Japanese ekianthus is a popular garden tree in our country. We have had them for hedge and also solitary garden trees since we moved here about 40 years ago. They always bloomed with tiny light pink flowers at the same time of budding. In fall, they were beautifully colored like the photo below. This photo of them hedging the street was taken almost 20 years ago.
For the past 2 or 3 years, all of them have been eated by longhorn beetles. It has ruined most of them for now, even though we have given pesticide for this pest. This pest is originally in the tropical area. Even without any scientific evidence, I suspect it might be settled down here due to the global warming. It coincides with occurrence of extreme heat in the summer here.
The larva of this pest invades and damages the trunk of such as Japanese ekianthus or other hardwoods. It lasts for 10 months in a year. It could also damege the wood of building materials. This pest has not attracted much public attention yet. But who knows?
I might have taken photos of them blooming in spring. So beautiful. I am sure I have taken but they have been lost in the vast collection of photos in HDD. Too sad. I should make it sure that every photo has been stored in an external HDD.
I have also read about the deranged circulation of seawater in the Atlantic Ocean. In the global warming, the ice in the north pole has been thawed and poured into the Atlantic Ocean. The seawater has been lowered in density and prevens its normal circulation between the surface and the depth. It could cause the abnormal weather and the reduced production of fisheries industry. We are quietly and secrety going through a tepping point in this manner.
This is a tiny and possibly definite experience of the same global warming at our home.
