Possible orange tree pest?

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  1. Maja Raco

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    Hey everyone!
    So my mom got me a calamondin tree for my birthday, and though small, it's already bearing fruit. The seller told her it was two years or so old.
    In any case, I decided to pluck any new flowers, since it's already really full of fruit in my estimation. While I was at it, I plucked any deformed leaves and new shoots. I saw though, that several leaves were curled downard and looking under them, I saw they had brown trails on the underside. Looks like it might be a parasite, maybe a leaf miner?
    Other than plucking those leaves when they appear, what do you think I should do about them?

    This is my first fruit tree; I've had vegetables before, and tomatoes got something similar, except the trails were white, and I know those were leaf miners.

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    Underside of leaves:
    https://41.media.tumblr.com/4e0cf4202685d5befc79f3b7dad72da2/tumblr_nm3k6agY041r0305bo1_500.jpg

    Tree:
    https://41.media.tumblr.com/0f50cac645c4de46b8fcf0aababd482d/tumblr_nm3k6agY041r0305bo3_500.jpg

    Fruit:
    https://40.media.tumblr.com/508594e07cbc129587702c2b6846d0c5/tumblr_nm3k6agY041r0305bo4_500.jpg
     

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  3. Maja Raco

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    Thanks a bunch Junglekeeper! I'll just keep on eye on it then C:
     

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