[1][2] The WBPH species has a large ecological and economic impact on China and immediate countries.

[3] S. furcifera can also cause unexpected damage to local rice crops due to their ability to annually migrate long distances.

[3] Sogatella furcifera is a migratory pest of rice in Asia,[2] migrating from tropical and subtropical regions toward northern or northeast Asia in spring and summer.

At the end of growing season in autumn, their offspring migrate back to their southern overwintering sites.

The study concluded that spring immigrants were from the Indochina Peninsula, and that they migrated into southern China.