8 daughter colonies of the 4a were tested:
DE-16-29-1285-1983 DE-16-29-1291-1983 DE-16-29-1294-1983 DE-16-29-1310-1983 DE-16-29-1314-1983 DE-16-29-1316-1983 DE-16-29-1317-1983 DE-16-29-1320-1983
32 tested queens were mated at the mating station:
DE-13-91-366-1984 DE-13-91-367-1984 DE-13-91-368-1984 DE-13-91-369-1984 DE-13-91-370-1984 DE-13-91-372-1984 DE-13-91-373-1984 DE-13-91-374-1984 DE-16-8-1021-1984 DE-16-8-1022-1984 DE-16-8-1023-1984 DE-16-8-1027-1984 DE-16-8-1028-1984 DE-16-8-1029-1984 DE-16-8-1050-1984 DE-16-8-1051-1984 DE-16-8-1052-1984 DE-16-8-1053-1984 DE-16-8-1054-1984 DE-16-8-1055-1984 DE-16-8-1056-1984 DE-16-8-1057-1984 DE-16-8-1058-1984 DE-16-8-1059-1984 DE-16-8-1060-1984 DE-16-8-1061-1984 DE-16-8-1062-1984 DE-16-8-1063-1984 DE-16-8-1064-1984 DE-16-8-1065-1984 DE-16-8-1066-1984 DE-16-8-1067-1984
29 daughter colonies of queens mated at the mating station were tested:
DE-13-91-458-1988 DE-13-91-459-1988 DE-13-91-460-1988 DE-13-91-461-1988 DE-13-91-462-1988 DE-13-91-463-1988 DE-13-91-464-1988 DE-13-91-465-1988 DE-13-91-466-1988 DE-13-91-467-1988 DE-13-91-468-1988 DE-16-8-1313-1988 DE-16-8-1314-1988 DE-16-8-1315-1988 DE-16-8-1316-1988 DE-16-8-1317-1988 DE-16-8-1318-1988 DE-16-8-1319-1988 DE-16-8-1320-1988 DE-16-8-1321-1988 DE-16-8-1322-1988 DE-16-8-1323-1988 DE-16-8-1324-1988 DE-16-8-1325-1988 DE-16-8-1326-1988 DE-16-8-1327-1988 DE-16-8-1328-1988 DE-16-8-1329-1988 DE-16-8-1330-1988