An issue that could have plagued area farmers has largely gone away thanks to recent humidity.

Doug Gucker is a small farm educator for the University of Illinois Extension in DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Counties. He explains aphids briefly made an appearance in local fields but thankfully have gone away thanks to the recent humid stretch we experienced.

According to Gucker, rain and humidity are the best natural treatments for aphids. The recommendation is to look before you apply any applicators.

Get more from Gucker at the Extension website, extension.illinois.edu/dmp.