ch. 1. Introduction : remote sensing and GIS techniques for the detection, surveillance, and management of invasive species / Kevin Dalsted -- ch. 2. Obtaining spatial data / Mary O'Neill and Kevin Dalsted -- ch. 3. Population ecology considerations for monitoring and managing biological invasions / Patrick C. Tobin. [et al.] -- ch. 4. Integrating GPS, GIS, and remote sensing technologies with disease management principles to improve plant health / Forrest W. Nutter, Jr. [et al.] -- ch. 5. Mapping actual and predicted distribution of pest animals and weeds in Australia / Peter West. [et al.] -- ch. 6. Use of GIS applications to combat the threat of emerging virulent wheat stem rust races / David Hodson and Eddy DePauw -- ch. 7. Online aerobiology process model / Joseph M. Russo and Scott A. Isard -- ch. 8. Site-specific management of green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) / Ian MacRae, Matthew Carroll, and Min Zhu -- ch. 9. Analysis of the 2002 equine West Nile virus outbreak in South Dakota using GIS and spatial statistics / Michael C. Wimberly, Erik Lindquist, and Christine L. Wey -- ch. 10. Designing a local-scale microsimulation of lesser grain borer population dynamics and movements / J.M. Shawn Hutchinson. [et al.] -- ch. 11. Geographic information systems in corn rootworm management / B. Wade French. [et al.] -- ch. 12. Improving surveillance for invasive plants : a GIS toolbox for surveillance decision support / Julian C. Fox and David Pullar -- ch. 13. Tracking invasive weed species in rangeland using probability functions to identify site-specific boundaries : a case study using yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis L.) / Lawrence W. Lass. [et al.] -- ch. 14. Using GIS to map and manage weeds in field crops / Mary S. Gumz and Stephen C. Weller -- ch. 15. Adapting geostatistics to analyze spatial and temporal trends in weed populations / Nathalie Colbach and Frank F. Forcella -- ch. 16. Using GIS to investigate weed shifts after two cycles of a corn/soybean rotation / Kurtis D. Reitsma and Sharon A. Clay -- ch. 17. Creating and using weed maps for site-specific management / J. Anita Dille. [et al.].