The jets associated with galactic microquasars are believed to be ejected by accreting stellar mass black holes or neutron stars. We show that if the energy content of the jets in the transient sources is dominated by electron-proton plasma, then a several hour outburst of 1-100 TeV neutrinos produced by photomeson interactions should precede the radio flares associated with major ejection events. Several neutrinos may be detected during a single outburst by a 1 km(2) detector, thereby providing a powerful probe of microquasar jet physics.
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