Can monitoring data of forensically important blow flies be transferred between cities?

In the present study, we evaluate whether models calibrated with a specific training dataset from a specific place and time can be transferred to other datasets for different time periods and locations. We developed models using five different algorithms to predict the activity and abundance of four forensically relevant blow fly species (Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, Lucilia ampullacea Villeneuve, Lucilia caesar (Linnaeus), Lucilia sericata (Meigen)). The training dataset was obtained from a single city, and the transferability of the models was evaluated using monitoring data from this and three other cities.