10 daughter colonies of the 4a were tested:
DE-17-71-118-1977 DE-17-71-454-1977 DE-17-71-457-1977 DE-17-71-458-1977 DE-17-71-464-1977 DE-17-71-470-1977 DE-17-71-472-1977 DE-17-72-23-1978 DE-17-72-24-1978 DE-17-72-25-1978
41 tested queens were mated at the mating station:
DE-6-234-63-1979 DE-6-234-64-1979 DE-6-234-65-1979 DE-6-234-66-1979 DE-6-234-67-1979 DE-6-234-68-1979 DE-6-234-69-1979 DE-6-234-71-1979 DE-6-234-73-1979 DE-6-234-76-1979 DE-6-234-77-1979 DE-6-234-78-1979 DE-6-234-79-1979 DE-6-235-80-1979 DE-6-235-81-1979 DE-6-235-82-1979 DE-6-235-83-1979 DE-6-235-84-1979 DE-6-235-85-1979 DE-6-235-86-1979 DE-6-235-87-1979 DE-6-235-88-1979 DE-17-71-37-1979 DE-17-71-38-1979 DE-17-71-41-1979 DE-17-71-42-1979 DE-17-71-48-1979 DE-17-71-49-1979 DE-17-71-84-1979 DE-17-71-85-1979 DE-17-71-88-1979 DE-17-71-89-1979 DE-17-71-90-1979 DE-17-71-91-1979 DE-17-71-93-1979 DE-17-72-37-1979 DE-17-72-38-1979 DE-17-72-41-1979 DE-17-72-42-1979 DE-17-72-48-1979 DE-17-72-49-1979
5 daughter colonies of queens mated at the mating station were tested:
DE-17-71-103-1981 DE-17-71-105-1981 DE-17-71-106-1981 DE-17-71-107-1981 DE-17-71-108-1981