Wesley GreeneSocial Links NavigationColonial Williamsburg Foundation Latest articles by Wesley Greene Ox Urine to Olive Oil: Fighting Garden Pests Like the Colonists By Wesley Greene published June 5, 2015 How did Colonial Americans rid themselves of garden pests? Fossil Fuels Black Locust: The Tree on Which the US Was Built By Wesley Greene published May 4, 2015 Prized by American Indians for their bows and American colonists for their timbers, the black locust is the tree that built the United States. Insects Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1'Richly decorated' antler from Stone Age Sweden was used as battle ax and fishing harpoon2Massive circular tomb filled with battle-scarred people unearthed in Peru3This rare disease causes people to move uncontrollably and unintentionally self-harm4Yellowstone wolf pack filmed hunting bison after death of one-eyed alpha 'queen'5James Webb telescope spots Milky Way's long-lost 'twin' — and it is 'fundamentally changing our view of the early universe'
Ox Urine to Olive Oil: Fighting Garden Pests Like the Colonists By Wesley Greene published June 5, 2015 How did Colonial Americans rid themselves of garden pests?
Black Locust: The Tree on Which the US Was Built By Wesley Greene published May 4, 2015 Prized by American Indians for their bows and American colonists for their timbers, the black locust is the tree that built the United States.
