9 daughter colonies of the 4a were tested:
DE-14-57-1-1976 DE-14-57-3-1976 DE-14-57-4-1976 DE-14-57-5-1976 DE-14-57-6-1976 DE-14-57-8-1976 DE-14-57-9-1976 DE-14-57-10-1976 DE-14-57-11-1976
13 tested queens were mated at the mating station:
DE-14-109-1-1978 DE-14-109-2-1978 DE-14-109-3-1978 DE-14-109-4-1978 DE-14-109-5-1978 DE-14-109-6-1978 DE-14-109-7-1978 DE-14-109-8-1978 DE-14-109-10-1978 DE-14-109-11-1978 DE-14-109-12-1978 DE-14-109-13-1978 DE-14-109-14-1978
8 daughter colonies of queens mated at the mating station were tested:
DE-14-109-19-1980 DE-14-109-21-1980 DE-14-109-24-1980 DE-14-109-25-1980 DE-14-109-27-1980 DE-14-109-31-1980 DE-14-109-34-1980 DE-14-109-39-1980