Squash bugs.

Yep! The version here is copper-colored eggs. I hate those buggers!

I found them today too. I posted about killing them boogers in an earlier post.

I found 2 squash bugs that were laying eggs and they are not flattened. All the eggs are also now scrambled.

You better get out there and start squishing.

Thanks so much... sigh.... Here we go again LOL Everytime I get one thing under control, there is something else to combat... Oh well, off to search more eggs. Thanks so much for the replies:)

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During the day, squash bugs usually seek shady cover and aggregate around the base of the plant.

The adult squash bugs are strong fliers and migrate to fields and gardens in early summer. Squash bug eggs are shiny brown and elliptical, attached in groups to the underside of leaves.
tho I don't think the eggs are always brown. The full link is below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Squashbug

CrabJoe is right, the only solution is to scramble them with chicken eggs. They are not half bad you know LOL

i agree those are squash bugs!!! good luck getting rid of them ALL before they hatch!!! sarah

Please not the ERROR on the link posted by gumby.

I have e-mailed the Master Gardeners with the following info:

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An error exists on the page about squash bugs.
http://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4DMG/Pests/sqshbug.htm

The top photo is a nymph of a true bug (squash bug) but the photo at the right is an adult beetle, more specifically, the tenlined June beetle.
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Thus the top photo in gumby's post is a juvenile squash bug whereas the striped insect is a tenlined June beetle.

Thanks so much everyone. I appreciate all the wonderful information here on this forum:) It is nice to talk with people who share a love of the same thing and can share in the frustrations and joys it all brings:)