OCCURRENCE IN THE SOIL AND DISPERSAL OF Lecanicillium lecanii, A FUNGAL PATHOGEN OF THE GREEN COFFEE SCALE (Coccus viridis) AND COFFEE RUST (Hemileia vastatrix)
The fungus Lecanicillium lecanii attacks the green scale (Coccus viridis), a pest of coffee, and is also a hyperparasite of coffee rust (Hemileia vastatrix).Knowledge of the epizootiology of this fungus is potentially important for conservation biological control in coffee agroecosystems.The presence of viable propagules of L.lecanii in the soil, a