In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of pest management and crop certification of crops by a grower. The method includes gathering pest sampling data in connection with a crop of the grower, the pest sampling data including locational information thereof. The gathered pest sampling data is transmitted to a pest sampling database. The pest sampling database includes pest sampling data regarding respective crops from a plurality of other growers. The pest sampling database is in electrical communication with pest management analysis software for generation of pest management analysis which is received by the grower. The crop is harvested and a crop certification is received regarding the crop based upon the generated pest management analysis.