There are several molts after hatching. The larval instars don't change in general appearance except to become darker and larger, to develop wings, and to have progressively longer antennae due to addition of segments. As a carnivore, this insect is beneficial and needs no control. If populations are high enough to soil cut flower commodities or cause quarantine concern, field or post harvest control may be necessary. Immersion in water repels them, and hot water immersion easily kills them.
Field insecticides lower populations.
Hawaiian Terrestrial Arthropod Checklist. 1993. Gordon M. Nishida, Ed. Terry, T. W. 1905. Leafhoppers and their natural enemies, part 5, Forficulidae. Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Expt.