Applications are available this week for the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Wild Hog Program.The initiative targets the invasive species that ruin farmers' crops around the state."We got a big problem with these wild hogs, invasive non-native, sorry, good-for-nothing, disease-ridden, habitat-destroying, farmland-devastating wild hogs," Commissioner Andy Gipson said.The wild hogs cause about $100 million worth of damage in Mississippi each year, Gipson said.The hogs prove to be such a big threat each year because they reproduce at an incredibly high rate.The Wild Hog Program offers "smart" traps to be deployed. One trap per 500 acres is recommended, depending on landscape and land use.Corn or another type of feed is put into the middle of the metal gates to lure the pigs in through an opening. Once inside, the farmer or operator remotely closes the door to trap the pigs."They're all smart traps. They connect to your phone, so you can monitor when those pigs go in that trap," Gipson said.The application period for the Wild Hog Program is from May 15 to May 30.The agriculture department helps provide technical assistance for farmers to learn how to operate the traps.