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In insects, cuticular hydrocarbons are an excellent example of such traits, providing protection against different microclimatic conditions while simultaneously encoding cues commonly used in sexual signaling. The fatty acid synthase (fas) gene family has been implied as an important cornerstone in initiating and maintaining cuticular hydrocarbon functionality, whereas their exact biosynthetic and regulatory mechanisms have remained far less well understood. Here, we characterize a single fatty acid synthase gene (fas3) impacting the main two cuticular hydrocarbon functions in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis. Knockdown of fas3 significantly decreases wasp survival under desiccation stress while also completely depleting sexual attractiveness of female wasps, where this trait naturally functions as sex pheromone. Furthermore, transcriptomic analyses reveal that fas3 is co-expressed with other fas and cuticular hydrocarbon-associated genes, as well as key biosynthetic pathway hubs. We also identify striking sex-specific differences in fas3 expression across different developmental stages, suggesting divergent functional roles of this gene in males and females. 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