WYMV was mainly distributed around the middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze and its tributaries including Qingyi River and Dadu River,and around the middle-lower reaches of the Yellow River and its tributaries including Weihe River and Huaihe River.

• 小麦黄花叶病主要分布于长江中、下游及其支流大渡河、青衣江,黄河中、下游及其支流渭河流域、淮河流域。