13 daughter colonies of the 4a were tested:
DE-2-240-1-2008 DE-2-240-2-2008 DE-2-240-3-2008 DE-2-240-5-2008 DE-2-240-6-2008 DE-2-240-35-2008 DE-2-248-101-2008 DE-2-248-104-2008 DE-2-248-105-2008 DE-2-248-106-2008 DE-2-248-107-2008 DE-2-248-108-2008 DE-2-248-110-2008
15 tested queens were mated at the mating station:
DE-2-197-56-2009 DE-2-197-58-2009 DE-2-197-63-2009 DE-2-197-64-2009 DE-2-197-65-2009 DE-2-197-66-2009 DE-2-203-27-2009 DE-2-203-31-2009 DE-2-203-37-2009 DE-2-203-44-2009 DE-2-203-47-2009 DE-2-203-50-2009 DE-2-203-60-2009 DE-2-203-62-2009 DE-2-240-37-2009
6 daughter colonies of queens mated at the mating station were tested:
DE-2-197-105-2010 DE-2-197-112-2010 DE-2-197-128-2010 DE-2-197-129-2010 DE-2-197-130-2010 DE-2-197-133-2010