15 daughter colonies of the 4a were tested:
DE-8-73-1-1977 DE-8-73-2-1977 DE-8-73-3-1977 DE-8-73-4-1977 DE-8-73-5-1977 DE-8-73-6-1977 DE-8-73-7-1977 DE-8-73-8-1977 DE-8-73-9-1977 DE-8-73-10-1977 DE-8-73-11-1977 DE-8-73-12-1977 DE-8-73-13-1977 DE-8-73-14-1977 DE-8-73-15-1977
21 tested queens were mated at the mating station:
DE-8-73-1-1977 DE-8-73-2-1977 DE-8-73-3-1977 DE-8-73-4-1977 DE-8-73-5-1977 DE-8-73-6-1977 DE-8-73-7-1977 DE-8-73-8-1977 DE-8-73-9-1977 DE-8-73-10-1977 DE-8-73-11-1977 DE-8-73-12-1977 DE-8-73-13-1977 DE-8-73-14-1977 DE-8-73-15-1977 DE-8-208-222-1977 DE-8-208-223-1977 DE-8-208-224-1977 DE-8-208-225-1977 DE-8-208-226-1977 DE-8-208-227-1977
15 daughter colonies of queens mated at the mating station were tested:
DE-8-73-1-1978 DE-8-73-2-1978 DE-8-73-3-1978 DE-8-73-4-1978 DE-8-73-5-1978 DE-8-73-6-1978 DE-8-73-7-1978 DE-8-73-8-1978 DE-8-73-9-1978 DE-8-73-10-1978 DE-8-73-19-1978 DE-8-73-20-1978 DE-8-73-21-1978 DE-8-73-22-1978 DE-8-73-23-1978