Heterodera schachtii is a parasitic nematode that belongs to the Heteroderidae family. This organism is responsible for the disease known as cyst nematode, which affects a wide variety of crops, especially sugar beets. Adult nematodes are small threadlike worms, with males being motile and females sedentary. Fertilized females develop into cysts, protective egg-filled structures that can contain hundreds of embryos. These cysts remain in the soil until conditions are suitable for the hatching of juveniles, which are the infectious phase. Second-instar juveniles emerge from the cyst and penetrate the roots of the host plant, where they feed and develop, causing damage to the plant. Eventually, the mature females transform into new cysts, restarting the cycle and facilitating the spread of the nematode in the field.