Table 1 Parameters evaluated for breeding schemes with genomic preselection (GPS)

Number of genotyped queens per year (\({n}_{gpy}\))

0 to 4000 in steps of 500

Number of dams of drone producing queens (DPQ) chosen for GPS (\({N}_{DPQ}^{GPS}\))

0 to 50 in steps of 1

Number of dams of breeding queens (BQ) chosen for GPS (\({N}_{BQ}^{GPS}\))

0 to 200 in steps of 1

Number of candidate DPQ per dam for GPS (\({n}_{DPQ}^{GPS}\))

9 to 64 in steps of 1

Number of candidate BQ per dam for GPS (\({n}_{BQ}^{GPS}\))

6 to 32 in steps of 1

Proportion of DPQ selected by GPS compared to all DPQ deployed on mating stations (\({p}_{DPQ}\))

0 to 1 in steps of 0.02

Proportion of BQ selected by GPS compared to all phenotyped BQ (\({p}_{BQ}\))

0 to 1 in steps of 0.005

Selection intensity of GPS on DPQ (\({i}_{DPQ}^{GPS}\))

0.21 to 1.65

Selection intensity of GPS on BQ (\({i}_{BQ}^{GPS}\))

0.30 to 1.53