Forest Tent Caterpillar. Eastern Tent Caterpillar. Larvae. â¢ Hatch near time of bud break. â¢ Feed through May & June for 5-6 weeks. â1st feed on growing flower & leaf buds in host tree crown. â Next feed on foliage, usually one branch at a time. â¢ Fifth instars responsible for most of the defoliation. â¢ Gregarious in early instars.
Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate(noun) a friend who is frequently in the company of another. 2  Comrade(noun) a fellow member of the Communist Party. 3  brother, comrade(noun) used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement.
1 A person whom one knows; an acquaintance. 2  A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade. 3  One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group, cause, or movement: friends of the clean air movement. 4  Friend A member of the Society of Friends; a Quaker. A person whom one knows; an acquaintance. 2  A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade. 3  One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group, cause, or movement: friends of the clean air movement. 4  Friend A member of the Society of Friends; a Quaker.