At times, the seeds can be found to be partially damaged, and requires further studying to understand the activity of the species in relation to oak trees.

It was also noted that the "emergence method, cell formation, and prepupal and pupal activity patterns are similar to those of C. naso larvae.

"[3] Additionally, the study found that C. posticatus larvae overwinter within the soil, but the adults tend to hibernate underneath leaves.

[3] Much of this study was done to examine the longevity and adult emergence of C. posticatus, and their breeding activity in Crataegus fruits, fresh hickory nuts, and black oak acorn meats.

The results showed that most of the C. posticatus beetles would feed, lay their eggs, and produce the most larvae in the black oak acorn meats.

The species of Conotrachelus in all stages of its life (larvae, pupae, and adulthood), breeds within acorns specifically in the United States and Canada.

The researchers had placed cone emergence traps in a periodically flooded forest to obtain weevil population parameter estimates and understanding tree-to-tree variability in acorn predation rates.

[7] By having done these parameters to analyze the predation rates of weevils, it can help to combat the reduction of food resources that wildlife needs, and preventing these beetles from replenishing seedling placement.

[8] Within the research study, "On the identity of a U.S. intercepted Conotrachelus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with avocado (Persea americana)", by Maria Lourdes Chamorro and Maxwell V. L. Barclay, it strives to analyze the identification of non-native weevils and their effect on local agriculture.

"[8] to be able to help those that are growers on agricultural lands to absorb and understand all of the organisms' biology for better preventative measures against the growing threats from the species of weevil beetles.

When looking at the discussion section of this study, the identification of the C. lobatus is a non-native species with avocados and can frequently be mistaken for the U.S. native C. posticatus.