Pest-Borne Disease Awareness Drives Increased Home & Garden Pesticide Use
15 November 2012 U.S. demand for home and garden pesticides is growing, thanks to increasing awareness of diseases like West Nile virus and aggressive insects such as bed bugs and red imported fire ants, according to a new report by industry market research firm Freedonia Group.
The market for the segment is expected to rise 3.2% a year to $2.3 billion by 2016, signaling a rebound for lawn and garden applications which were hindered by the recession from 2006 to 2011.
“Growth will be promoted by increased spending on lawn and garden maintenance as a way to increase home values, in addition to continued interest in do-it-yourself yard activities, especially in lawn care and edible garden,” according to Freedonia’s report. Homewever, gains will be restrained by overall maturity of the market, it noted.
Active ingredients including 2,4-D, glyphosate, malathion, carbaryl and DEET remain some of the most commonly used products in home and garden pesticides, although the market has seen a shift in product mix. First, more widespread environmental awareness has led to greater availability of less toxic and/or naturally derived pesticides. The use of pyrethoids and neonicotinoids has been increasing, despite increased scruitiny of neonicotinoids due to their connection with collony collapse disorder in honeybees, however unproven.
Ready-to-apply formulations, which boast special formulations and packaging, are also taking greater hold of the marketplace, according to Freedonia.
(Source: Freedonia Group; edited by FCI Staff)
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