Dietary Overlap of Sympatric Polyphagous Alpine Grasshoppers Includes Invasive Plant Species

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate the dietary overlap of alpine grasshoppers and the presence of invasive plant species within their habitat.
• Observed the dietary patterns of sympatric polyphagous alpine grasshoppers in their natural habitat.
• Analyzed the impact of invasive plant species on grasshopper feeding behavior.
• Grasshoppers exhibited a significant dietary overlap with invasive plant species.
• Invasive plants were found to be regularly consumed by grasshoppers, indicating potential ecological influence.