18 daughter colonies of the 4a were tested:
DE-4-15-1-1996 DE-4-15-4-1996 DE-4-15-6-1996 DE-4-15-7-1996 DE-4-15-8-1996 DE-4-15-9-1996 DE-4-15-10-1996 DE-4-15-13-1996 DE-4-15-14-1996 DE-4-15-15-1996 DE-4-15-17-1996 DE-4-15-18-1996 DE-4-15-19-1996 DE-4-15-20-1996 DE-4-15-22-1996 DE-4-15-23-1996 DE-4-15-24-1996 DE-4-15-29-1996
25 tested queens were mated at the mating station:
DE-4-4-3-1996 DE-4-4-4-1996 DE-4-4-9-1996 DE-4-4-10-1996 DE-4-4-14-1996 DE-4-4-17-1996 DE-4-4-19-1996 DE-4-15-1-1996 DE-4-15-4-1996 DE-4-15-6-1996 DE-4-15-7-1996 DE-4-15-8-1996 DE-4-15-9-1996 DE-4-15-10-1996 DE-4-15-13-1996 DE-4-15-14-1996 DE-4-15-15-1996 DE-4-15-17-1996 DE-4-15-18-1996 DE-4-15-19-1996 DE-4-15-20-1996 DE-4-15-22-1996 DE-4-15-23-1996 DE-4-15-24-1996 DE-4-15-29-1996
94 daughter colonies of queens mated at the mating station were tested:
DE-4-15-1-1997 DE-4-15-1-1999 DE-4-15-2-1997 DE-4-15-2-1999 DE-4-15-3-1999 DE-4-15-4-1997 DE-4-15-4-1999 DE-4-15-5-1997 DE-4-15-5-1999 DE-4-15-6-1997 DE-4-15-6-1999 DE-4-15-7-1999 DE-4-15-8-1997 DE-4-15-8-1999 DE-4-15-9-1997 DE-4-15-9-1999 DE-4-15-10-1997 DE-4-15-10-1999 DE-4-15-11-1999 DE-4-15-12-1997 DE-4-15-12-1999 DE-4-15-13-1997 DE-4-15-13-1999 DE-4-15-14-1997 DE-4-15-14-1999 DE-4-15-15-1999 DE-4-15-16-1997 DE-4-15-16-1999 DE-4-15-17-1997 DE-4-15-17-1999 DE-4-15-18-1997 DE-4-15-18-1999 DE-4-15-19-1997 DE-4-15-19-1999 DE-4-15-20-1997 DE-4-15-20-1999 DE-4-15-21-1997 DE-4-15-21-1999 DE-4-15-22-1997 DE-4-15-22-1999 DE-4-15-23-1997 DE-4-15-23-1999 DE-4-15-24-1997 DE-4-15-24-1999 DE-4-15-25-1997 DE-4-15-25-1999 DE-4-15-26-1997 DE-4-15-26-1999 DE-4-15-27-1999 DE-4-15-28-1999 DE-4-15-47-1997 DE-4-90-1-1999 DE-4-90-2-1999 DE-4-90-3-1999 DE-4-90-4-1999 DE-4-90-5-1999 DE-4-90-6-1999 DE-4-90-7-1999 DE-4-90-8-1999 DE-4-90-9-1999 DE-4-90-10-1999 DE-4-90-44-1997 DE-4-90-45-1997 DE-4-90-46-1997 DE-4-90-47-1997 DE-4-90-48-1997 DE-4-90-49-1997 DE-4-90-50-1997 DE-4-90-51-1997 DE-4-90-52-1997 DE-4-90-53-1997 DE-4-90-54-1997 DE-4-90-55-1997 DE-4-251-1-1999 DE-4-251-2-1999 DE-4-251-3-1999 DE-4-251-4-1999 DE-4-251-5-1999 DE-4-251-6-1999 DE-4-251-7-1999 DE-4-251-8-1999 DE-4-251-9-1999 DE-4-251-10-1999 DE-4-251-11-1999 DE-4-251-12-1999 DE-4-251-13-1999 DE-4-251-14-1999 DE-4-251-15-1999 DE-4-251-16-1999 DE-4-251-17-1999 DE-4-251-18-1999 DE-4-251-19-1999 DE-4-251-20-1999 DE-4-251-21-1999