Habitat management enhances heterogeneity in agroecosystems and also has the potential
to increase recruitment of spiders, which can improve the biological control services afforded
by these important predators. A paucity of studies has documented the associations of
spiders with plant communities or the efficacy of non-crop plants for increasing the density
and diversity of spider populations. Here we examined natural associations of spiders with
native non-crop plants within Brazilian chili pepper agroecosystems. Following this …