According to current knowledge, BaMV infects only bamboo, tobacco, quinoa (a kind of amaranth) and barley. Also, there are no insects in nature that transmit BaMV, so unless it is introduced by humans, it will not affect cash crops in Taiwan like vegetables or rice, nor will it influence Taiwan's local crop system.
就目前所知，竹嵌紋病毒會只會感染竹子、菸草、藜（一種野草）和大麥等植物，且竹嵌紋病毒在大自然中沒有媒介昆蟲傳播，除非人為殖入，否則沒有感染蔬菜、水稻等經濟作物之虞，也不會影響台灣的本土作物系統。