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title: "Bug Busters: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Bug Busters provides residential and commercial pest control services in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/bug-busters"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Bug Busters: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Bug Busters provides residential and commercial pest control services in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: Bug Busters
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among nelson pest control companies**: 10%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nelson pest control companies | 4 | 10% | 10 |

- [Nelson pest control companies](/demand/nz/categories/nz-nelson-pest-control-companies)

## How has branded search demand for Bug Busters changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Bug Busters in New Zealand held steady at 10.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bug Busters’ estimated Share of Search among nelson pest control companies in New Zealand increased from 6.7% to 10%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bug Busters’ estimated Share of Search among nelson pest control companies in New Zealand peaked at 41.7% in June 2026 and was lowest at 4% in November 2025.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand nelson pest control companies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, The Bug Lady overtook Bug Busters to rank 3rd among nelson pest control companies in New Zealand, at 30%.
- In August 2026, Spiderban gained estimated Share of Search among nelson pest control companies in New Zealand, from 25% to 30%.
- In August 2026, Debug Nelson lost estimated Share of Search among nelson pest control companies in New Zealand, from 50% to 30%.
- In August 2026, Bug Busters lost estimated Share of Search among nelson pest control companies in New Zealand, from 12.5% to 10%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Nelson pest control companies | 10 | 6.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Nelson pest control companies | 10 | 4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Nelson pest control companies | 20 | 10% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Nelson pest control companies | 10 | 4.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Nelson pest control companies | 10 | 4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Nelson pest control companies | 20 | 7.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Nelson pest control companies | 30 | 14.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Nelson pest control companies | 60 | 31.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Nelson pest control companies | 50 | 41.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Nelson pest control companies | 10 | 12.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Nelson pest control companies | 10 | 10% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Nelson pest control companies | — | — | — |

## How is Bug Busters measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bug Busters’ name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “bug busters pest control”
- “bug busters pest control services”
- “bugbusters pest control”

## Which nelson pest control companies compete with Bug Busters?

- [Debug Nelson](/demand/nz/brands/debug-nelson): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bug-busters-vs-debug-nelson
- [Spiderban](/demand/nz/brands/spiderban): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bug-busters-vs-spiderban
- [The Bug Lady](/demand/nz/brands/the-bug-lady): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bug-busters-vs-the-bug-lady

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Bug Busters: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/bug-busters

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