Ants caught in "shocking" situation

Turf managers have long complained about swarms of ants on irrigation controller boxes and other outdoor electrical equipment. We now have a better understanding of this curious behavior, as well as of how to manage it.

Ants can respond almost fanatically in the vicinity of electrical equipment, forgoing food and water in order to get closer to the source of electric current. Researcher and ant specialist Dr. William McKay of Texas A and M University has found that it is…