13 daughter colonies of the 4a were tested:
DE-8-117-411-1974 DE-8-117-413-1974 DE-8-117-418-1974 DE-8-117-443-1974 DE-8-117-444-1974 DE-8-117-448-1974 DE-8-117-469-1974 DE-8-117-503-1976 DE-8-117-504-1976 DE-8-117-510-1976 DE-8-117-518-1976 DE-8-117-522-1976 DE-8-117-535-1976
16 tested queens were mated at the mating station:
DE-8-18-1059-1975 DE-8-18-1061-1975 DE-8-18-1062-1975 DE-8-18-1063-1975 DE-8-18-1067-1975 DE-8-18-1068-1975 DE-8-18-1070-1975 DE-8-18-1086-1975 DE-8-18-1092-1975 DE-8-18-1094-1975 DE-8-18-1095-1975 DE-8-18-1096-1975 DE-8-18-1097-1975 DE-8-18-1115-1975 DE-8-18-1116-1975 DE-8-18-1128-1975
16 daughter colonies of queens mated at the mating station were tested:
DE-8-18-1250-1976 DE-8-18-1253-1976 DE-8-18-1254-1976 DE-8-18-1257-1976 DE-8-18-1260-1976 DE-8-18-1261-1976 DE-8-18-1262-1976 DE-8-18-1263-1976 DE-8-18-1264-1976 DE-8-18-1266-1976 DE-8-18-1267-1976 DE-8-18-1269-1976 DE-8-18-1273-1976 DE-8-18-1275-1976 DE-8-18-1276-1976 DE-8-18-1278-1976