行业市场研究公司 Freedonia Group 的一份新报告显示，由于人们对西尼罗河病毒等疾病以及臭虫和进口红火蚁等侵略性昆虫的认识不断提高，美国对家用和园艺杀虫剂的需求正在增长。
到 2016 年，该细分市场预计每年增长 3.2%，达到 $23 亿，这标志着 2006 年至 2011 年的经济衰退阻碍了草坪和花园应用的反弹。
“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.
Freedonia 表示，具有特殊配方和包装的即用型配方也在市场上占有更大的份额。
（来源：Freedonia Group；FCI Staff 编辑）