However, in tropical agroecosystems there is a paucity of information pertaining to the
resources provided by non-crop weeds and their interactions with natural enemies. In this study we evaluated
(a) whether weeds within chili pepper fields affect the diversity and abundance of aphidophagous
species; (b) whether there are direct interactions between weeds and aphidophagous arthropods; and (c)
the importance of weed floral resources for survival of a native and exotic coccinellid in chili pepper agroecosystems.