It is interesting that the feral population is thriving based on the 
observation that the number of swarms has not gone down.

Could someone let me know what the identifying trait is between swarms 
from managed colonies and those from feral sources?

Bill Truesdell (who notes that noids always come in pairs)
Bath, Maine

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