could some one remind what it looks like when squash vine borers eggs get laid on you plants

I don't know what they look like, but when you look at the base of the plant, look for a small hole and a pile of frass ( borer poop) in the side of the plant. If you can figure which stem the little bugger is boaring through, take a pin and poke it all the way through the vine at regular interevals. You might get lucky.

when squash vine borers eggs get laid on you plants?

They make little huffing noises, sometimes punctuated by little screams of delight. Hard to hear them, though.

Okay, in reality, the eggs are like thick, reddish, oval pinheads, usually at the base of the plant. Almost impossible to see or find. I pile grass clippings over the base to keep the mother moth away from the stalks, but some say that doesn't work for them. You can also try dusting the area occasionally with Dipel (BT) because even though it kills other beneficial bugs, not many good guys hang out on the crown of a squash plant.

One more thing. Pins might work, but I expect it'll just piss them off. Best to take a single-edge razor and cut lengthwise into the stalk until you find the grub. This won't affect in any way the stalk's ability to feed its squash.

I've heard that you can get the bt formula specific to the squash borer and inject it with a hypo into the plants themselves.

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First, there was sex in the garden. Now the plants are shooting up? What'll they do next? --J--

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And sometimes they get arrested for disturbing the peas.

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can any post an image of what the queen mouth looks like

Try this for a picture:

http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/veg/ef314.htm

Whew! Thanks for the photo. I flicked one of those bugs off my squash plant yesterday. When I saw that picture, I thought I'd better go and have a look. Guess what? On the underside of one of the leaves, a clutch of bronze eggs sacs! The only clutch that I could find, so for now I've got the little buggers on the run.

The following things have worked for me: 1. Planting a circle of radishes around the plant base so the radish leaves overlap(don't know why this helps, but it does) 2. Placing a square of foil under the plant (reflection confuses the female moth). You need to extend the foil as the vines grow. This year I got a row cover to try, although it must be removed at pollination time. I wanted to try injecting the benificial nematodes, but they are way too expensive unless you grow a lot of squash.