Mumbai gardeners can take help of cockroach repellent plants and mosquito repellent plants. Mumbai’s warm, humid climate is perfect for plants — and unfortunately, just as perfect for cockroaches and mosquitoes. Standing water after monsoon showers, humid drains, and warm apartment corners give pests everywhere to breed. Before you reach for another chemical spray, it’s worth knowing that several common houseplants genuinely repel — or at least strongly discourage — mosquitoes and cockroaches, simply by the compounds in their leaves. This guide lists 10 plants proven to repel cockroaches or mosquitoes, tells you exactly which insect each one targets, where …