, driven by rising price points and ongoing demand for insecticides. In 2023, Ireland's summer was the fifth warmest on record. This created conditions conducive to the spread of insects,…

Although retail value sales were double-digit in 2023, retail volume sales were much lower, with a decline noted in insecticide coils. Insecticide coils suffered from fewer mosquitoes in 2023 due to the weak summer season. In addition, consumers were…

There were significant price rises for home-insecticides in 2023, and in particular for spray/aerosols, as supply chain disruptions still lingered and this resulted in high current and constant value growth. However, despite significant price…

Home insecticides is another category which is being impacted by price hikes, driven by high costs for manufacturers and inflationary pressures. Whilst players have aimed to absorb their own costs as much as possible, especially in light of the…